LEGAL
Nothing's normal
A recurring column with Susan Hackett: The relevance of lawyers in the new normal
Benchmarking professional development success practices – A deeper dive
It's in the business interests of law departments to regularly re-equip and re-fit their lawyers – at every level of expertise and career stage. Previously I offered a list of skills and competencies that constitute much of the "new normal" skill set. This article provides more detailed examples of initiatives that firms and departments are offering to their lawyers to help them deliver what their clients need.
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Law firm to in-house: A different type of mountain, but not insurmountable
As a recruiter who specializes in conducting in-house attorney searches on behalf of corporate clients, I receive inquiries from impressive law firm associates and partners looking to go in-house. While the ultimate result is nearly always positive, it can still be an awkward conversation, because the reality is that many law firm attorneys – no matter the stage of their career – will find it difficult to make the transition from private practice to corporate America.
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Transforming legal education for corporate counsel of the future: An interview with Ron Naves of the UC-Irvine Center for Corporate Legal Leadership
No one can say the role of corporate counsel is easy. Those most successful at it are not only "just" lawyers – no small challenge itself – they are problem-solvers, strategists, business partners and leaders. However, the current legal educational system and law firm training grounds leave few lawyers prepared to fit all these roles. This is where the UC Irvine Law School's new Center for Corporate Legal Leadership (CCLL) and its newly appointed Executive Director Ron Naves come in.
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Intent means everything when it comes to DMCA Safe Harbor Provisions
The rulings in UMG Recordings v. Shelter Capital Partners and Viacom v. YouTube have proven to be victories for the respective video websites, with both courts finding that the Digital Millennium Copyright Act's (DMCA) "safe harbor" provision protected both services from infringement liability. However, if you believe that these rulings are indicative of a trend favoring online providers of user-generated content, think again.
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Antitrust price-fixing litigation; superlative ad claims; registered trademark rights limited by prior use
This month's Know-How Corner looks at how the DOJ has recently sought aggressive remedies in litigated price-fixing cases, plus provides the revisions on telemarketing rules as well as examines how registered trademark rights may be limited by another party's senior common-law use.
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Ten things to consider when establishing a legal hold policy
To be most effective, a legal hold policy must assure that your hold notifications will stand up under scrutiny if challenged by a spoliation claim. As such, the policy should reduce risk and increase defensibility, guarantee that holds are issued in a timely fashion, create an efficient method for ascertaining and notifying both custodians and other key players, and outline a standard set of data/content types. Here are ten things to think about when establishing your legal hold process.
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