A Strategic Guide to Managing the In-house Counsel Legal Function (Second Edition)
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A Strategic Guide to Managing the In-house Counsel Legal Function (Second Edition)
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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
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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 Paperback delivered worldwide free of charge via Royal Mail delivery Royal Mail - Europe 1-2 weeks, Americas and ROW 2-4 weeks Fedex at extra charge 1-6 days Worldwide |
