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So many employment laws and regulations to comply with; so little time. You don’t want to make a misstep. But how can you make sure your client meets them all and gets the rest of the work of the company done as well? Triage. Triage. Triage. Address those problems that are the most significant sources of risk by taking steps to make sure they don’t arise. This learned panel shared what those areas of concern are and how you can implements solutions to reduce the legal risk associated with them.

General Counsel and other lawyers in corporations possess a variety of skills and have a wide knowledge base of corporate finance, governance, and compliance. This experience often reflects many hours in the board room as well. But what does it take to get to the other side of the board table—to be a member of the board itself? In this presentation, board members explained how they made that leap, what the experience was like, and the pros and cons. It could be the next stop on your career path!

This outline covers election-related activities which may be pursued by corporations and labor organizations. One of the core provisions of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended, is Section 441b, which prohibits corporate expenditures and contributions in federal elections. The prohibitions apply to both independent expenditures and contributions made out of general treasury funds.

Do you have a corporate client that wants to make contributions to a federal election campaign? This material is in the PDF format. <A HREF="http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep.html&quot; TARGET=new>Adobe Reader</A> is needed to view it.

Overview of legal developments as of 1999. Includes examination of relevant case law, investigative template for anti-trust factfinding, and an article analyzing the changing legal trends.

Guide to in-house training. Includes reasons for training, sources of need for training, potential training areas, the role of the legal department, various forms of training material, and measurement of success.

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Outline: Federal regulations and policies; US Supreme Court opinion - US v. Mead

Explores the degrees to which values can positively affect the practice of law; show how values impact the way corporate counsel feel about their jobs, their work environment and the way the company uses legal services.

Case law, ABA rules, and summary of ethical responsibility relating to lay personnel.

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