General Counsel
Register for the Innoxcell Annual Symposium – USA Series
Event, Oct. 12, San Francisco
The Innoxcell Annual Symposium 2017 USA Series (IAS) scheduled for Oct. 12 in San Francisco focuses on USA – Asia Cross Border Litigation and Investigation matters.
Exclusive Download: Chief Legal Officers 2017 Survey
Insight
Based on responses from nearly 1,100 in-house counsel in 42 countries, the ACC survey offers an opportunity for CLOs to compare their practices to CLOs around the globe.
Phones for VW Lawyer, Emissions Tester Were Lost or Wiped Clean
News
The GC of VW Group of America at the time reported he lost his phone while en route to Los Angeles International Airport on Dec. 1, 2015, according to the records.
UC Berkeley’s Chief Counsel Is Killed in Hit-and-Run Crash
News
The California Highway Patrol reported that the driver of a BMW apparently lost control as he entered a curve on California 116, striking and killing Christopher Patti.
General Counsel: Guardian and Conscience of the Company
Insight
Mark A.Cohen writes that “general counsel — and large corporate departments — are law’s petri dish. They are reconfiguring the boundaries and expanding the expectations of what it means to be an effective corporate lawyer.”
10th Annual Law Department Operations Survey
Survey
Participants are being sought for the 10th Annual Blickstein Group Law Department Operations Survey, the oldest research specifically covering law department operations.
Attend the World’s Largest Gathering of In-House Counsel
Event, Oct. 15-18, 2017, Washington, DC
The organization is offering an exclusive $125 discount on the registration fee for readers of General Counsel News who register by August 31.
Third-Party Risk Management Feedback Needed
Survey
Independent marketing research firm Phase5 is conducting a comprehensive study on the current state of third-party risk management and is seeking input.
3 Ways to Transition Your Committee Effectively
Insight
The National Association of Corporate Directors has published a guide to leading practices for key committee succession planning and new-director onboarding.
Download: Guide to Conducting Internal Investigations
Insight
Clutch Group has published a new book, Guide to Conducting Internal Investigations, with parts 1 and 2 are available now for complimentary download.
Microsoft Announces Plans to Nearly Phase Out Billable Hour
News
Bloomberg Law reports that Microsoft hopes to shift 90 percent of its legal work into alternative fee arrangements within two years — in an effort to move away from the billable hour.
GE Healthcare Eyes Automation in Its Legal Operations
News
Bloomberg Law reports that GE Healthcare is finding automation to be one of the biggest challenges as it builds its legal operations function, Vice President and General Counsel Laura O’Donnell said.
Legal Ops Survey Results: AI, InfoSec, and the Cloud
Insight
OpenText Discovery has commissioned Ari Kaplan Advisors to interview premier corporate legal ops professionals to identify new trends and eDiscovery issues for its annual report.
In-House Compensation Report: Top 30 Money-Earners
News
Apple Inc.’s general counsel/senior vice president Bruce Sewell leads the list of top-paid corporate legal officers with total compensation of $22.8 million, according to Bloomberg Law.
The Biglaw Firms That General Counsel Absolutely Adore
News
An Above the Law review of a BTI Power Rankings report reports that only 33 percent of general counsel find themselves in a state of “clientopia” with their go-to law firms.
Case Study – An Inside Look at PayPal’s ELM Implementation
Insight
During the 2017 CLOC Annual Legal Operations Institute in Las Vegas, Onit and PayPal presented a session titled, “Next Generation Enterprise Legal Management (ELM): People. Process. Automation.”
Managing Legal Risks and Cultural Issues in Cross-Border and Whistleblower Investigations
Event, July 26, 2017, 12 p.m. EDT
AltaClaro will present a complimentary webinar focusing on managing legal and cultural risks in cross-border investigations. The event will be Wednesday, July 26, 2017, beginning at noon Eastern time.
Complete the 2017 Law Department Benchmarking Survey
Survey
Consilio is conducting an online survey is designed to provide law department leaders insight into comprehensive benchmarking data, legal operations and discovery best practices, and trend reporting.
Get the In-House Processing & Review How Tos
Insight
Zapproved has published a guide that discusses five ways to save costs and build efficiencies by bringing e-discovery processing and review in-house.
3M Lawyer on Cutting More Than 250 Law Firms
News
3M Co. launched its effort convergence in 2013, when it cut the about 300 of its U.S. outside firms to about 35 to 36 firms, reports Bloomberg Law.
