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BLG Gets Nod from ACC: Value Champion

David Dias wrote 13 hours ago: The Association of Corporate Counsel has announced its 12 “Value Champions” for 2013 … more →

Tags: David Dias, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Value Challenge, Value Champions, Healthcare insurance reciprocal of canada, Veta Richardson, Lee Betancourt

Value Pricing a Win-Win Scenario

Colin Cameron wrote 1 week ago: Value Pricing a Win-Win Scenario My article on “Win-Win Alternative Fee Arrangements” wa … more →

Tags: Law Firm Strategy, Profitability, Client service, partner compensation, alternative fee arrangements, Knowledge Management, Alternative Billing Arrangements, ACC Value Challenge, law firm profitability

Chief legal officers not so spooked about social media risk

Julius Melnitzer wrote 1 month ago: A survey by the Association of Corporate Counsel reveals an interesting disconnect between top in-ho … more →

Tags: Legal Post, general counsel, Veta Richardson, David Allgood, in-house lawyers

Compliance and ethics are top concerns for Canadian general counsel, survey reveals

Julius Melnitzer wrote 1 month ago: Ed. note: This blog item has been updated in a new post: Chief Legal Officers not so spooked about s … more →

Tags: Legal Post, Blake Cassels and Graydon

'Bute' in Horse Meat Contaminated Foods and the Recall/Withdrawal Obligation20 comments

R.T. Fitch wrote 1 month ago: Source: CMS Cameron McKenna , Sarah Hanson and Jessica Burt of the Association of Corporate Counsel … more →

Tags: Horse Slaughter, Horse News, Horse, horse meat, Food Standards Agency, European Food Safety Authority

Corporate Counsel Trade Group Challenges Use Of Temp Lawyers By Plaintiff Class Action Firms

anon wrote 2 months ago: The Association of Corporate Counsel is challenging the apparent practice by at least some plaintiff … more →

Tags: Legal System, Milberg LLP, Tort Reform, class-action, Lawsuit Industry, trial lawyers, Ted Frank, Center for Class Action Fairness, In re Tyco International

ACC hires Canadian director

Julius Melnitzer wrote 4 months ago: The Association of Corporate Counsel has hired Silvi Alzetta-Reali as its Toronto-based director of … more →

Tags: Legal Post, Appointments

Holiday Rate Increases

The Legal Reformer wrote 6 months ago: Holiday lights (Photo credit: davidyuweb) Ah, the holidays, full of festivities, lots of cheer, good … more →

Tags: Billing, retainer agreement, Holiday, new year, Rate Increase, Value, law firm, Susan Hackett

In-house lawyers favour more guidance on 'net-benefit' test

Drew Hasselback wrote 6 months ago: In-house lawyers are hoping to see more guidance on the federal government’s “net-benefi … more →

Tags: Legal Post, Mergers and Acquisitions

Interesting Things I’ve Seen

straighttalkingmarketer wrote 7 months ago: In my travels, both online and offline, this week I’ve come across some interesting, amusing and jus … more →

Tags: Marketing, marketing legislation, YouTube, Heineken, Corporate social responsibility, Waitrose, Delia Smith, Heston Blumenthal, St Johns Ambulance

Win-Win Alternative Fee Arrangements1 comment

Colin Cameron wrote 10 months ago: Originally published in ABA Law Practice Magazine MANY LAW FIRMS WONDER HOW THEY CAN OFFER alternati … more →

Tags: Business, leadership, Firm Finances, Client service, law firm, Law, Lawyer, Services, Alternative Fee Arrangements

You didn't see it coming? Bull, you weren’t looking!

John McGonagle wrote 10 months ago: August 2, 2012. Altman Weil, Inc., a major consulting firm serving the legal industry, recently rele … more →

Tags: competitive intelligence, Comments on the News, Competitive Intelligence, Big Law, Inc., Altman Weil, Eric Fuchs

Corporate lawyer's association ACC expands into B.C.

Julius Melnitzer wrote 10 months ago: The Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) has expanded its chapter network in Canada with the forma … more →

Tags: Legal Post, British Columbia

RBC Capital Markets' partnership with law firm recognized for cost savings

Julia Johnson wrote 12 months ago: The Association of Corporate Counsel named RBC Capital Markets’ partnership with Morgan, Lewis … more →

Tags: Legal Post, FP Cross Border

50% of Canadian general counsel look to diversity in choosing law firms

Julius Melnitzer wrote 1 year ago: An Association of Corporate Counsel online Quick Poll suggests that just over half of Canadian gener … more →

Tags: Legal Post, David Allgood, Diversity

Collins & Lacy to Present Free CLE for In-house Counsel

Jack Griffeth wrote 1 year ago: There’s an opportunity for in-house counsel in the Upstate to make a well-worth it trip to Col … more →

Tags: Pete Dworjanyn, jon ozmint, Charles Appleby, Christian Boesl

ACC Canada surpasses 1,000 members

Julius Melnitzer wrote 1 year ago: The Association of Corporate Counsel can now boast more than 1,000 members in Canada. “ACC has had C … more →

Tags: Legal Post, Royal Bank of Canada, David Allgood

The Small Firm Advantage2 comments

Colin Cameron wrote 1 year ago: Originally posted on Small Firm Innovation Large law firms today are in a real bind.  Their large cl … more →

Tags: Business, Law Firm Strategy, Firm Governance, Profitability, alternative fee arrangements, Strategic Planning, recruiting, Business Plan, law firm

THE LAW SCHOOL QUANDARY4 comments

thebellyofthebeast wrote 1 year ago: Law school deans are getting conflicting advice. Let’s sort it out. “Provide more practi … more →

Tags: Law School, Associates in BigLaw, BigLaw, associate lawyers, Big Law Firms, career satisfaction, unhappy lawyers, Law Students, prospective law students


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