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Question of the Month
I’ve just gotten my first job as general counsel and will be managing a small legal staff for the first time. How do I get the most out of my team and show the value we bring to the rest of the company?
Answer: Get insights from top law department leaders in ACC’s Leading Practice Profiles, webcasts, and Annual Meeting program material.
• Adding Value and Moving Beyond the Cost Center Model
• How to Measures the Effectiveness/Value of the Legal Department
• Law Department Metrics
• Managing to Motivate and Maximize Productivity
• Strategic Planning for In-house Counsel
• The Value and Benefits of In-house Counsel
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Keep on Top of European Legal Trends
ACC Europe’s upcoming schedule of events will cover the most important topics facing in-house counsel, including arbitration (Paris), competition law (Madrid), compliance and ethics (Paris), and disclosure risks in multinational business (London). See the full schedule of events.
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New ACC European Resources
The resources in ACC’s Virtual Library can help you navigate tough legal issues such as how mediation can be effective in resolving commercial disputes, dealing with family-friendly and flexible working arrangements, and determining the security measures you need to address when transferring data with US business. Access these and other great resources with just one click.
• Data Protection—A Practical Guide
• Don’t Tell Mum the Babysitter’s dead… (A Guide to European Family-Friendly and Flexible Work Time Issues)
• European Briefings: Outsourcing in Europe
• Recent Developments in European M&A and Securities Law, and EU Privacy Law
• The Use of Mediation in the United States and Western Europe to Add Value to Transactions and Effectively Resolve Commercial Disputes
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Save the Date for ACC Europe’s 2007 Corporate Counsel University
Are you or is someone in your law department new to the in-house practice? If so, ACC Europe’s Corporate Counsel University (4–6 March 2007, NH Barbizon Palace, Amsterdam) provides a great opportunity to gain the necessary groundwork to foster a successful in-house career. Open only to in-house counsel, Corporate Counsel University will give you the opportunity to learn first-hand from your in-house colleagues on such topics as how to be a successful in-house practitioner, EU competition, financial analysis, career development, building negotiation skills, and EU labour laws. Plus, we’ll provide you with plenty of networking time to meet and talk with other members so you can establish contacts who will help you long after the meeting. Register now and get more information. Questions? Contact acca@confpeople.co.uk or call +44 1323 637715.
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Quick Overviews of Hot Topics: Top Ten
ACC's new online feature, Top Ten, provides summaries and hands-on advice for in-house counsel on current issues. If you have limited time, this is a great resource to give you a quick summary of emerging trends. Take a look at our first three Top Ten lists:
• Top Ten New to In-house Pointers
• Top Ten Things Corporate Counsel Need to Know About Blogs
• Top Ten Things Your Board Needs to Know About Effective Compliance and Ethics Programs
Submit Your Own Top Ten: If you have ideas for future Top Ten lists or want to submit one of your own, please contact opkins@acca.com or visit the Top Ten web page.
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This Month in ACC Docket
• “A Tale of Two Cases: Arbitration or Litigation?” will show you how different approaches of arbitration and litigation can affect a case.
• Find out the best ways to protect your company’s trade secrets and confidential information in “Keeping Secrets: Developing Confidentiality Systems” has the answers.
• To rewrite your company’s policy and adopt an antidiscrimination certification mark, don’t miss “The Hollow Promise? Sexual Orientation Nondiscrimination Policies.”
• Prevent corporate abuses and illegal actions, and check out “HandsOn: Internal Investigations of Your Senior Executives.”
• “When Formal Channels Aren’t Enough: The Advantages of an Ombuds Program” provides you with tips on how to set up an ombuds program.
European Briefings Needs You to Write: European Briefings, a quarterly supplement to the ACC Docket, is looking for article submissions for its 2007 editorial year. To find out how to submit an article, please contact the director of publishing, Ken Lawrence, at lawrence@acca.com or 202.293.4103 x319.
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Tell ACC What You Think
ACC is conducting a survey of our members to help best meet your needs now and in the future. It’s great chance for you to voice your opinion on how ACC is serving your needs. You should have received your invitation to participate via email last week. Please help ACC help you by taking a few moments right now to fill out the needs assessment.
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Upcoming Webcasts
• Global Policing and Clearance of Trademarks
Wednesday, November 1, 11:00 AM (ET)
• Hear from the Author of California’s Harassment Training Law (AB 1825): The New 2006 Regulations
Thursday, November 2, 2:00 PM (ET)
• Ediscovery Synergy Between Small Law Departments and Outside Counsel
Tuesday, November 7, 2:00 PM (ET)
• The Anatomy of a Mass Toxic Tort
Wednesday, November 8, 12:00 PM (ET)
• Implications and Pitfalls of US Privacy Laws and Regulations
Tuesday, November 14, 11:30 AM (ET); 4:30 PM (GMT)
• Asserting and Overcoming Non-Compete Agreements Across the States and in Canada
Wednesday, November 15, 2:00 PM (ET)
• Family Friendly Europe
Thursday, November 16, 12:00 PM (ET); 5:00 PM (GMT)
Listen to recent webcasts at your convenience, including:
• ACC Solutions: A Guide to Your Member Resources
• Backdating Stock Options
• Patent “Trolls”: What Are They, and How Do You Deal With Them?
• Tracking Outside Counsel Performance
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Connect with Your Peers: ACC’s Committee Listservs
If you’re looking for advice on a legal issue you’re facing or recommendations for outside counsel in an unfamiliar jurisdiction, ACC’s committee listservs are a great place to start. Here’s what ACC members are talking about: managing outside lobbyists, whistleblower hotline providers, issuing credit cards to employees, law department metrics, liability limits, and Joe’s Famous Ham Sandwich (yes, you read that right). Join any of our 14 listservs today by going to the main committee page—then go to the home page of the committee you’re interested in and sign up.
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InfoPAKs: In-depth Analysis of Key In-house Issues
ACC’s InfoPAKs are compilations of articles, analysis, and sample forms and policies on key legal issues, such as recruiting and retaining in-house staff, affirmative action compliance, and in-house counsel ethics. With InfoPAKs, you get all the information you need, all in one easy-to-use package. Check out ACC’s most recent InfoPAKs:
• Energy Handbook
• Government Schedule Contracting
• Outsourcing Transactions
• Records Retention
• Recruiting and Retaining In-house Staff
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LexisNexis Offers New Corporate Counsel Research Tools
LexisNexis can help you protect what matters most and control costs with the best solutions and expertise for corporate counsel. Your company’s reputation is too valuable not to rely on LexisNexis, and as an ACC member you receive an exclusive discount on our Corporate Counsel Research Solutions. ACC members can purchase up to four new LexisNexis analytical content solutions at 75 percent off the regular price with the purchase of one new analytical solution at full price. To learn more, contact your LexisNexis representative or call 1.800.227.4908.
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