Many attorneys dream of one day landing a coveted General Counsel position because it’s considered the career pinnacle for in-house counsel. To help inform these job-seekers, I’ve asked successful GCs and CLOs about their tips and suggestions for attorneys aspiring to reach the top seat in a corporate legal department.
A Niche with a View into Cyber Incident Response
A Niche with a View into Cyber Incident Response By James Jansen, Senior Director, Consilio Cyber incidents can be extremely cost sensitive. How does Consilio address this from a technology and resource
Law Firm Cybersecurity in a COVID-19 World
It is no surprise that law firms continue to be an attractive target for cyberthieves. Law firm data systems hold various types of confidential information about corporate clients, and include nonpublic information about corporate development, business strategy and planned transactions that hackers could use for a variety of malevolent uses. In addition, firms generally also store a wealth of personally identifiable information, including protected health information and payment information, for clients, parties, witnesses, and employees. The dramatic shift to remote working due to COVID-19 has increased the complexity of the cybersecurity challenges firms face.
Going Green: Compliance Issues are Mounting for Corporates
Trevor Horwitz, a senior compliance and legal consultant from Consilio, sat down with a number of lawyers from across the energy industry to discuss the compliance issues they are facing and how they make sure their businesses don’t commit fraud, either intentionally or accidentally.
Improving Diversity and Inclusion, in 2021 and Beyond
Maureen O'Neill, a longtime advocate for diversity and inclusion within the legal profession and a member of Consilio D&I leadership team, has recently stepped up as their D&I officer. Here she discusses how their organization msaures up and the initiatives the organization has underway to ensure continuous improvement.
New Law Leverages Nontraditional Approaches to Improve Outcomes
New Law Leverages Nontraditional Approaches to Improve Outcomes In this article, Robin Snasdell, managing director at Consilio, discusses the concept of “new law,” how technology is transforming various legal processes, and where improvements
Florida, Consilio Partnership Provides Different Path for Summer Internships
Florida, Consilio Partnership Provides Different Path for Summer Internships As we round Memorial Day weekend, another crop of law school students are looking forward to an annual (though this year, virtual) experience: summer
Discovery Challenges in Cross-Border Litigation and Investigations
Discovery Challenges in Cross-Border Litigation and Investigations By Drew Macaulay, Managing Director The need for multinational corporations to gather and review documents from different jurisdictions for investigation and litigation purposes is not
Risk to Reputation – Understanding Behavioural Conduct Risk
Risk to Reputation – Understanding Behavioural Conduct Risk Tim LaTulippe, Director Reputation is that thing that makes a company seem 'cool', 'green', 'edgy', or if you were me in high school, 'average'. This
The New Disclosure Rules
How the new disclosure rules impact approaches to preservation and collection.
The Fast & Furious World of Second Requests
The Fast & Furious World of Second Requests By Peter Ostrega, Managing Director If the Holmes-Rahe Stress Inventory applied to organizations, even standard merger and acquisition transactions would be near the top
World Backup Day
World Backup Day Practical advice regarding backup data in relation to electronic disclosure By Dr. Tristan Jenkinson and Emma Young Introduction Every year on 31 March, in order to avoid looking like
Two New Surveys Help Companies Focus on Enhancing Internal Investigations
Two New Surveys Help Companies Focus on Enhancing Internal Investigations Two newly released surveys from Consilio and KPMG find many of their corporate respondents count internal investigations as a top priority. Consilio managing
Design Thinking in Sightline
Design Thinking in Sightline By Omid Jahanbin, Vice President, Global Marketing & Product Experience We believe we have an important role to play in developing technological innovations to achieve solutions and results for
Apples to Oranges: How Competition Investigations Differ from a Litigation Approach When Implementing eDiscovery Solutions
Apples to Oranges: How Competition Investigations Differ from a Litigation Approach When Implementing eDiscovery Solutions By Daniel Rupprecht, Director – eDiscovery Consulting An Overview of the Approach to Litigation Disclosure At the
10 Practical Tips for Starting Out – or Restarting – as an LDO
10 Practical Tips for Starting Out—or Restarting—as an LDO Whether you’ve just been hired as your organization’s first law department operations manager (LDO) or have been recruited into a more mature legal operations
What You Need to Get Ahead Using eDiscovery Analytics
What You Need to Get Ahead Using eDiscovery Analytics The challenge in eDiscovery has been to develop technology that reliably and accurately collects, processes, searches and presents information efficiently. With the latest wave
Making Your Way Through the Wilderness of e-Discovery
Making Your Way Through the Wilderness of e-Discovery By Sarah Thomas Pagels and Julia Helmer Congratulations! A senior partner just walked into your office and asked for your assistance on the firm’s newest
How to Maintain Effective and Secure Long-Term Vendor Relationships: Understanding the Risks (Part Two of Two)
How to Maintain Effective and Secure Long-Term Vendor Relationships: Understanding the Risks (Part Two of Two) For a vendor relationship to be long-lasting and effective, both sides should be able to identify when
How to Maintain Effective and Secure Long-Term Vendor Relationships: Understanding the Risks (Part One of Two)
How to Maintain Effective and Secure Long-Term Vendor Relationships: Understanding the Risks (Part One of Two) Once the critical process of vetting and selecting vendors is complete, the third-party oversight work begins. Change