Tag: CorporateCounsel
4th Big Law Business Diversity Symposium Set for May 10
Event, May 10, 8-10 a.m.
Bloomberg Big Law Business is convening leaders of corporate legal departments and law firms to address the diversity and inclusion challenge at a unique invitation-only event – the 4th Big Law Business Diversity Symposium.
Invitation: General Counsel to Discuss Cost Control
Event, Feb. 23, 3 p.m. CST
Bloomberg Big Law Business, in partnership with Catalyst, will convene corporate counsel to discuss the need to control rising legal costs particularly related to litigation at the complimentary event, Controlling Litigation Costs – Managing Your Legal Department for Success.
Reduce Risk in Finance, Contract & Employment Law: ACC Mid-Year Meeting
Event, April 2-4, New York City
The Association of Corporate Counsel, the world’s largest community of in-house counsel, will stage the ACC Mid-Year Meeting in New York on April 2-4, 2017.
On-Demand: E-Discovery Benchmark Survey Insights Revealed
On-Demand
General Counsel News and Zapproved have posted a complimentary on-demand webinar titled “Trends in Corporate E-Discovery Data Processing: Benchmark Survey Insights Revealed.”
Report Finds Corporations Will Decrease Use of Outside Legal Counsel in 2017
Insight
A new report released by Liquid Litigation Management, Inc. (LLM) explores the motivations for technology adoption among U.S. law firms and corporations.
GE Creates ‘Yelp for Lawyers’ to Assess Outside Law Firms
News
The internal website allows the company’s approximately 800 in-house lawyers to search “preferred providers” of outside counsel and learn about their track record with the company, reports Bloomberg Law.
NPR’s Nina Totenberg to Speak at Zapproved’s Corporate E-Discovery Hero Awards
Event, Jan. 30, New York
Zapproved, Inc., a developer of cloud‐based software for corporate legal departments, announced it will hold the inaugural Corporate E-Discovery Hero Awards Celebration on Jan. 30 in New York, preceding Legaltech New York 2017.
Thomson Reuters Survey Reveals Developing Trend in Legal Departments
Insight
www.thomsonreuters.comA new Thomson Reuters survey reveals a developing trend in legal departments and explores a rise in hiring legal department operations professionals, changes in GC/firm partnerships, and a growing reliance on new technologies.
Bloomberg Law Slates Big Law Business Summit – West
Event, Oct. 27, 1:30-6 p.m. PDT
Big Law, chief legal officers, outside counsel, and those serving legal departments around the world are invited to discuss challenges and share ideas about the legal industry at Bloomberg Law’s Big Law Business Summit – West.
Corporate Counsel Training Academy ‘Bootcamp’ Set for June 16-17
Event, June 16-17
The IADC will present its Corporate Counsel Training Academy June 16-17 at Georgetown Law Center in Washington, D.C. The program will provide practical training for junior in-house counsel and those who are planning a transition to a corporate legal department.
Big Law Business Diversity & Inclusion: In-House Counsel Call to Action (Live NY Conference)
Event, May 3, 2:30 p.m. EDT
Bloomberg BNA will present a live conference titled Big Law Business Diversity & Inclusion Conference: A Call to Action, focusing on chief legal counsel and their corporate senior diversity officers as well as law firm managing partners.
Practical Tips for Using Outside Counsel Guidelines
Article
Outside counsel guidelines provide a great opportunity for legal departments to hone in on what processes need to be communicated to external law firms as well as helping to drive adoption of the processes, both internally and externally. Here are some practical tips for developing or fine tuning these documents.
Mitratech recognizes Elevate as a Certified Partner for Legal Invoice Review Services
NEWS
Mitratech, a provider of Enterprise Legal Management (ELM) solutions, has recognized legal service provider Elevate as a Certified Partner to offer legal bill review services to Mitratech’s fast-growing client base.
