Heather Nevitt

August 23, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

As part of a new series on ESG, this monthly column titled "The Law of ESG," will address what in-house counsel need to know about the changing landscape. In this first column, we look at how a savvy general counsel attuned to ESG issues can adapt to this new age of superlaw. Below are some practical ways in-house counsel can reinvent their playbook to embrace the new world order.

By Dave Curran and Brad Karp

6 minute read

August 18, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

These outstanding women will be recognized at an awards dinner on Oct. 7 as part of our Women, Influence & Power in Law Conference in Washington, D.C.

By Heather Nevitt

6 minute read

August 16, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

"I always feel guilty about my leadership decisions," said Chris, a young exec I've been working with lately. He was learning one of the hard truths of leadership: to lead is to suffer. That is, if you are an authentic leader.

By Jim Dolan

5 minute read

August 16, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

Playbooks help simplify contracting because they are used in conjunction with contract templates. Playbooks can take many forms; differentiating between the necessary types and numbers of playbooks is possible without making the process too complex.

By Lucy Bassli

7 minute read

August 12, 2021 | Law.com

While diversity and inclusion has increasingly topped the priority lists of corporations, corporate legal departments are calling upon their outside counsel to keep up with their expectations. But progress is a two-way street, and legal departments have their own room to grow.

By Heather Nevitt

7 minute read

August 12, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

The 2021 General Counsel Compensation Report is based on Corporate Counsel affiliate ALM Intelligence's analysis of Fortune 1000 companies' 2020 Securities and Exchange Commission filings and a compilation of their top lawyers' compensation data.

By ALM staff

1 minute read

August 10, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

Outside counsel need to think of you as an extension of the business and provide you with actionable information and direction you can then take to your CEO. By doing that, they can get to be viewed by you as a business partner, someone who speaks their language, isn't a roadblock, and helps you get things done. That is providing real value.

By Lean Adviser GC

4 minute read

August 06, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

Oprah herself has called Iyanla, "the most powerful spiritual healer, fixer, teacher, on the planet." Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love says, "Iyanla is a walking, talking, miracle in heels, who carries the energy to heal the masses." And Susan Taylor, former editor of Essence Magazine calls her, "The real deal, in the arena of personal healing and growth."

By Heather Nevitt

2 minute read

August 05, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

An important new governance survey provides a unique opportunity for leadership to assure that key corporate responsibility-focused officers have appropriate levels of authority and visibility within the organization.

By Michael W. Peregrine

6 minute read

August 02, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

Designing and using templates is the easiest place to start for legal teams that want to streamline their company's contracting work. They are easiest because they fit precisely within the skillset of the attorneys. Attorneys know the words that go into contracts; actually, they know lots of words (maybe too many). Therein lies much of the problem.

By Lucy Bassli

6 minute read