As law school applications decline, organizations seek alternative ways to attract the next generation of lawyers. Among the deterrents to the potential applicant pool are financial concerns and job opportunity. A recent New York Times article notes that “the number of law school applicants has decreased 20% within the past year,” based on a study… Continue Reading
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Pro Bono Junkies, Sanctions for Everyone? The Death of the Billable Hour and more…!
Posted in ACC NewsHere at ACC, we meet the needs of global in-house counsel by providing support through information, networking, education opportunities and advocacy. Each week we update our website with resources and information to help support every level of your in-house career. Check out this week’s resources and highlights of ACC in the news: ACC in the… Continue Reading
Pro Bono Junkies: Some Addictions Are Good
Posted in Pro BonoEric Henricks is an assistant general counsel with the Investments Practice Group at Nationwide Insurance. He is currently the chair of Nationwide’s pro bono committee and is a past chair of the Central Ohio ACC’s pro bono committee. I admit it. I am guilty. I blew off a chapter leader’s breakfast at the 2012 ACC… Continue Reading
The Face of In-house Pro Bono: Perspectives From an Established Corporate Pro Bono Program
Posted in Pro BonoMark R. Daniel is Vice President and Group Managing Counsel – Patents at Merck. He was instrumental in establishing the pro bono program at Merck in 1994 and currently serves as the Chair of the Merck Pro Bono Committee. He received the Equal Justice Medal from Legal Services of New Jersey in 1997 in recognition… Continue Reading
Three Lessons from First Impressions
Posted in Pro BonoErin Correale is a Director and Associate General Counsel at UBS Financial Services Inc., in the UBS Wealth Management Americas business division. Erin is the Chair of the UBS Wealth Management Americas Pro Bono Legal Program, and a founding member of the Pro Bono Council for Sanctuary for Families in New York. As a first time… 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
In-house Practice Rules: States Must Remove the Restrictions on Pro Bono Efforts
Posted in Pro BonoBy Corporate Pro Bono ACC has long championed the fight against onerous in-house counsel registration requirements. As a result, many jurisdictions now permit non-locally barred in-house attorneys to practice law for their employer-client as long as they are in good standing in another state. Unfortunately, this exception does not always extend to providing pro bono… 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
ACC Fred Krebs Talks about Leadership
Posted in Pro BonoTwo ACC leaders were recently honored with top legal industry awards: ACC’s former board chair, Laura Stein, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, The Clorox Company, is a 2010 recipient of the Margaret Brent Women Lawyers of Achievement Award, established by the ABA to recognize the accomplishments of women lawyers. In Canada, ACC board member,… Continue Reading
Street Law Honors Award Recipients at Annual Dinner
Posted in Pro BonoStreet Law, a nonprofit organization that provides education programs about law, democracy, and human rights and a partner with ACC on the corporate legal diversity pipeline initiative held their annual dinner last week in Washington, D.C. What an evening it turned out to be! The ballroom was packed and charged with energy. The award winners inspired us with… Continue Reading