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Giving Back and Team ACC
Posted in ACC News, Leadership, On the RoadThere is something fulfilling about working in a team, toward a common goal. In my many interviews with ACC members and at our conferences, I hear this as one of the reasons our members love their jobs. Different from firm work where assignments can be stand-alone and siloed, in house, you are a critical cog… Continue Reading
Revenge of the Value Champions
Posted in ACC Value ChallengeDo you remember the end of the iconic movie, Revenge of the Nerds, when Lewis takes the mic from Gilbert and suggests that more of us are nerds than jocks? The pretty cheerleader exclaims she’s a nerd too; most of the crowd joins Lewis, Gilbert and his nerd fraternity brothers in an effort to end… Continue Reading
Diversity at Royal Bank of Canada Law: No Flash, Just Pure Substance
Posted in On the RoadHowie Wong is general counsel and corporate secretary at Toronto Community Housing, which is the largest landlord in Canada. Prior to joining Toronto Community Housing in 2005, Howie was an M&A lawyer for 19 years with Gowlings, a national Canadian law firm. David Allgood’s office is surprisingly spartan. Search as you will, but do not… Continue Reading
In-house Pro Bono: Smaller Legal Departments and Remote Offices Can Participate Too
Posted in Pro BonoBy Corporate Pro Bono We all know that lawyers have a professional responsibility, if not a professional or personal interest, to provide pro bono legal services. However, for some in-house counsel — those in smaller legal departments or remote offices — finding pro bono opportunities may be a challenge. Corporate Pro Bono (ACC’s pro bono… Continue Reading
Uncovered: HP’s In-house Counsel Training Program Part 4
Posted in ACC Value ChallengePart IV. Follow along in this four-part blog series featuring a timely and provocative look inside Hewlett-Packard Company’s innovative new legal talent development program. This blog takes a look at the training program from the perspective of a participant, HP new hire, Gail Su. Gail is a graduate of Harvard Law School and is currently… Continue Reading
Back to the Future
Posted in LeadershipAs I approach my final days with the Association of Corporate Counsel, I have been going through old files, reviewing notes from past speeches and remembering the hundreds of legal industry events I have attended around the world. While much has changed over the past 20 years, there exists an undeniable continuity in the… Continue Reading
Guten Tag! Greetings from Berlin–ACC Europe’s 18th Annual Conference
Posted in ACC Europe, ACC News, On the Roadby Sabine Brumme ACC Europe, Vice President Chair of the Advisory Board to the Annual Conference The theme for this year’s ACC Europe 18th Annual Conference was How the in-house lawyer can drive the changing legal landscape. Over the past three days, in-house counsel from across Europe came together and participated in sessions and realistic solutions… Continue Reading
Uncovered: HP’s In-house Counsel Training Program Part I
Posted in ACC Value ChallengeThe latest addition to our “value practice” blog series features a timely and provocative four-part discussion on training legal talent, all focusing on different aspects of Hewlett-Packard Company’s innovative new legal talent development project. This series will provide an in-depth look into HP’s post-law school training for new lawyers, with entries on how HP… Continue Reading
Canadian Law Firms Still Not Getting the Message about True Nature of Client Needs
Posted in ACC Value Challengeby Martine Turcotte, CLO of BCE, and Zygmunt Jablonski, CLO of Domtar Click here to download the French Translation (pdf) of this post. As general counsel for two different kinds of clients, there are many things that distinguish our respective roles. One of us has a large department, one has a smaller department. One… Continue Reading
Luck – It Depends on How You Look at It
Posted in LeadershipAn old Chinese folktale is told in my family: Lieh Tzu tells a little story of a Farmer who lives with his son on a mountain. They owned a horse. One day, the horse ran away. They neighbors came to show their sympathy because of the loss. “Why do you think this is bad luck?”… Continue Reading
A Capitol Time Had in Ottawa
Posted in In-House PracticeAbout two dozen in-house counsel from Ottawa-area corporations, Crown corporation and associations gathered at Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt’s offices March 2 for the Ontario Chapter’s first program and social in the national capital. The topic was corporate whistleblowers – who don’t pose a potential threat to just the company, but also present potential pitfalls for… Continue Reading
Why Can’t We Just Own Up?
Posted in ACC Docket(ACC Docket — January/February) Recent news headlines indicate that our society seems to be at its worst when accepting responsibility for our actions. Politicians like Sen. Charles Rangel (D-NY), Rep. Maxine Walters (D-IL) and former Rep. Tom DeLay (R-Tex) cry “politics” when they are charged with ethics violations or criminal behavior. Sports figures like Washington… Continue Reading
Learning From the Past to Prepare For Tomorrow
Posted in In-House PracticeThroughout 2010, ACC continued to take the pulse of the legal industry through its annual surveys. From the changing role of the CLO, to the evolving relationship with outside counsel, including the increased use of alternative billing arrangements, our surveys provided data to our members so they could have reliable benchmarks for their own law… Continue Reading
What My Time in Your House Has Taught Me
Posted in ACC Docket(ACC Docket — December) Read this 2011 Communicator Award-winning blog post! I learn a lot about our members when I attend a gathering. I am writing this blog post on the heels of our 2010 Annual Meeting in San Antonio –– my fifth meeting since I’ve been with ACC. Here’s what the meetings have taught me,… Continue Reading
From San Antonio, ACC’s 2010 Annual Meeting Helps In-House Counsel Be the Solution
Posted in Annual Meeting 2010, LeadershipWelcome to ACC’s 2010 Annual Meeting in beautiful San Antonio. Our theme this year is Be the Solution. Our meeting will continue to provide practical sessions and realistic solutions that help you navigate the challenges and opportunities faced by corporate legal departments around the world. ACC Committees drive our meeting content. Your peers tell us… Continue Reading
The Skills I Needed for My Career I Learned Working Retail
Posted in ACC Docket(ACC Docket — November) Everyone should work retail or food service before embarking on a career path. I worked my way through college on the floor of an international retailer. As a part-time cashier, I was on the front lines, eventually getting promoted to customer service manager before I graduated. This job provided excellent training… Continue Reading
A Value-based Client-firm Relationship: Part XII
Posted in ACC Value Challenge, Client-Firm ValueProcess Mapping Primer Week 12. Each week via the In-House ACCess blog, follow the promise and pitfalls of forming a new value-based client-firm relationship. ACC Value Challenge steering committee member Ken Grady, General Counsel and Secretary of Wolverine World Wide, offered to profile his selection and start-up process of launching a trademark portfolio management engagement… Continue Reading
A Value-based Client-firm Relationship: Part XI
Posted in ACC Value Challenge, Client-Firm ValueThe grocery-strategy connection Week 11. Each week, via the In-house ACCess blog, follow the promise and pitfalls of forming a new value-based client-firm relationship. ACC Value Challenge steering committee member Ken Grady, General Counsel and Secretary of Wolverine World Wide, offered to profile his selection and start-up process of launching a trademark portfolio management engagement… Continue Reading
A Value-based Client-firm Relationship: Part IX
Posted in ACC Value Challenge, Client-Firm ValueTranslating value and metrics into fees Week 9. Each week via the In-house ACCess blog, follow the promise and pitfalls of forming a new value-based client-firm relationship. ACC Value Challenge steering committee member Ken Grady, General Counsel and Secretary of Wolverine World Wide, offered to profile his selection and start-up process of launching a… Continue Reading
A Value-based Client-firm Relationship: Part VIII
Posted in ACC Value Challenge, Client-Firm ValueBalancing strategic roles and tactical delivery Week 8. Each week via the In-House ACCess blog, follow the promise and pitfalls of forming a new value-based client-firm relationship. ACC Value Challenge steering committee member Ken Grady, General Counsel and Secretary of Wolverine World Wide, offered to profile his selection and start-up process of launching a trademark… Continue Reading
A Value-based Client-firm Relationship: Part V
Posted in ACC Value Challenge, Client-Firm ValueLinking metrics, fees and value Week 5. Each week via the In-House ACCess blog, follow the promise and pitfalls of forming a new value-based client-firm relationship. ACC Value Challenge steering committee member Ken Grady, General Counsel and Secretary of Wolverine World Wide, offered to profile his selection and start-up process of launching a trademark portfolio… Continue Reading
Legal Services Management 3.0 – The Core Curriculum Pilot
Posted in ACC Value ChallengeI was recently reminded that in 2007, when ACC was still creating a vision of what we’d try to do with the ACC Value Challenge, the emerging Steering Committee leaders all agreed that if we could simply make the word “value” a dominant concept, regardless of whether folks associated their value conversation with the ACC… Continue Reading
A Value-based Client-firm Relationship: Part IV
Posted in ACC Value Challenge, Client-Firm Value, LeadershipPicking the metrics that matter Week 4. Each week via the In-House ACCess blog, follow the promise and pitfalls of forming a new value-based client-firm relationship. ACC Value Challenge steering committee member Ken Grady, General Counsel and Secretary of Wolverine World Wide, offered to profile his selection and start-up process of launching a trademark portfolio… Continue Reading