Making the Most of Your ACC Resources Wednesday, April 27, Association of Corporate Counsel

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1 Making the Most of Your ACC Resources Wednesday, April 27, 2005 Association of Corporate Counsel

2 Page 2 Benefits of Membership Legal Resources Networks Education Advocacy

3 Page 3 Legal Resources Virtual Library Statistics and Surveys Webcasts InfoPAKs Practice Profiles ACC Docket Global Counsel

4 Page 4 Legal Resources cont d Virtual Library Online repository of legal resources to assist in-house counsel in their daily practice. The Virtual Library contains thousands of documents, sample forms, policies, checklists, articles, and more.

5 ACC Polls Legal Resources cont d Statistics and Surveys Law Department Participation in Strategic Planning Written Contracts for Employment Law Department Size General Counsel Reporting Outside Counsel Retention ACC Surveys Emerging Liability/Indemnification/Insurance Issues for In-house Counsel ACC/Altman Weil Law Department Compensation Benchmarking Law Department Budget ACC/NACD General Counsel as Risk Manager Is the Attorney-Client Privilege Under Attack? Page 5

6 Page 6 Legal Resources cont d Webcasts Online audio presentations providing substantive information on legal topics relevant to in-house counsel. Participants may listen live or to the replay.

7 Legal Resources cont d Page 7 Leading Practices Profiles 18 Profiles examine, through the eyes of in-house counsel, best practices at work in a variety of industries and legal departments of all sizes. Board Governance and the Role of In-house Counsel Codes of Business Conduct and Ethics Compensation Programs and Retention Strategies Global Law Department Design and Service Models Information Management and Record Retention Programs Law Department Metrics Providing In-house Support to the CFO and Finance Function Using Non-Lawyer Personnel to Perform Legal Functions

8 Page 8 Legal Resources cont d InfoPAKs Information booklets addressing legal topics from the in-house perspective. 37 InfoPAKs are downloaded 10,000 times monthly. Alternative Billing Career Options for In-house Counsel Corporate Compliance Doing Business Internationally ecommerce Primer Hiring Foreign Nationals in the U.S. Intellectual Property Outside Counsel Management Record Retention Responding to Government Investigations Small Law Department Issues Technology Primer

9 Page 9 Legal Resources cont d ACC Docket Global Counsel

10 Page 10 Networks Committees 13 Committees focus on issues affecting specific areas of law. Committees organize continuing legal education programs, contribute substantive resources, write substantive articles for the ACC Docket magazine, advocate public policy positions, and provide a forum for members to exchange ideas and share expertise. Corporate & Securities Law Intellectual Property Employment and Labor Law International Legal Affairs Energy Law Department Management Environmental, Health & Safety Litigation Information Technology Law and ecommerce New to In-house Insurance Staff Counsel Nonprofit Organizations Small Law Departments

11 Page 11 Networks cont d Committee Listservs: Subscribe to Committee listservs from the respective Committee web pages. Corporate and Securities Law Committee csl-pub@listserv1.acca.com Employment & Labor Law Committee lelaw-pub@listserv1.acca.com Energy Committee energy-pub@listserv1.acca.com Environmental Health & Safety Law Committee envlaw-pub@listserv1.acca.com IT &ecommerce Committee IT&ecom-pub@listserv1.acca.com Insurance Staff Counsel Committee insstaff-pub@listserv1.acca.com Intellectual Property Committee ip-pub@listserv1.acca.com International Legal Affairs Committee ila-pub@listserv1.acca.com Law Department Management Committee ldm-pub@listserv1.acca.com Litigation Committee lit-pub@listserv1.acca.com Nonprofit Organizations Committee npac-pub@listserv1.acca.com Small Law Departments Committee sml-pub@listserv1.acca.com

12 Page 12 Networks cont d Chapters 45 Chapters including Europe and Israel provide networking opportunities and educational programs.

13 Page 13 Networks cont d Member Directory Online database that provides contact information for ACC members (for member s only)

14 Page 14 Networks cont d MemberToMember Volunteer database of more than 3500 members willing to provide advice to other members concerning their areas of expertise.

15 Page 15 Networks cont d Inhouse Jobline Online database of job listings and resumes specifically designed for in-house counsel. Features 1. Expanded search options 2. FREE Resume Posting 3. Search agent alerts 4. Easy online job management 5. Resume searching access 6. Job Activity Report

16 Page 16 Education ACC Corporate Counsel University ACC Europe Annual Meeting May 15-17, 2005 Learn to successfully: Excel in your new role as inhouse counsel Build and motivate Legal Team Establish successful relationships with Outside Counsel June 19 21, 2005 Learn to successfully: Manage a multinational legal department. Identify and manage risks across borders. Manage the function and Navigate the culture of an international legal department.

17 Page 17 Education cont d ACC Annual Meeting Learn to successfully: October 17 19, 2005 Establish a proactive compliance programs that identify and manage risks. Implement new processes to serve your client more efficiently Benchmark with your peers and broaden your knowledge-base

18 Page 18 Advocacy As the voice of the in-house bar, ACC brings a unique perspective to issues that directly affect in-house counsel and their clients. Focuses on multijurisdictional practice matters, corporate responsibility issues of privilege, and other matters that affect corporate counsel s ability to provide effective guidance to their corporate employers.