Strategic Priorities for General Counsel in 2010
The Legal Intelligencer
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
The year 2010 is shaping up to be a "best of times, worst of times" year for general counsel.
Compliance Officers Break Ties to Legal Departments
The Legal Intelligencer
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
In a world of regulations, recession and corporate scandal, the creation of compliance and ethics roles has been on the rise.
GC Mid-Atlantic
The Legal Intelligencer
Monday, March 22, 2010
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Conducting Employee Background Checks: Navigating Current Rules
The Legal Intelligencer
Thursday, January 3, 2008
In recent years, an ever-increasing number of employers are conducting some form of background checks on job applicants and employees. In fact, in a 2004 study, the Society for Human Resource Management reported that 96 percent of human resource professionals indicated that their companies conduct some form of reference checks on prospective hires. That number nearly doubled from 51 percent less than a decade ago.
Why Did SEC Deny Proxy Access to Shareholders on Election Procedures?
The Legal Intelligencer
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
On Nov. 28, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission adopted an amendment to Rule 14a-8(i)(8) that effectively denies shareholders access to the director-nomination process. This amendment allows a company to omit from its proxy material any proposal that relates to a nomination or an election for membership on a company's board of directors or a procedure for such nominations or elections.
Fight the Ripple Effects From the Associate Salaries Spike
The Legal Intelligencer
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
The appalling increase in starting salaries for first-year associates at major big-city firms - now up to $160,000 - makes in-house general counsel want to shout out the window like the frustrated anchorman in the movie Network: "I'm mad as hell, and I'm not going to take it anymore!"
