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  What employers can do in a world without noncompetes

  Forfeiture clauses are one tactic. They provide a meaningful disincentive for employees to engage in competitive behavior.

  Steven Pearlman, Daryl Leon and Edna Guerrasio • Sept. 14, 2023

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  How in-house attorneys can build strong networks

  As you grow in your career, you’ll find that the more diverse perspectives you can gain, the faster and more meaningful your growth will be. 

  Tim Parilla • Sept. 13, 2023

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  How to channel your inner Barbie when negotiating compensation

  Too often women in-house lawyers are being paid less than men. They need to become their own best advocate.

  Heather Fine • Sept. 7, 2023

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  Implementing AI: 5 tips for better change management

  When legal department employees see firsthand that AI offers better results in a more efficient way, they’re more likely to get on board.

  Jeffrey Solomon • Sept. 1, 2023

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  Keeping business goals, not risk mitigation, the driving force in contract negotiations

  Lawyers must reprioritize the functions of a contract to ensure the behavior-driving function is on equal footing with risk mitigation.

  Sebastian Forgues • Aug. 29, 2023

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  Staying protected as FTC steps up scrutiny of social media marketing

  Using tags on social media might bring a post under the umbrella of endorsements. That’s one of the considerations as the agency eyes companies’ use of testimonials and other tactics. 

  Kristin Santamaria and Kelly Bub Smith • Aug. 21, 2023

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  Google’s antitrust legal battle: Lessons from document preservation failures

  The importance of understanding and abiding by the legal implications of document preservation in the face of litigation cannot be overstated.

  Andreas Mueller • Aug. 18, 2023

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  How in-house legal teams can use cloud marketplaces to purchase tech

  A cloud marketplace offers a diverse catalog of preconfigured software solutions catering to various legal departmental needs.

  Shannon Smith • Aug. 17, 2023

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  How to avoid FLSA violations when requiring workers to use PTO

  A recent court ruling may contain lessons for employers that would like to use workers’ PTO to cover hours not worked, writes Linda Bond Edwards, of counsel with RumbergerKirk.

  Linda Bond Edwards • Aug. 16, 2023

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  Leveraging the SEC rule on board-level cybersecurity expertise

  The agency’s release of cybersecurity rules gives legal leaders a chance to make board expertise part of the resilience they build into their organization.

  Neil Simon • Aug. 10, 2023

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  Patent prices may rise — Is your organization’s IP portfolio ready?

  Through evaluating current and potential IP, in-house counsel can proactively set their organization up for success amid future budget changes.

  Vincent Brault • Aug. 4, 2023

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  The case for a multidisciplinary data division in Legal

  A tech-enabled, data-literate legal department is better equipped to help businesses manage risk and navigate evolving legal requirements and regulations.

  Olga Mack • July 28, 2023

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  Four e-discovery first principles to survive the AI hype cycle

  In the race to evolve, legal teams must not lose sight of the fundamentals that are likely to remain important for years to come.

  Wendy King • July 20, 2023

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  CCO reporting relationships must be flexible

  A CCO-to-CLO reporting relationship is becoming more popular, yet even in many of those arrangements the CCO retains a parallel reporting relationship to the CEO.

  Michael W. Peregrine • July 14, 2023

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  How lawyers can embrace the challenge to supervise AI

  In-house lawyers must conduct due diligence as they help select AI vendors, negotiate contracts and monitor compliance with legal and ethical requirements.

  Olga Mack • July 12, 2023

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  2023 in privacy: It (still) scares people

  Making data privacy training accessible to everyone in the legal organization will help you get ahead of the surge in state laws while complying with the EU’s GDPR. 

  Jay Brenner • July 7, 2023

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  Is AI a friend or foe for legal teams?

  Corporate legal departments and law firms can adopt best practices to manage the inherent risk of AI in legal work and get the most benefit from this incendiary technology.

  Shana Simmons • June 28, 2023

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  Making our good work good for the company—and each other

  When you’re able to offer time and talent to pro bono work, it helps bring valuable perspective to your work and your relationships.

  Danielle Sheer • June 22, 2023

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  How legal professionals should really use generative AI

  Generative AI can and will transform your job for the better—eliminating rote work and letting you focus on higher value.

  Gaurav Oberoi and Jessica Nguyen • June 15, 2023

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  Don’t let your payment platforms attract regulatory scrutiny

  Here are ideas to help companies that allow customers to make payments via P2P, BNPL and other mechanisms avoid regulatory headaches.

  Siran Faulders and Keturah Taylor • June 6, 2023

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  Contract management is too integral to keep it just within legal

  GCs should think beyond legal and integrate their technology and processes with the larger enterprise to create efficiency and strategic value across the organization.

  Bernadette Bulacan • May 31, 2023

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  The key questions for measuring your legal team’s technological maturity

  One of the best ways to gauge if your technology investments are delivering value is by regularly soliciting feedback from the people who use the tools.

  Jared Hostmeyer • May 25, 2023

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  Why it’s imperative lawyers adopt a ‘legal copilot’ model with AI

  By combining AI and human capabilities, organizations can leverage the strengths of both to improve decision-making and achieve better outcomes.

  Johannes (Jan) Scholtes and Geoffrey Vance • May 19, 2023

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  Balancing generative AI’s benefits for contracts with data privacy risks

  No contract attorney wants to make headlines by disclosing proprietary code via a publicly available generative AI site. 

  Amine Anoun • May 13, 2023

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  Exploring risk likelihood in commercial contracts

  In addition to assessing risk impact, parties should, using real-world evidence and data, consider risk likelihood so they are better equipped to account for risk exposure in commercial contracts.

  Sheikh Shaghaf • May 11, 2023

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