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Corporate Counsel’s 2008 GC Compensation Survey shows that top legal officers atFortune500 companies raked it in. And that was true even for those heading the law departments at financial institutions that are reeling after the collapse of the subprime mortgage market. Once again, general counsel can thank lucrative cash bonuses ...
Don’t forget to book your reservations for the Association of Corporate Counsel’s upcoming annual meeting in Seattle. If you haven’t joined the ACC, you are missing out on the leading international organization for in-house counsel. Membership is inexpensive and will keep you informed of all of the latest ...
Wal-Mart, a leading corporate advocate of diversity in the legal profession, is deploying new software to keep a watchful eye on its law firms and make sure the attorneys working on its matters are diverse. The new software is an example of the evolving approach taken by general counsel to ...
Has this happened to you recently when working with Microsoft Word? Head over to Jim Calloway’s Law Practice Tips Blog for the solution.
Jim Calloway’s Law Practice Tips Blog: “I cannot open that document you sent me.”
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On November 6 and 7, attorneys from across the country will assemble in New York City for the fourth annual General Counsel Institute, a two-day program presented by the National Association of Women Lawyers® (NAWL®).
The General Counsel Institute is targeted to women in-house counsel who want to build top-tier ...
The results of the 2008 Global Counsel Awards are in - head over to Legal Blog Watch for links to the results.
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News from the blawgosphere - and the kind you like (free!):
Wired GC is launching a new series of web seminars entitled “Off The Meter” about the changing nature of law and the legal services market. Every other month, legal industry leaders will provide insight into where the smart insiders ...
Law firms that aren’t focused on diversity will soon find Wal-Mart focusing on them - and potentially transferring their business to other more diverse firms.
Wal-Mart Will Use Software to Monitor Diversity of Outside Counsel | ABA Journal - Law News Now
Everyone is grappling with self-reported data spills. Organizations of every size, public and private, here and abroad, are feeling the fast-paced, disruptive economic sting of an unauthorized sensitive information leak. Attorney Harry A. Valetk says in-house counsel should plan ahead and think about how to respond before an incident occurs. ...
The pace and scope of global corporate expansion has the biggest impact on in-house legal departments, according to attendees at a recent Association of Corporate Counsel Greater New York Chapter event. Of more than 100 senior corporate counsel polled at the event, 38.2 percent pegged global growth as having the ...