Heather Nevitt

April 24, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

Recent research shows that while many legal departments are utilizing established legal technologies like e-billing and matter management systems for useful purposes, there are opportunities to enhance technology value even more. Especially in areas like process automation and advanced reporting.

By Kathy Zhu and Kenneth Jones

9 minute read

April 19, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

Veta T. Richardson, President and CEO of the Association of Corporate Counsel, sat down with Burford's Co-Chief Operating Officer David Perla to discuss ACC's approach to DEI, ACC Foundation's DEI maturity model, how law firms can add value for their clients and her new book, Take Six.

By David Perla

10 minute read

April 17, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

It's no newsflash to report that we're in the midst of a significant economic downturn. That being said, here's an important message for businesses across industries and their general counsel: when the economy is in turmoil, lawyers and law firms can be a godsend, especially when companies optimize their legal spend to extract a maximum return on investment.

By Seth Darmstadter

4 minute read

April 17, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

Engaging the services of an outsourced provider or onboarding technology solutions can ease an organization's entity management burden considerably – but which is the best path?

By Melissa Overgaard

6 minute read

April 13, 2023 | Law.com

There is no denying that in-house counsel are facing growing challenges when it comes to addressing the rapidly changing legal and regulatory environment around the intersection of data and privacy.

By Heather Nevitt

6 minute read

April 10, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

In effect, for the first time in history, we now have five generations in the workplace – all of which learn, work, communicate, and consume information in vastly different fashions, which begs the question: How can you better communicate with, engage, and inspire all of these audiences?

By Scott Steinberg

6 minute read

April 06, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

Burnout is largely misunderstood as a failing of individual stress management, and while lawyers must understand the behaviors that increase their stress, burnout is driven by specific root causes that legal organizations and teams may not prioritize. In this article, I will address six core causes of burnout that legal leaders and teams must recognize.

By Paula Davis

7 minute read

April 03, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

The use of artificial intelligence and machine learning tools in the employment context is not new. What is new, however, is the increasing awareness that AI, ML and automated tools may perpetuate bias based on race, gender or other protected class status.

By Myriah Jaworski and Vanessa Kelly

13 minute read

April 03, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

When GCs can't 'staff up' for more support, they 'send out.' The question is: Can they send out, get more, and still somehow pay less? (Hint: Not with Legal's current budgeting structure.)

By David McVeigh

6 minute read

April 03, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

Goldman Sachs predicts that artificial intelligence will disrupt 44% of legal jobs. While no one is suggesting that four out of ten lawyers will be replaced by technology advances, make no mistake: companies prefer fewer lawyers to more lawyers, and corporate counsel should prepare for the future accordingly.

By Mike Evers

2 minute read