Socrates once said: “The secret of change is to focus all of your energy not on fighting the old, but on building the new.” Those wise words seem particularly appropriate in today’s digital age. Indeed, the digitizing of all our … [more]
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Is Your Legal Department Aware of an “Innovation Gap?” Here’s What You Can Do About It
When it comes to technology and analytics, the legal industry tends to lag behind those in the business world. Whether it is comfort with tradition or the fact that lawyers are trained to look backwards for precedent rather than seeing … [more]
The Expanding Role of the General Counsel: It is No Longer Just Risk Management
Did you know that 93% of General Counsel are members of the executive management team, which represents a 10% increase from just 10 years ago? The Association of Corporate Counsel’s recent survey shows that virtually all Chief Legal Officers (CLOs) … [more]
Can General Counsel Affect Race Relations in the Workplace?
We, as a country, are taking stock. We are taking stock of our health care system and its weaknesses. We will be taking stock, in just a few months, of our political future with the upcoming election. And, we are … [more]
Minimizing Risk While Maximizing Safety-Guidance for General Counsel
The article “Can General Counsel Affect Race Relations in the Workplace?” can be found HERE As General Counsel, you have multiple roles. One as a member of the executive management team and if a public company, responsibility to the … [more]
General Counsel Resources During COVID-19
We hope that you and your families are well and as safe as possible. We realize that you may be overwhelmed with information – and it will continue as laws, regulations, external and internal policies evolve at the organization, state, and national level. The … [more]
Should COVID19 Change Your In-House Hiring?
As general counsel of your organization during this pandemic, you are likely overwhelmed with myriad issues. Most likely, you are fielding questions and making decisions ranging from how to create and communicate a coronavirus health and safety policy for company … [more]
Executive Compensation Trends: A Method to the Metrics?
[Statistics in this article can be found here.] It has been a hot topic in the news for the last two years, and it has been the subject of several high-profile corporate lawsuits, executive compensation. The metrics that companies use … [more]
Does Emotional Intelligence Factor into Your Legal Recruiting and Career Development Model?
Emotional intelligence – it is the kind of soft skill that has great power in all human interactions, but it gets relatively short-shrift in the legal and business world. Just take a look at the resumes your legal department receives … [more]
Where Are Your Legal Gaps? Strategies for Mapping Your Legal Team Today and for the Future
It has been a bumpy ride for corporations, and the economy in general, over the last few years. Indeed, managing a legal department in any company, big or small, is not for the faint of heart. Not only is the … [more]
