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At Allstate, the Future Is Now: One GC set out to create nothing less than the law department of the future

Four years ago, Susie Lees became general counsel at Allstate. She had been with the law department for 24 years, and she saw that it was time for major change. Costs were too high, and operations were inefficient. Thus began an odyssey as Lees set out to create the Law Department of the Future (...

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ACC-NYC Offers Outreach and Opportunity: The regional chapter of a national organization can offer uniquely local networking and educational events

The Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) is a global bar association, promoting the professional interests of in-house counsel through education and advocacy. Via local chapters, the ACC offers its members resources for continuing legal education (CLE) credits and networking. The New York City...

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Creating Transformation Through Managerial Courage: For a general counsel, demonstrating managerial courage can transform the entire organization.

Recently, I was speaking with an executive recruiter about what it takes to be a successful GC in this era of the activist investor (see my column in the April issue of MCC). “If you don’t have managerial courage, you’re probably not going to be an effective general counsel...

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