Law Department Management

Corporate Counsel

New CIA General Counsel Would Inherit Thorny Issues

By Jenna Greene | May 29, 2009

In some ways, being general counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency is a lot like any other top in-house legal job. There's the usual mundane stuff: employment issues, real estate transactions,

How In-House Law Departments Can Compete for Laterals

By Julie Goldberg | November 29, 2006

In an era of increased regulatory scrutiny, the need to attract and retain premier legal talent has never been greater. But rising law firm salaries can make that difficult. In order to compete

The Corporate Counselor

In-House Counsel Can Help Create an Ethical Corporate Culture

By Lynn D. Lieber | January 29, 2007

Corporate counsels' ethical obligations are primarily seen as directing the corporation to comply with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the Federal Sentencing Guidelines. Typically, the more amorphous co

Civil Rules: Navigating New Data 'Accessibility' Standards

By David Isom and Dean A. Gonsowski | June 22, 2006

The proposed amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, which the Supreme Court approved in April, are certain to bring a sea change in the way modern litigation is conducted.Now th

Baseball Fan Living His Dream as General Counsel for Pirates

By Daniel Casciato | July 16, 2007

More than four out of five U.S. workers are not working at their dream jobs, according to a survey released earlier this year by CareerBuilder.com. But while many of us trudge through the day in a

New Jersey Law Journal

Using Their E-Words Against Them

By Eric L. Probst and Kerri A. Wright | February 8, 2006

Corporate defendants, and especially their in-house counsel, shudder when the term electronic discovery or e-discovery is mentioned. Defendants have nightmares about complying with voluminous disco

The Corporate Counselor

Discovery Savings: Going Native

By James D. Sherman and Lori E. Steidl | May 4, 2007

In today's litigation world, corporate counsel struggle to contain the ever-increasing costs of document discovery. The explosion of electronically stored information is often a huge contributor to

The Recorder

For Summer Associates, No Such Thing as Overexposure

By Petra Pasternak | September 22, 2008

Before this summer, tiny firms were not a stop on Kirsten Mickelson's career path. Like many law students, her goal after earning a J.D. from University of California-Davis School of Law ha

Private Companies Can Benefit From Compliance Programs Too

By Jeff J. Marwil and Jerry J. Burgdoerfer | August 2, 2006

We all know that a proactive Securities Exchange Commission, combined with implementation of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and activation of the Public Company Auditor Oversight Board, has trigger

Legal Times

Stanley GC Helps Launch Government Contractor IPO

November 7, 2007

Can you talk about what the company does?Stanley provides information technology services and solutions to U.S. defense and federal civilian government agencies. We specialize in five