Corporate Counsel | Best Practices
By Lucy Bassli | July 19, 2021
In this series of articles for Corporate Counsel Advance, we examine the ways to make contracting simpler, smoother, and more predictable and efficient for the business. The first step in this effort is for the law department to define the company's basic policies and guidelines. What contracts should the legal team spend time on, and what contracts should it not spend time on?
Corporate Counsel | Best Practices
By Lean Adviser GC | July 12, 2021
The idea of "value" has been a buzzword in the legal industry for several years. And it typically meant encouraging firms to move beyond the billable hour to innovative fee packaging, lean staffing and other efficiencies. However, clients want more than that.
Corporate Counsel | Best Practices
By Tim Nightingale | July 12, 2021
Tim Nightingale, Founder of Nisus Consulting, shares the key themes from his interviews with Global General Counsel that explored the value that procurement professionals in-house add to the RFP process.
Corporate Counsel | Best Practices
By Lean Adviser GC | July 6, 2021
What is one of the top universal GC grievances? To be kept in the dark on a potential problem and then blindsided. In short, the job of outside counsel is to have your back, support the business and enhance your reputation.
Corporate Counsel | Best Practices
By Lean Adviser GC | June 21, 2021
You need to be able to depend on outside counsel to be available when you need them, in the sense of being flexible and responsive. The COVID-19 pandemic also highlighted other key attributes, including agility and urgency. These can be key differentiators between success and failure.
Corporate Counsel | Best Practices
By Lean Adviser GC | April 26, 2021
It is not unreasonable for you to ask your outside counsel to plan for the unexpected, to manage it when it happens, and even to de-risk the assignment. In any other industry this would be called customer journey and it would be recognized as a key part of getting repeat business.
Corporate Counsel | Best Practices
By Scott Steinberg | March 25, 2021
Companies need to drastically rethink how they design policies and programs to not only attract and retain top talent, but also maintain operations and grow their business in an age where (virtually) anything goes. Here's what you need to know about what's coming next for corporate America.
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By MP McQueen | March 6, 2020
Belmont discusses how in-house counsel at hospitals and health care systems such as her own are responding to the outbreak in the U.S. of COVID-19, the novel coronavirus, or should be. She lectures and writes often on emergency preparedness.
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By MP McQueen | March 3, 2020
The novel coronavirus that apparently originated in China has appeared in the United States, as public health officials said they expected. So what are the steps that U.S. employers and their in-house counsel should be taking now to prepare to minimize legal or financial exposure here?
Corporate Counsel | Best Practices
By Caroline Spiezio | April 2, 2019
A new suit against Facebook alleges the platform allowed advertisers to engage in housing discrimination. For platforms offering targeted ads, the suit is a warning to check advertiser policies and ad review processes.
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