The world of Big Law is a competitive one, and that competition sometimes results in firms trying to “one-up” each other on associate pay. This summer is another example of that periodic phenomenon. Recently we have seen firm after … [more]
CLO & GC Blog
Tackling the Budget-Workload Conundrum as We Move Out of the Covid Crisis
At the end of last year, when Covid was still a prominent factor on the minds of all corporations, many companies decreased the size of their legal department budgets. It was a move that was designed to deal with the … [more]
Managing Your Legal Team Remotely
It has been over a year, and few people have returned to their office desks. The city that never slept, New York City, once characterized by towering office buildings and an endless bustle on the street, has transformed into a … [more]
Emerging Risks Facing GCs in 2021 – the Cybersecurity and “Cyberdemic” Era
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]
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]
