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Corporate Counsel

Corporate Legal Eagles Start to Embrace Artificial Intelligence

  One of the last places you would expect to hear the siren call of the Airbnb or WeChat consumer experience is in a corporate legal…
6 minute read

The Recorder

On Appeals: Bring Some 'Omaha' Oomph to Your Appellate Writ Petition

Your writ petition must demonstrate at least one 'Omaha Indemnity' factor—or more if you want a better chance that the appellate court will grant your writ.
6 minute read

Corporate Counsel

In-House Counsel: Become a 'Yes, And' Businessperson in the New Year

Whatever word we use to describe what you do for a living, however, here is what nonlawyer clients tend to hear: NO. At many companies, the prevailing view of the law department is still a hybrid of traffic cop and bureaucrat.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

How Do You Make Digital Oversight Work in the Boardroom?

If there's one thing corporate boards have heard a lot about over the last few years, it's been cybersecurity. In my engagements as a director and work on governance issues, a day doesn't go by without another briefing that tries to tell board members something new about digital and cyber dangers.
5 minute read

The Recorder

California Responds to the #MeToo Movement With Sweeping Legislation

Breaking in October 2017, the Harvey Weinstein story sparked the #MeToo movement and California's legislature responded swiftly. In 2018, Governor Brown approved a number of significant pieces of legislation that require action by employers in 2019 and that will change how sexual harassment cases are litigated.
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Ethics Forum: Questions and Answers on Professional Responsibility

A nonlawyer who is an accountant with an active business has advised me he will refer me clients who have either criminal or civil matters before the district judge. He will then pay me a fee. Is this ethical?
8 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Four Business Trends Likely to Affect Your Corporate Legal Team in 2019

As we move toward 2020, the role of corporate legal and compliance continues to shapeshift in a multi-polar way. Wherever in the world you work, your jobs are more interesting and demanding than ever, and often for different reasons.
6 minute read

International Edition

What will law firms look like in 2049?

HSF CEO Mark Rigotti looks back over 30 years in law and predicts the changes to come in the next three decades
5 minute read

The Recorder

Key Considerations in Addressing Harassment and Discrimination in Law Firms

As the problem of sexual harassment and discrimination in the workplace has again come to the forefront in recent years, many law firms have taken a hard look at whether their firm's culture permits or even promotes harassment and discrimination. Besides the primary goal of creating a work environment free of harassment and discrimination, many law firms are reviewing how they address attorney compensation and promotions to ensure that their systems are as objective as possible.
6 minute read

International Edition

'Planning for the worst' - law firm leader predictions for 2019

Leaders of the largest law firms outline their hopes and fears for the coming year
16 minute read

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