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Hewlett-Packard’s long-time general counsel Michael Holston announced his resignation this week. http://tinyurl.com/6wanypf

Ten years ago, Serengeti Law partnered with the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) to provide previously unavailable data about the evolving relationships between corporate legal departments and the law firms who represent them. Since then, more than 2,000 legal departments have participated and contributed to the annual survey.

This ten-year retrospect will highlight key data regarding the in-house and outside counsel relationship.

http://westapps.west.thomson.com/webinars/corp-topics/default.asp

Interesting!

The Rise of the Temp Lawyer
http://tinyurl.com/4yznq3j

It is no easy task finding relevant webinars for corporate professionals that are free and on-demand – no longer is that an issue! Click below:

http://westapps.west.thomson.com/webinars/corp-topics/default.asp

This is good to hear!

Legal Hiring Picks Up
http://www.law.com/jsp/cc/PubArticleCC.jsp?id=1202495304738&Legal_Hiring_Picks_Up

MAXIMIZING VALUE FROM IN-HOUSE COUNSEL/OUTSIDE COUNSEL RELATIONSHIPS:
Top trends and technology for managing work with outside counsel
How have hundreds of in-house legal departments reacted to the recent broad recession affecting industries and economies worldwide? This presentation explores how in-house counsel have become emboldened by their greater bargaining power with law firms who are hungry for new work. In addition to identifying emerging trends, corporate counsel can benchmark their performance against their in-house peers. Using key data points from the 2010 ACC/Serengeti Managing Outside Counsel Survey, this presentation will focus on the latest trends to set engagement terms, control legal spending, and obtain more value from outside counsel.

Houston – June 7 http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/TY56YHQ

Dallas – June 8 http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/T2Y3WKN

”Have we been complacent about the supply line of women in the legal profession? Didn’t we all assume that women make up around 50 percent of the students in the nation’s law schools–particularly in the top schools?” – Vivia Chen, The Careerist

Women at Law Schools Decline
http://tinyurl.com/3rnw43a

Best Legal Department 2011 Winner: Google
http://tinyurl.com/5rbkpzs

Do you agree?