Microsoft wants 90 % of the legal work
performed by its outside firms to be compensated under alternative fee arrangements — an increase of as much as 35 %, according to figures Howard gave Corporate Counsel.
The agency said Pelican is prohibited from future operations as well, unless it implements an environmental compliance plan that includes
audits by an outside firm and oversight by a court — appointed monitor.
Workers hired under this system operate much like federal government contract workers: they are
recruited by an outside firm and are paid by them, but they report to and work for another company.
The mutual funds must also file detailed semiannual reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission, provide financial reports to shareholders and be audited
annually by an outside firm.
It builds in processes designed to heighten
accountability by outside firms, such as by requiring firms to route invoices through the senior attorney on a matter and having that attorney write a one - or two - sentence summary of significant accomplishments during the billing period.
Moss had originally been referred to Gucci in 2002 as an inhouse
hire by an outside firm (Patton Boggs) and had been practicing at Gucci since, rising to vice president and director of legal services.
«Update post on Open Legal Standards Initiative and it Top 25 Key Performance Indicators Main Scarceness of «new or noteworthy initiatives
implemented by your outside firms»»
«Amtrak's in - house lawyers appear to have been
co-opted by their outside firms, they rarely select new outside firms, they are making no apparent effort to engage in a thorough law firm selection process, and the firms they use are among the largest and most expensive in the country.»
But among Facebook's recent privacy scandals, including the unauthorized use of
data by outside firm Cambridge Analytica, this appeared to be yet another breach of trust.
Earlier this month, Wells Fargo CEO Timothy Sloan warned his employees to brace for more negative headlines, saying the
review by an outside firm could reveal a «significant increase» in the number of accounts involved.