Pillsbury
As an in-house lawyer at a company with subsidiaries, how well do you know the legal ethics rules that apply to conflict of interests that can arise between entities within the corporate family? When can you safely share privileged information with officers, directors and employees of those subsidiaries and when might disclosure waive the attorney-client privilege? This...
Kelley Drye
Cannabis is the midst of a historic transformation from the black market to a regulated, lucrative, global industry. In the United States, cannabis is growing faster than any other industry and is expected to generate over $20 billion by 2020. But investing in cannabis, or doing business with companies involved in cannabis production or distribution, comes with...
Lawdition
Most in-house lawyers meet the basic requirements of their jobs, responding to internal clients and keeping up to date on the relevant law. But what makes an in-house lawyer stand out as a great lawyer? There are six key areas where in-house lawyers should focus their efforts.
Social media can be a powerful tool for companies to help build relationships with their customers and employees. However, with the benefits of this tool come corresponding risks.
How well do you know the rules that govern your ability to perform legal services in a state where you are not licensed or the sanctions for violating them? This course gives you the guidance you need to avoid engaging in the unauthorized practice of law.
Morgan Lewis
Can your company offer customers a discount on future purchases in exchange for a waiver of claims after a class has been certified? Can you ethically obtain declarations from putative class members to help oppose class certification? This course considers these and other important ethical issues that often arise in class actions.
With whistleblower complaints skyrocketing, how can companies conduct internal investigations that will be defensible to the SEC and other regulators? This course shares five key lessons for in-house lawyers as they are considering launching, managing and reporting the results of internal investigations.
Data breaches caused by cyberattacks and other incidents are so common today that in-house counsel spend much of their time worrying about them, particularly in the healthcare space where data breaches can include disclosure of personal health information regulated by state and federal laws including the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). This...
There are few things senior executives fear more than criminal prosecution, and that's with good reason because being prosecuted can ruin lives, reputations, finances -- both corporate and personal -- marriages, and families. This course provides practical advice for in-house counsel on how their companies can seek to avoid triggering a criminal investigation and what to...
One LLP
Just because very few cases end up going to trial doesn't mean you don't need to prepare for trial in every case. Successfully defending claims in litigation requires your company to tell a compelling story to the judge and jury, and trial lawyers are highly skilled at developing and telling those stories. This course provides valuable insights and advice for in-house...
Whether you’ve won or lost in the trial court, pivoting successfully from trial court to appellate litigator can make the difference between losing and winning your appeal. This course guides you through the strategic decisions you need to make and the practical steps you need to follow to brief, argue and win your next appeal.
O'Melveny & Myers
The political and cultural climate surrounding workplace sexual harassment is evolving faster than many companies can address or adapt to on their own. Recent public campaigns against sexual harassment and assault (e.g., #MeToo, Time’s Up) reflect a sea change in how individuals make allegations, how the media covers them, and how the general public views the remedy or...
Is an ancient virus the reason humans are susceptible to substance use disorders? How has modern medicine changed the way we treat substance use disorders? If I know a colleague who has a problem with alcohol or drugs, what can I do to help? This course answers these important questions so that today's lawyers have the tools they need to help themselves or a colleague.
If your company distributes content on-line, the Digital Millennium Copyright Act can be your best friend -- and your worst enemy -- often at the same time. This course gives you the advice you need to prosecute or defend on-line copyright infringement claims.
Latham & Watkins
Does this internal company document contain legal advice protected by the attorney-client privilege or merely business advice that is not protected? If the document is privileged, what do I need to do to protect that privilege from being waived? If I represent both my company and one of its wholly-owned subsidiaries, do the ethics rules regarding conflicts of interest...
For years, law and business schools throughout the world have been teaching proven strategies and techniques that can make you a better negotiator. This course distills those teachings into the most important concepts and techniques that the best negotiators use to achieve great results.
We all have implicit biases, and these biases pose a challenge to our efforts to improve diversity and eliminate discrimination in the legal profession. This course identifies the most common ways implicit bias can affect the hiring, advancement and performance of lawyers, and provides practical guidance on what steps you can take to "de-bias" your law department and company.
As an in-house lawyer, why should you care about diversity and inclusion? This course gives you four good reasons why you should -- your company's culture, internal clients, legal talent, and performance of your team -- and offers advice on things you can start doing today to advance diversity and inclusion in your law department and company.
The #MeToo movement has dramatically raised the stakes for companies facing allegations of workplace sexual harassment, which can quickly turn into a public relations crisis that needs to be managed. This course provides timely, valuable and practical advice for in-house counsel facing the many challenges associated with investigating, defending and managing crises arising...
Drinker Biddle
More than 5,000 class action lawsuits are filed each year in the state and federal courts in the United States, which means that thousands of lawyers just like you who work at these companies will face the unhappy task of dealing with a class action. Thankfully, there are steps we can take as lawyers to make sure our companies are not easy targets, and to deal effectively...
Is arbitration right for your company in agreements with its customers and employees? If it is, how do you craft an enforceable arbitration clause that includes a waiver of the right to assert claims on behalf of a class? Taking into account recent changes in the law, this course tells you what you need to know -- and factors you must consider -- when thinking about...
These days, manufacturers of nearly every consumer product under the sun are catching false advertising claims. If you make a consumer-facing product, the odds are, litigation like this is not a matter of if but when, which means, false advertising litigation is just another business risk to be managed, mitigated, and optimized. This course takes a closer look at the...
Quinn Emanuel
Experts differ on whether lawyers are more prone to depression than others who work in equally high-stress occupations such as doctors. But one thing is clear: the stigma associated with depression is one of the reasons lawyers may not get help when they need it. Fostering contact among lawyers who have experienced depression reduces that stigma, and in this course, you...