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5 tips for using inside counsel freelancers

Law department talent models continue to evolve in response to the question so often posed at inside counsel conferences: How can general counsel handle increasing compliance requirements and other legal needs, while meeting stricter budgetary goals?
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Inside Counsel

Sony’s law department director honored with National LGBT Bar Association’s Out & Proud Corporate Counsel Award

Tristan Higgins, director of Sony Electronics Inc.s law department is this years recipient of the National Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Bar Associations Out & Proud Corporate Counsel Award.
2 minute read

Inside Counsel

Kim Koopersmith to become first woman chairperson of Akin Gump

Washington D.C.-based law firm Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld announced Monday that it has chosen litigator Kim Koopersmith as its chairperson, making her the first woman to hold the position.
2 minute read

Inside Counsel

New York law school officials dubious about impact of state pro bono rule

New Yorks new mandatory pro bono requirement may not pack as big of a punch as intended, law school officials in the state say.
7 minute read

Inside Counsel

Akin Gump acquires 7 Haynes and Boone partners

Seven Haynes and Boone lawyers in Texas are planning to jump ship and head over to Akin Gumpfurther evidence that the legal services climate is looking up.
3 minute read

Inside Counsel

8 noteworthy in-house career moves

Charting some of the most recent GC and in-house appointments
13 minute read

Inside Counsel

Baker & McKenzie becomes first U.S. law firm to open Peru office

Baker & McKenzie is venturing into some exciting new territory.
27 minute read

Inside Counsel

Jobs up in legal services sector

Last weeks jobs report was good news for the nationand great news for lawyers.
3 minute read

Inside Counsel

ACC launches project to track cases against inside counsel

Are in-house lawyers becoming the scapegoats for corporate misdeeds?
2 minute read

Inside Counsel

ABA, businesses to Supreme Court: Let UT-Austin uphold affirmative action

Next Wednesday, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin, a contentious case concerning whether the public university can uphold its tradition of affirmative action, or using race as a factor in undergraduate admissions decisions.
3 minute read

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