(March 2012) Most of the managers I know do not enjoy interviewing job candidates. It’s not that we don’t want you to have the job; however, it is often difficult to dig deep enough during an interview. Old school interview questions aren’t much help, and I admit that I have asked more than one candidate… Continue Reading
Monthly Archives: February 2012
Choice of Counsel As Risk Management
Posted in ACC Value ChallengeBy Cheryl A. Solomon Cheryl Solomon was the global General Counsel of the Gucci Group, based in London, England, from 2004 to 2011. She relocated to the San Francisco Bay Area in 2011 and is currently acting as General Counsel to Kidlandia Inc., a technology start-up with its own cartoon characters (called Kreechurs) focused… Continue Reading
Advice for Today’s In-house Lawyer
Posted in In-House PracticeThis semester, I began teaching the course, “Introduction to the In-House Practice,” at Georgetown Law School. In preparing for an upcoming class, I decided to do a little crowd–sourcing. I posed the following to the ACC Group on LinkedIn: “What is the one piece of advice you would give to someone going in-house?“ Not surprisingly,… Continue Reading
Why Alternative Fee Arrangements Aren’t the Answer
Posted in ACC Value ChallengeBy Cheryl A. Solomon Cheryl Solomon was the global General Counsel of the Gucci Group, based in London, England, from 2004 to 2011. She relocated to the San Francisco Bay Area in 2011 and is currently acting as General Counsel to Kidlandia Inc., a technology start-up with its own cartoon characters (called Kreechurs) focused… Continue Reading
The Year of the Dragon – A Season of Change
Posted in LeadershipCertainly, travel is more than the seeing of sights; it is a change that goes on, deep and permanent, in the ideas of living. –Miriam Beard, business writer This holiday season, I had the good fortune to vacation in China for 15 days, and it was an awesome experience. The highlights of my trip included… Continue Reading
Calling All Good Global Citizens
Posted in Pro BonoBy Julia Alanen Project Coordinator, Global Pro Bono Pro Bono Institute A growing number of legal departments are enhancing their pro bono and corporate social responsibility schemes by adding a global element. Some legal departments use global pro bono to engage their attorneys in offices abroad by offering them coveted pro bono opportunities… Continue Reading
Who’s on First?
Posted in On the RoadBy Zenneia McLendon Zenneia McLendon is ACC’s Director of Social Media and is responsible for developing and overseeing the association’s Social Media Strategy across all internal brands, audiences and platforms. Including: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, the In-house ACCess blog, Member-to-Member (eGroups) and YouTube. The sun was shining at Angel Stadium of Anaheim. The sky was blue,… Continue Reading