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General Counsel Succession Planning Practices From the Pros
Identify and Develop GC Successors with These Key Insights Former MasterCard GC Noah Hanft and former Covance GC James Lovett share [...]
How to Build a World Class Legal Department
Uncertain global markets … cybersecurity … tightening credit sources … increasing regulatory demands … antitrust. Obstacles to business success [...]
Hiring a Chief Compliance Officer: 3 First Steps Companies Forget
Hiring a Chief Compliance Officer for the first time? Some of the most important decisions [...]
Hiring Your First CCO: Navigating Unknowns
Many fast-growing companies are finding themselves at this same crucial point, and realizing they need to make compliance a [...]
5 Practical Ways to Rein in Legal Spending this Year
If you’re like most companies, you’ve already grown accustomed to doing more with less. It’s easier to cut the [...]
Women in Law: Paying it Forward in the Workplace
I recently had the privilege of attending the second annual Women, Influence & Power in [...]
The New (Cyber) Frontier: The CCO’s Role in Managing Cybersecurity
Six months after Target experienced the largest known cybersecurity breach in U.S. history, the statistics [...]
How to Build a World Class Compliance Department
There’s no question strong compliance practices are good business practices. Modern-day compliance isn’t just about managing risks; it’s about [...]
Hiring Compliance Officers: 5 Things To Ask Every Candidate
As regulatory requirements continue to expand, the demand for compliance officers is projected to grow [...]
5 Essential Interview Questions for Corporate Counsel
Even the most skilled interviewers can have difficulty assessing Corporate Counsel candidates if they don’t know what to ask. [...]
5 Interview Questions to ask Every Compliance Officer
Finding the right compliance officer for your company starts with asking the right questions. That includes questions that demonstrate [...]
How to Start Planning for Your Next Chief Compliance Officer
The importance of risk management has elevated the Chief Compliance Officer position to a new [...]