«Especially in some of
the small legal departments, many general counsel are trying to build a sense of value in the organization and they're very afraid to get someone who will be in there for 10 months and doesn't really give a damn about how that long - term relationship plays out,» says Parmar.
The meeting was well attended with representatives from large and
small legal departments throughout the Chicago metro area.
Smart, cloud - based legal databases can help
small legal departments manage, reports and collaborate on their legal information, empowering them to become more proactive and strategic in their role.
Susan Hackett's position as the general counsel of ACC for more than two decades provided her with unparalleled exposure to and familiarity with the widest variety of issues and corporate legal practice settings imaginable: she's worked with and learned from large global legal teams, solo and
small legal departments, CLOs and operations leaders from every industry and jurisdiction.
For
small legal departments these types of solutions include too many bells and whistles, and are too expensive.
Many
small legal departments begin their legal operations team with an e-billing specialist who typically focuses on administering the spend / matter management system used by the legal department
Alternative fees and discount arrangements with law firms were at the top of the list, in addition to strategies
small legal departments have employed to take more work in - house as a cost - saving measure.
For that reason, the InsideCounsel website will now focus on «addressing the information needs of
those smaller legal departments as they seek to start up and manage legal departments in their emerging companies.»
At the same time, for
a small legal department, it's very important to hire people who are versatile, ready to jump in and learn, and aren't entirely focused in one area.
J. Craig Williams: I read that most of the major police departments in the country and many
smaller legal departments have robots, in fact I am not sure a lot of people are aware of that, do we need either of your opinion legislation of any kind, either on a state level or on a federal level to address the use of robots in law enforcement?
However, with increasingly advanced AI discovery software,
a small legal department can now quickly analyze any kind of data and determine whether or not it is necessary to pay money to a law firm for the full complement of legal services.
Novozymes, a leading Denmark - based global biotechnology company, is an excellent example of how a large company with
a small legal department has enabled designated employees across different business areas to become self - serving, freeing up the small legal team to focus on providing invaluable, business - related legal advice.
Despite operating globally in more than 70 locations across six continents in more than 25 countries, ShawCor, the world's largest integrated energy services company, has a very
small legal department.
Not exact matches
If and when the U.S.
Department of Labor's fiduciary rule survives several
legal challenges, the
small and midsize 401 (k) plan market stands to be revolutionized.
I would like to acknowledge what is a long list: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the
Small Business Administration (SBA), the Office of the New York Attorney General, the New York State
Department of Financial Services, the New York
Legal Assistance Group, Staten Island
Legal Services, the
Legal Aid Society, MFY
Legal Services, various bar associations, New York City
Department of
Small Business Services, Center for New York City Neighborhoods, Neighborhood Housing Services of Staten Island and the Northfield Local Community Development Corporation.
«We don't believe, based on what we know so far, that this is deep systemic corruption throughout the
department as opposed to perhaps bad judgment of a
small group of people that were relatively senior,» said NYPD Deputy Commissioner for
Legal Affairs Lawrence Byrne.
«Any rule changes made off the back of this consultation need to be straightforward, transparent and come with minimal disruption to
small employers who don't have big HR
departments or
legal teams.
In the course of the case, they requested papers through
legal discovery, and that's when they learned that Asarco had released 1,000 tons of lead, 500 tons of zinc, and
smaller amounts of cadmium and arsenic into the city's air over the preceding three years, an amount that was vastly greater than anybody in the health
department had imagined.
The Montana
Department of Natural Resources and Conservation argued in the
legal case that its plan to build roads and harvest trees would have minimal impact on grizzlies because it called for logging of
small areas at different times rather than a full - scale clearing operation.
This matter - based court deadline solution inside Outlook will be designed for law firms and
legal departments and will work with all
small business and enterprise versions of Office 365 that include Outlook online or on premise, ranging from Exchange Online all the way up to Microsoft's Office 365 Enterprise 5 which includes voice with Cloud PBX.
Corporate
legal departments also generally offer greater benefits and perks than law firm respondents, although that may be a reflection more of the size of an organization than of anything else as
smaller law firms don't tend to offer many perks or extensive benefits.
From Canopy Growth (formerly Tweed Marijuana Inc.), where Phil Shaer is doing deals in a space that is part of a fundamental change in how society views cannabis, to the biggest corporate merger in Canadian history — Enbridge / Spectra — we have visited with
legal departments small and large.
Yesterday's letter said that, since acquiring InsideCounsel, ALM had come to realize that its audience is skewed towards corporate counsel in
smaller and start - up companies, whereas Corporate Counsel targets larger companies and
legal departments.
General counsel at European - based companies are looking to align with business strategy and increase
legal department technological capabilities - but there is a significant innovation gap between
small and larger companies.
As corporate
legal departments become more like
small law firms, changes need to be made to improve
legal department operations and overall corporate
legal efficiency.
While GCs in
smaller organizations often have fewer resources than their counterparts in larger corporate
legal departments, this guide sets out to explain how they too can benefit from
legal tech, without the cost or complexity.
However, when it comes to GCs in
smaller corporate
legal departments, many feel their focus is predominantly reactive and functional.
Agile
Legal enables small law firms and legal departments to focus on their areas of expertise while operating their organizations more effectively and efficie
Legal enables
small law firms and
legal departments to focus on their areas of expertise while operating their organizations more effectively and efficie
legal departments to focus on their areas of expertise while operating their organizations more effectively and efficiently.
We work with
small, mid-size and large Law Firms, as well as Global 1000 corporate
legal departments, on both project - based work and extended - term retained leadership assignments.
A new cloud - based document assembly system aims to offer solo and
smaller - firm lawyers a tool on a par with the enterprise - level system the company already markets to large firms and corporate
legal departments.
Some of these firms operate as
legal outsourcers contracting their lawyers to
small businesses that want a lawyer on - site but can not afford a full - time in - house lawyer or to large corporations that have in - house
legal departments but need extra assistance from time to time.
Some of these firms operate as
legal outsourcers contracting their lawyers to
small businesses that want a lawyer on - site but can not afford a full - time in - house lawyer or to large corporations that have in - house
legal departments but need extra assistance from time to time... [more]
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Department offers
legal help for individuals, and both
small and large business enterprises in obtaining visas and resolving a wide scope of immigration problems.
«All in - house
legal departments,
small, medium, and large, are experiencing challenges requiring them to be more efficient,» says Emily Jelich, senior vice president and senior associate general counsel for the Royal Bank of Canada law group.
«We're certainly seeing the
legal departments of large clients like the banks, for example, doing
smaller litigation in - house,» says Catherine Beagan Flood, commercial litigation partner at Blake Cassels & Graydon LLP.
Established by Hannah and Jessica at the end of 2015, BANG is designed to bring together associates from different
small - and medium - sized firms, as well as in - house
legal departments.
After Toronto city solicitor Anna Kinastowski filed a complaint against Justice Ted Matlow in January 2006, the Canadian Judicial Council demanded that the supernumerary judge account for his high - profile opposition, together with some of his neighbours, to the building of a condo and retail complex on his
small residential street in Toronto's Forest Hill Village, and to explain his consequent clashes with the City of Toronto's
legal department.
As more and more technology have added in - house
legal ops
departments, that will help spur the growth and adoption of
legal tech, which will trickle down to
smaller companies.
Earlier this year, they formally launched the Boston Associates» Networking Group — or BANG — for associates at
small and midsize firms and in - house
legal departments.
I was in a
small division with a combined business and
legal affairs
department, I essentially inherited the business portion of the title with only production
legal experience.
• Corporate Lawyers Association of South Africa (CLASA) Achievement Award, sponsored by ENSafrica — The Honourable Judge Dikgang Moseneke • International Law Firm of the Year — Baker & McKenzie • African Law Firm of the Year — Large Practice, sponsored by AfricaLegalJobs.com — Anjarwalla & Khanna • African Law Firm of the Year —
Small Practice — AB & David • General Counsel of the Year, sponsored by Eversheds — Pieter Badenhorst — AFGRI •
Legal Department of the Year — Large Team, sponsored by Bowman Gilfillan Africa Group — South African Reserve Bank •
Legal Department of the Year —
Small Team — Life Healthcare Group •
Legal Counsel of the Year — Jonathan Maphosa — South African Reserve Bank • Assistant / Associate Solicitor of the Year — Ghassan Sader, Hogan Lovells • Innovation Award — Barefoot Law • CSR Award, sponsored by AfricaLegalJobs.com - AFGRI; Baker & McKenzie • Diversity, Transformation and Economic Empowerment Award — AB & David • M&A Team of the Year — Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer • Banking, Finance and Restructuring Team of the Year — Baker & McKenzie • Competition and Regulatory Team of the Year — Bowman Gilfillan Africa Group • Litigation and Dispute Resolution Team of the Year — Webber Wentzel • Environmental, Energy and Natural Resources Team of the Year — Chadbourne & Parke • TMT Team of the Year — DLA Piper • Employment Law Team of the Year — ENSafrica • IP Team of the Year — Bowman Gilfillan Africa Group • Transportation and Infrastructure Team of the Year — Hogan Lovells • Property and Construction Team of the Year — Hogan Lovells
Deal negotiation within entertainment companies typically happens either through a combined business and
legal affairs
department with
smaller companies / divisions or in separate business affairs and
legal affairs
departments at larger studios.
Total Marketing Middle East's
legal department was a clear winner for the
small team award, given the vast regional coverage it provides across four business units while maintaining a staff of just two counsel.
Full details of the
Legal Department of the Year (Small Team) category at the premier Middle East legal a
Legal Department of the Year (
Small Team) category at the premier Middle East
legal a
legal awards
Aylward said while it may be tough to do with
smaller departments or for those who are the «only
legal officer,» in - house lawyers need to take an interest in the data collection on billings and how matters are being handled from an efficiency perspective.
Other winners in the in - house section included the Dubai government's
Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing, which won the
Legal Department of the Year — Large Team category; and The First Investor, which won the
Small Team award.
[1] The
Legal Tracker Market Watch Survey, produced April 2017, included 161 corporate legal departments and a diverse group of participating small, medium, and large legal departm
Legal Tracker Market Watch Survey, produced April 2017, included 161 corporate
legal departments and a diverse group of participating small, medium, and large legal departm
legal departments and a diverse group of participating
small, medium, and large
legal departm
legal departments.
During law school, he spent a summer as a law clerk for a
small plaintiff's firm and was later employed in the corporate
legal department of the J.R. Simplot Company.
Figure 6: Enterprise
Legal Management Trends Report Macro Trend: Law
departments use only a
small set of law firms for M&A work Based on rolling 12 - month totals ending December 31 for years 2011 to 2015
The advent of Software - as - a-Service models with periodic subscription pricing for a new generation of lawtech management and business intelligence solutions architected for in - house
legal teams is now within the reach of
departments large and
small.