Arizona CLE Course Catalog

In house counsel plays a crucial role in modern business operations, especially in uncertain times. When considering opportunities for mergers or acquisitions in this risky market, the GC should be ready to take the lead on strategy and planning in order for success. This session will teach you how to protect your company against potential risks involved in M&A.

As hybrid has become the new normal for the present workforce, learning how to work effectively as a more geographically dispersed team is very relevant. Engaging your team can be extremely difficult through video calls, but it must be done in order to maintain your legal department culture in this environment. Join as expert panelists navigate the reality of a hybrid workforce and how to best manage and engage teams. Leave this session with an understanding of what accountability and flexibility looks like in the future of work, and what needs to change in order to accomplish your goals.

It is proving to be a very unique time for businesses, as attention to ESG continues to become increasingly more significant. With circumstances that will impact the way leaders navigate forward, GCs are now expected to take the lead on ESG initiatives for their organizations. During this session, expert panelists will review how in-house counsel should be prepared to respond and take the lead on representing a company's values and priorities.

Attend this session to learn what’s trending in litigation and hear our legal experts as they discuss the status of investigations, enforcement and litigation. Each legal department approaches litigation differently, but join this session as our experts identify key strategies and tools to help stay ahead.

It has become increasingly important to create a foolproof privacy roadmap for your organization. Privacy compliance may be the largest challenges that GCs have to face, so it’s essential to put programs into place and create a culture of collaboration where the whole organization is aligned on privacy policies. With the fear of litigation increasing, GCs need to be prepared to respond and have a plan of attack.

With technology evolving at lightning speed, it is vital for legal departments to incorporate unique solutions and innovative tools used to streamline profits and excel efficiency. During this session, learn what the in-house legal department of the future looks like, understand cost management involved, and walk away with practical tools to use in your work.

Regulations are changing every few months, and even if you’re not a privacy expert, GCs need to stay current with the changes to be compliant. California, Colorado and many other states are in the process of implementing robust new privacy laws, and with more states to follow their lead in the near future. Attend this session to stay informed of what’s to come and be prepared to move forward as it relates to federal and state privacy laws.

Cybersecurity threats and data breaches remain at the forefront of in-house counsel minds. Especially in a world where many employees now work remotely, the risk of a data breach is no longer a matter of if, but a matter of when. This session will help GCs prepare for attacks, address what to do when there may be a threat, and reveal the best response to stay on the forefront of the issue.

The workforce has changed significantly in recent years in more ways than we ever imagined. Among these changes, employee expectations have evolved and leaders are losing touch with many legal professionals suffering from burnout. It is essential that company leaders learn how to engage their team, manage burnout more effectively, and most importantly reflect on how to keep their employees happy, as this has a direct impact on financial success. Learning how to pick up on mental health signals in the current working environment and gaining the tools to help your teams work more mindfully is key to moving forward in these unprecedented times.