It's not enough to simply be good at what you do. To secure a position, you must succeed at conveying your value to potential employers, recruiters, your professional network or, if you are looking to advance internally, your current manager and colleagues. You need to be able to manage change, implement career development strategies and network effectively so that you stand out from the crowd.
A sample 'Policy for Legal Review of Commitments'. Includes consideration for distribution agreements, employment agreements, environmental services agreements, etc.
Overview of Knowledge Management as a discipline, with case studies showing applications in pricing and process improvement, and suggestions and case study applications for collaboration within departments and when partnering with law firms. From ACC Value Challenge workshop, Legal Service Management, July 2010: www.acc.com/legalservicemanagement
This resource highlights Hewlett-Packards' program to onboard law school graduates, train them, and mentor them each step on their way toward full engagement within the law department.
This resource developed by the Law Firm Value Committee lists how law firms can add value with matter matter management, client service, understanding of in-house functions and needs, client teams and focus, fee structures, professional development, technology and library.
Sales are everything in growing IT companies. This realization, plus seven crucial tips, can help new in-house counsel at IT companies become productive, valuable contributors more quickly.
The Wyndam Worldwide Corporation law department's use of an extranet to facilitate communication wth outside counsel and manage legal matters is detailed in this Value Practice resource.
This Value Practice piece details what Reed Smith's Knowledge Management team does, and how it adds value through global collaboration and increased access to work product and knowledge.
This ACC Value Practice piece outlines communications practices to enhance efficiency and consistency across the legal department. In addition, this piece outlines attributes and benefits to a legal department in creating a legal blog.