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Resources

Top Ten Ways to Foil a Fraudster (Canada)

Mar 2010 Top Ten Download pdf
 

Complying With United States Export and Sanction Laws and Regulations

Jan 2010 InfoPAK Download pdf
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Outside Counsel Retention Agreements

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upcoming webcasts

eDiscovery Trends: Outsourcing vs. In-Sourcing

Webcast  CLE Available

Mar 23, 2010 - 12PM ET

International Privacy Update

Webcast  CLE Available

Mar 30, 2010 - 2PM ET

Employee Versus Independent Contractor: Best Practices for Preventing Worker Misclassification

Webcast  CLE Available

Mar 31, 2010 - 2PM ET

EPA’s Renewable Fuel Standard Phase 2

Webcast  CLE Available

Apr 7, 2010 - 2PM ET

"What Do You Mean We're Not Covered?!" Avoiding the Latest D&O Insurance Issues

Webcast  CLE Available

Apr 22, 2010 - 2PM ET

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Featured Jobs

Counsel, Online | Sears Holdings
US - IL - Hoffman Estates (Mar 09 2010)
Legal Counsel - International | CommVault Systems
US - NJ - Oceanport (Mar 03 2010)
Trademark Counsel | www.leapfrog.com
US - CA - Emeryville (Mar 02 2010)
Corporate Counsel | BJ’s Wholesale Club
US - MA - Natick (Mar 02 2010)
Consumer Finance Attorney | American General Financial Services
US - IN - Evansville (Feb 26 2010)
Legal Director - Europe | Dana Holding Corporation
CHE - Nationwide (Feb 12 2010)
Corporate Counsel | Flextronics International, Ltd.
US - CA - Milpitas (Feb 11 2010)
Eastern Division General Counsel | American Water
US - KY - Lexington (Feb 11 2010)
In-house Litigation Attorney | American General Financial Services
US - IN - Evansville (Feb 05 2010)
Corporate Counsel – SEC & M&A | Harris Corporation
US - FL - Melbourne (Feb 03 2010)

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Annual Meeting 2010 Housing Now Available

Mar 09, 2010 - Housing is now available for ACC’s 2010 Annual Meeting, October 24-27 in San Antonio. We encourage you to make your reservations now as hotel rooms often sell out before the cut-off date.

ACC In-Transition March Teleconference Call

Mar 08, 2010 - If you are looking for alternatives in the legal market, this is the conference call you wouldn't want to miss.

Look In-House, Young LBers: Jobs Are on the Way

Mar 04, 2010 (Wall Street Journal) - There is hope for recent law school grads to find jobs and to walk away "from BigLaw misery" by going in-house.

Are Things Looking Up? ACC Survey Suggests In-House Lawyers Are Poised to Hire

Mar 03, 2010 (Corporate Counsel) - James Merklinger shares details and thoughts about the 10th Annual Chief Legal Officer Survey, conducted in December 2009.

New Survey Shows that In-house Lawyers Plan to Hire in 2010

Mar 03, 2010 (In-house Blog) - ACC Deputy GC and VP James Merklinger comments on the recovering economy and the effect it has on CLOs' budget constraints in today's In-house Blog.

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