On The Job

Can Outside Firms Get Over the Discount Mentality?

The real trick for a firm isn't offering discounts on rates, but instead figuring out what its distinguishing values are, what it does best, and what it can do profitably.

Don Draper, Data Privacy Compliance Role Model

Don Draper says, "Change is neither good nor bad, it simply is," advice that is also spot-on for corporate data privacy compliance programs.

How Happy Accidents Thwart Data Thieves

How do forensic examiners determine data was taken? How do they figure out what storage devices were used to carry away ESI? How do they find clues of motive?

Corporate Governance Risk in Overlapping Roles

In the closely watched "no poach" case, a judge is reviewing Google's privilege claim for emails between it and Bill Campbell, who also happens to be the chairman of the board at Intuit and a director at Apple.

5 Ethical Culture Lessons for CEOs from Pope Francis

The most powerful role models lead more by action than words, a lesson leaders and managers could learn just by watching the biggest, baddest new CEO on the planet, Pope Francis I.

5 Tips for Making Workplace Policy Changes Work

One of the biggest legal risks companies face when making policy changes is that employees will experience disparate treatment, driving lawsuits on discrimination, harassment, and retaliation.

Attorneys Weigh in on Citigroup Counsel Fees

Several attorneys have filed memos claiming that the plaintiff's lawyers in the Citigroup Inc. securities litigation case are trying to inflate the price of temporary attorneys far beyond their actual cost.

Critiquing Your AML Compliance Program

With key regulators actively promoting new anti-money laundering initiatives for 2013, stricter AML oversight for corporations is all but certain.

DLA Piper Is Not Alone: Why Law Firms Overbill

D. Casey Flaherty, corporate counsel at Kia Motors America, reviews four stories that reinforce his preconceptions of lawyers' time and billing practices.