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
Join us for an exclusive half-day event designed for General Counsels and Chief Legal Officers. Through engaging panel discussions and networking opportunities, explore the future landscape of legal leadership. We will...more
Join us for the summer edition of Mitratech’s Corporate Legal Corner, a virtual event series and tech expo where legal professionals are invited to attend an expert-led panel discussion followed by solution-focused breakout...more
Providing more value for legal services is one of the top initiatives for most legal departments this year. According to a recent Thomson Reuters report, 78% of legal departments say that controlling costs is a high priority....more
Feeding local opinion counsel a full plate of information early in the engagement will help local opinion counsel take some of the heat off of borrower’s lead counsel during the typical hurry-up-and-wait process of getting...more
Rates are up, but budgets are down. It’s not a new story, but the continued increase of law firm rates (up to $2,500/hr for partners at some firms!) amid the typical budget constraints has increased the pressure (to a fiery...more
Join our first rendition of Mitratech’s Corporate Legal Corner, a virtual event series where legal professionals are invited to engage in an expert-led panel discussion and solution-focused breakout rooms. This is your...more
Kick off your 2024 budget planning with some cost-optimizing priorities. The majority of General Counsel expect workload to outpace budget over the next few years (according to EY), which means corporate legal teams have...more
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
The modern general counsel must be strategically relevant and innovative to thrive in the digital age. More than a cost center, the GC is becoming an influential C-Suite partner expected to improve business outcomes in...more
You can't put a price on the value of good outside counsel … except when it's time to review their rates. Whether you're putting an annual rate review process in place, negotiating a bill you've already received, evaluating a...more
“Insider threats” can come in various forms — fraud, embezzlement, theft of confidential information, failures to follow policy, and more. Employers regularly face threats to their businesses, but when the threat comes from...more
Unlike other professions, lawyers can only practice law in the states and jurisdictions where they are admitted. While some areas of law, like patent prosecution or trademark, are purely Federal, other cases, like commercial...more
It’s no secret that litigation can be a costly and stressful process, and this can be particularly so for community associations finding themselves facing transition litigation following the transfer of control over the...more
As economists debate whether the world economy is headed for a recession with a “small r,” a “slowcession" or a “soft landing,” CFOs are increasingly turning to the most common way to reduce cost - layoffs....more
At the 2023 HCCA Compliance Institute, which takes place April 23-26 in Anaheim (and in a virtual format April 24-26), Niurka Adorno-Davies, AVP Compliance, Molina Healthcare, and Scott Intner, Chief Compliance Officer, GW...more
To help navigate the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) detailed disclosure requirements, Troutman Pepper attorneys offer the below checklist as a blueprint for organizing your disclosure process and strategy. These...more
As legal department priorities shift, taking advantage of outside counsel data is key - For many legal departments, the outside counsel selection process still relies exclusively on word of mouth referrals. In fact, 47.4%...more
Join us on Tuesday, January 24th at 1 PM EST for an expert panel discussion on what it takes to restructure your outside counsel relationships, complete with success stories from Discover, Flex, and Honeywell. Hear from...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
Businesses across every industry are looking at 2023 with more than a little caution. Leadership teams are being met with questions largely out of their control. Are we headed into a recession? Will staffing challenges...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 to hiring outside general counsel for your business. In the previous installments of this series, we looked at efficiencies, broader perspective, and cost effectiveness. Next, let’s dig deeper into how...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
Leopard Solutions surveyed close to 500 in-house counsel attorneys to learn about their job satisfaction, the current salary landscape of in-house attorneys, and what they look for in hiring outside counsel. Join us for a...more