The General Counsel-Compliance Relationship
Tips for Hiring Outside Counsel You'll Want to Keep Working With
ABA Sound Advice: Conducting Civil Rights Audits: Benefits and Best Practices
The Role of Outside Counsel in Crisis Communications - Regulatory Oversight Podcast
The role of General Counsel in Times of Crisis with Maria Feeley, Chief Legal Officer of Washington and Lee University: On Record PR
CyberSide Chats: Yes, you needed a cyber attorney a long time ago (with Erik Weinick)
Sitting with the C-Suite: Integrating Outside Counsel with eDiscovery Partners
Sitting with the C-Suite: How In-House Counsel Can Merge eDiscovery Preferences
4 Key Takeaways | In-House Lawyers' Expectations of Outside Counsel
Key Performance Indicators for the Legal Department
The Importance of Knowing Your Industry and Business Leadership
Day 9 of One Month to Better Reporting and Investigations-The Investigation Team
Day 2 of One Month to Better Investigations and Reporting-Selection of Investigative Counsel
Preview: Silicon Valley In-House Counsel Panel - LMA Bay Area
Lessons Learned from the Parker Drilling DPA and Ralph Lauren NPA
Building an effective law firm panel program can have a huge impact on legal departments, from reducing legal spend to deepening relationships with outside counsel. Panels empower legal teams to concentrate the subject matter...more
Outside counsel is an integral part of the legal industry. Sometimes companies hire law firms to handle the entirety of a legal issue or dispute, while other times they retain outside counsel only for specific questions or...more
An external general counsel is a trusted adviser who knows your business and has a full grasp of a wide range of potential legal matters. Managing the growth of a small or medium-sized business may be one of the most...more
There are many benefits to hiring outside general counsel for your business. In the previous installments of this series, we looked at efficiencies, broader perspective, cost effectiveness, and an attorney becoming your...more
There are many benefits for businesses if you hire outside general counsel, including what we reviewed in the first two articles of this series about efficiencies and broader perspective. In this third article, we explore the...more
As explained in the first part of this series, there are many benefits for businesses if you hire outside general counsel. Part one took a closer look at the efficiencies. In part two, we explore the benefits of having an...more
Businesses often reach a point in their growth cycle when they start to consider the necessity for legal counsel. As the organization grows, the company starts to encounter more and more legal issues. For instance, the...more
Gina Rubel goes on record with Maria Feeley, the Chief Legal Officer of Washington and Lee University, to discuss the important role of the general counsel in times of crisis and GC’s expectations of outside counsel....more
How do you measure the success of a corporate legal department? Gant Sowinski, Associate General Counsel with Michelin North America, talks with us about his experience defining Key Performance Indicators for his office and...more
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As outside litigation counsel, we are often brought in to represent new clients when they are on the receiving end of a fresh lawsuit. Jumping in to get a handle on the matter is key, but taking time to get to know your...more
Amidst all the virtual ink directed at lawyers for being poor businesspeople, another equally compelling point is too-often missed: clients, particularly in-house counsel, have quite a few shortcomings as well. At the core...more