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A Strategic Guide to Managing the In-house Counsel Legal Function
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Over 160 pages of articles written by 29 leading international in-house counsel drawn from all industry sectors.
Determine how in-house counsel organise their legal requirements and allocate work to outside and internal counsel. Examine how the legal function is managed and the tools utilised to ensure that efficiencies are made to improve quality and timeliness of delivery using the most cost effective strategies.
Find out about:
- Best Practices in Management of Outside Counsel
- Increasing a Fixed Fee Cap in Law Firm Engagement Letters
- Creating a Legal Smart Grid
- The Role of the General Counsel in Risk Management
- The Importance of Strategic Management of an In-House Function
- Managing an International Legal Department
- Dealing with Clients and Other Attorneys from Around the Globe
- Compliance Challenges for In-House Counsel
- The Changing Role of In-House Counsel & the Rise of the Legal Business Executive
Learn how:
- To Transform your In-House Legal Department into a Profit Center
- In-House Lawyers can Serve a Company Beyond a Traditional Legal Role
- To Structure Training for International Legal Departments
- To Retain your Legal Independence from the Business
- To Become a True Partner to the Business
23 insightful Articles written by 29 leading in-house counsel from across the world all in one book
Contents
More Than Words: Reflections of a General Counsel
Hassan B. Hassan, Associate General Counsel, GE Healthcare, UAE
In-house v. Outside Counsel: Best of Both Worlds
Lisette Leuftink, Corporate Legal Counsel, Transavia Airlines C.V., Netherlands
The Sword Vs. The Shield: How to Transform your In-House Legal Department into a Profit Center
Jared Palmer, General Counsel and Director of Security, Advantage Freight Network, USA
Innovation Starts with Legal: How In-House Lawyers can Serve a Company Beyond a Traditional Legal Role
Richard Anthony, VP, Managing Assistant General Counsel, Australia;
Charles Blackburn, VP, Managing Assistant General Counsel, USA;
Sharyn Dodson, VP, Managing Assistant GC and EMEA Privacy Officer, UK;
Thomas Konowalczyk, VP, Associate General Counsel, Germany;
Nishat Ruiter, VP & Associate General Counsel,
CA Technologies, USA
The Importance of Strategic Management of an In-House Function
Solomon Osagie, Chief Legal Counsel, TSYS International, UK
Managing an International Legal Department
Diane Rogers, Vice President and Managing Counsel, Assurant Solutions, Canada
Dealing with Clients and Other Attorneys from Around the Globe:
An International Labor and Employment Lawyer’s Perspective
Steven P. Cohn, Former Managing Counsel, Global Labor and Employment Law, McDonald’s Corporation, USA
Skills Development Partnership
Willie du Plessis, General Manager (Legal), Eskom Holdings Limited, South Africa
Training Courses for International Legal Departments
Diane Rodgers, Vice President and Managing Counsel, Assurant Solutions, Canada
Compliance Challenges for In-House Counsel -
Should ethical standards for conducting business be different from country to country?
Karina Pelaez, Legal & Compliance Head, Toyota Compañia Financiera de Argentina S.A., Argentina
The Independence of the In-House Lawyer – A Warning from History
Anthony Philpott, Solicitor and Legal Counsel, Bovis Lend Lease Ltd, UK
Best Practices in Management of Outside Counsel
Eugene Defelice, Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary, Barnes & Noble, Inc., USA
Increasing a Fixed Fee Cap in Law Firm Engagement Letters
James Wilson, Senior Counsel, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, UK
Great Expectations:
The Changing Role of In-House Counsel & the Rise of the Legal Business Executive
Victoria Bradin, Associate General Counsel, Misys plc, UK
Becoming a True Partner to the Business
Julie Preng, Managing Director, Legal Specialty Practice, Korn, USA
In-House Counsels Should be More Engaged with the Business they Represent
Dan Rhodes, Senior International Counsel, Pitney Bowes, UK
Law as Business in the UK and the Third Legal Community
Michael Butcher, General Counsel and Company Secretary, Veolia Environment UK Limited, UK
The Virtual In-House Lawyer –
A New Model for the Changing Economic Climate
Claudia Gerrard, Legal Director, Ortolan Legal Limited, UK
Social Media:
What Every Company Needs to Know
Jo Anna Emery, Group Intellectual Property Manager, Premier Foods plc, UK
Creating a Legal Smart Grid
Iain Jacobs, Managing Director (former General Counsel, Alstom Service Sector), The Contract Centre, Switzerland
Phone-an-In-House Telco Counsel:
Keeping up with Technology and (Client) Communications
Mitchell Landrigan, Legal Counsel & Marissa Wong, Legal Counsel, Telstra Corporation Limited (Telstra), Australia
Fighting the Fog:
How to provide comprehensible advice on regulatory matters
making sure that it is perceived as an added value
Rosario Baratta, General Counsel, Telecom Italia, Italy
From Legal Compliance to Cultural Competitiveness:
The Role of the General Counsel in Risk Management
Thomas Emch, General Counsel, Conzzeta AG, Switzerland
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