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How Can Corporate Counsel Delegate More Effectively?
By Charles A. Volkert, Esq.
As legal departments bring more work in house to reduce costs, knowing how to leverage key resources to help manage growing workloads is critical for corporate counsel. Lawyers must know…
Boost Job Satisfaction to Improve Retention
By Charles A. Volkert, Esq.
Although the legal job market is emerging as a bright spot for hiring in a still-struggling economy, employee retention has not become a priority yet for many legal departments. But…
Corporate Legal Departments Continuing to Seek Greater Value from Outside Counsel
By Charles A. Volkert, Esq.
It would be easy to attribute the changes underway in today’s law firms and legal departments to the greatest economic crisis in decades. The downturn undoubtedly made its mark, but…
Legal Departments Expecting More from Outside Counsel
By Charles A. Volkert, Esq.
As corporate legal departments continue to focus on controlling costs, they are bringing more work in house and becoming more selective about when and how they work with outside counsel….
Taking Care of Number One: That’s You!
By Debby Stone
You are strapped into an airplane seat with your child beside you. The flight attendant describes the safety features of the airplane, and she tells you that in the event…
The Brain Drain: Why Multitasking Leaves Us Tired, Distracted and Forgetful
By Debby Stone
Have you ever been on a conference call and simultaneously checked your email? Come on, you can admit it. At some point or another, all of us multitask. Even if…