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ON #FEARLESSLAW: PEARSON GC & CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER BJARNE TELLMANN
Bjarne P. Tellmann is Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel of Pearson and a member of its Executive team. A FTSE 40 company with 36,000 employees in over 70 countries, Pearson provides a range of education products and services to institutions, governments and individual learners. Here he talks to High Performance Counsel as part of our exclusive #FearlessLaw series.
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Co-Founder Of UpLevel Ops Steph Corey In Interview For #BakersDozen
For anyone following the growth of the Legal Operations (#LegalOps) discipline in modern law (and if not, why not) Steph Corey is one of its brightest shining lights. Fresh thinking, great energy - she speaks to where the industry is heading. Here, she takes on the infamous #BakersDozen.
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Tom Trujillo – Executive Vice President, Deputy General Counsel & Chief Operating Officer, Wells Fargo Law Department – in Interview for the #BakersDozen
Tom speaks with refreshing authenticity from a rich well of experience in the legal industry. His voice speaks clearly to both the challenges and opportunities ahead for lawyers and the industry we embrace. As we congratulate him on his new appointment as Deputy General Counsel & COO with Wells Fargo's Law Department, we invite you to share in what he has to say about the road ahead.
Lessons In Leadership: Jessica Lockett of RICOH In Interview For #BakersDozen
A globally-aware, razor-sharp lawyer focused on bringing the very best eDisovery experience to the table for clients, Jessica Lockett speaks to the opportunity for innovation today and more to come in this field. With a keen eye on efficiency, she prides herself in honesty and being the kind of services partner that clients can rely on with confidence.
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Laura Maechtlen – Partner at Seyfarth Shaw LLP – In Interview For The #BakersDozen
My first career was in music -- violin performance. During my junior year of college, I began researching next steps in my educational journey and realized that auditions for a masters or PhD in music would be ridiculously competitive, and that my career path in music would remain that way.
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Expert Legal Insights: Efficient Document Reviews Help Argue Costs by Jessica Lockett of RICOH
Legal expert and HPC Contributor Jessica Lockett of RICOH takes a closer look at the Ernst & Young Inc. v. Essar Global Fund Ltd et al, 2017 ONSC 4017 (CanLII) Ontario Superior Court decision regarding the recovery of eDiscovery document review costs within the context of a bankruptcy proceeding under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA). While on the surface it may look like the Court attempted to liken apples to oranges by comparing the dissimilar outsourced review costs borne by each of the Applicant (“Algoma”) and the Defendant (the “Essar Defendants”), this is not the case.
WHAT THEY DON’T TEACH YOU IN LAW SCHOOL (PART 1)
This is the first in a exclusive 4 Part Series: What They Don't Teach You in Law School About Dealing With Legal Recruiters. It's a must read for today's law firm associates by David Sarnoff, Esq.
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When “I don’t know,” Is The Right Answer In An Interview, By David B. Sarnoff, Esq.
You get the call from your recruiter that a law firm wants to bring you in for an interview. If...
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LEGAL RECRUITING GURU DAVID SARNOFF ON WHAT THEY DON’T TEACH YOU IN LAW SCHOOL – PART IV
What They Don't Teach You in Law School About Dealing With Legal Recruiters: A Must Read for Law Firm Associates by HIGH PERFORMANCE COUNSEL Expert Contributor David Sarnoff, Esq.
ON #FEARLESSLAW: PEARSON GC & CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER BJARNE TELLMANN
Bjarne P. Tellmann is Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel of Pearson and a member of its Executive team. A FTSE 40 company with 36,000 employees in over 70 countries, Pearson provides a range of education products and services to institutions, governments and individual learners. Here he talks to High Performance Counsel as part of our exclusive #FearlessLaw series.
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On #BakersDozen: Fernando Garcia, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary for Nissan and Infiniti in Canada
Fernando Garcia is General Counsel and Corporate Secretary for Nissan and Infiniti in Canada. An acoomplished lawyer, he tackles the infamous #BakersDozen and speaks to the journey he has taken from earliest youth to present day - and his well-earned success.
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On #BakersDozen: Monica Zent, Successful CEO And Legal Technology Entrepreneur
Monica Zent is one of the bright shining lights in modern law. With her upbeat, "can do" attitude she is one of the driving forces at the epicenter of legal industry change via innovation and smart enabling technology. A valued HPC Advisory Board member, and a force to be reckoned with, here she tackles the infamous #BakersDozen.
ON #FEARLESSLAW: PEARSON GC & CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER BJARNE TELLMANN
Bjarne P. Tellmann is Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel of Pearson and a member of its Executive team. A FTSE 40 company with 36,000 employees in over 70 countries, Pearson provides a range of education products and services to institutions, governments and individual learners. Here he talks to High Performance Counsel as part of our exclusive #FearlessLaw series.
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So You Want To Join A Board? The Inside Scoop On Who Makes The “A” List.
It’s time to fill another vacancy on your board. You’ve laid out what you have and what you don’t have, and where you want the board to go. You’ve also assembled a “robust” list of candidates to start with.
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On #Cybersecurity: Addressing The Cyberthreat To Law Firms – Expert Chuck Brooks Interviews Jon Loew, CEO Of AppGuard
The legal industry faces significant challenges in embracing the issue of Cybersecurity - and in responding to the growing Cybersecurity threat. It is also a top-of-mind issue for a growing number of clients who turn to their legal advisers for strategic direction. Here, HPC Cybersecurity Expert Contributor Chuck Brooks interviews the CEO of AppGuard, Jon Loew.
ON #BAKERSDOZEN: LEGAL SECTOR BANKING EXPERT JAY BENEGAL OF CITIZENS
There is banking - and then there is banking for the legal sector specifically. Jay Benegal is a senior leader and ground-breaker in the field - with years of experience understanding and meeting the needs of legal clients. In a sector that is undergoing landmark change on so many levels, Jay Benegal of Citizens is a voice of experience. Here he tackles the infamous #BakersDozen.
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Expert Legal Insights: Efficient Document Reviews Help Argue Costs by Jessica Lockett of RICOH
Legal expert and HPC Contributor Jessica Lockett of RICOH takes a closer look at the Ernst & Young Inc. v. Essar Global Fund Ltd et al, 2017 ONSC 4017 (CanLII) Ontario Superior Court decision regarding the recovery of eDiscovery document review costs within the context of a bankruptcy proceeding under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA). While on the surface it may look like the Court attempted to liken apples to oranges by comparing the dissimilar outsourced review costs borne by each of the Applicant (“Algoma”) and the Defendant (the “Essar Defendants”), this is not the case.
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HPC Analysis: On Legal Costs And Expectations – The Road Ahead Calls For Confidence In Closer Collaboration
The best way to tackle a difficult subject is to understand it – and talk about it. Legal costs and expectations would seem to be a good example. We see some great conversations ahead and even stronger business relationships emerging as clients and their legal service providers engage around data, embrace change and realize the benefits of greater transparency in helping one another succeed.
Expert Chuck Brooks: Why LinkedIn is an Indispensable Medium for Modern Professionals
More than a decade ago, I joined an emerging social medium called LinkedIn. I was serving as the Director of the newly created Office of Legislative Affairs at the Science & Technology Directorate for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
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Cyber Securing Crypto Currencies
Curious about Bitcoin? Chuck Brooks our resident expert on matters of Cybersecurity opines. Last week it was disclosed that almost 4,700 bitcoins crypto currency valued at $64m were stolen by hackers who broke into Slovenian-based bitcoin mining marketplace called NiceHash.
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Cyber Monday: Information Security – Top Industry Experts Discuss Threats And Challenges
About Paul Ferrillo: Paul Ferrillo is counsel in Weil’s Litigation Department, where he focuses on...
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THE #BAKERSDOZEN INTERVIEW: Brendan Burnett
My first job was to lead recruiting for sales/trading and investment banking at one of the big banks. They had a trading business in London and wanted to replicate it in New York.
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BOLD THINKING, NOT TINKERING – THOUGHTS ON THE GLOBAL LEGAL HACKATHON – CURATED BY MARY MACK
The Global Legal Hackathon (#GLH2018) brings together multiple streams of entrepreneurial activity (internationally) and taps into a global community of individuals and organizations with a passion for innovation via legal technology. Its success is unprecedented and bodes well for future developments.
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#LegalOps, General Counsel
ON #FEARLESSLAW: PEARSON GC & CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER BJARNE TELLMANN
Bjarne P. Tellmann is Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel of Pearson and a member of its Executive team. A FTSE 40 company with 36,000 employees in over 70 countries, Pearson provides a range of education products and services to institutions, governments and individual learners. Here he talks to High Performance Counsel as part of our exclusive #FearlessLaw series.
#TheScoop, Market Commentary
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Kim Technologies Presents: Automating with a Legal Ops Platform vs Siloed Product Solutions
Recently named a Legal AI Leader 2018 by the National Law Journal and a Top 25 Machine Learning Company by CIO Applications Magazine, Kim Technologies is leading digital transformation in some of the world’s largest law departments. Learn more about automating with a Legal Ops platform vs siloed product solutions in this interactive webinar.
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BOLD THINKING, NOT TINKERING – THOUGHTS ON THE GLOBAL LEGAL HACKATHON – CURATED BY MARY MACK
The Global Legal Hackathon (#GLH2018) brings together multiple streams of entrepreneurial activity (internationally) and taps into a global community of individuals and organizations with a passion for innovation via legal technology. Its success is unprecedented and bodes well for future developments.
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ON #BAKERSDOZEN: JENNIFER JOHNSON OF RICOH IN INTERVIEW WITH HIGH PERFORMANCE COUNSEL
On #BakersDozen, we interview one of the legal industry's gifted leaders, Jennifer Johnson. The legal industry is in good hands knowing that inspiring professionals like Jennifer are at the helm. To identify the uniquely powerful role of people and the criticality of great leadership in a rush-around, tech-fueled world takes genius. To make it happen every day takes excellence.
#MainstreamLaw
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Clio CEO Jack Newton Writes – Legal Cloud Computing: Where Are We Now?
Practice management software has come a long way in the nine years that we’ve offered Clio to law firms. And, while it might seem that the industry has come around to the idea that cloud-based software is a secure, powerful tool, it wasn’t always the case.
#LegalMosaic
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Mark Cohen: Law’s Big Challenges Cross Borders and Common Resources Can Help Solve Them
The legal industry has several wicked challenges: access to justice; legal education and training for a rapidly changing marketplace; enhancing delivery and improving consumer satisfaction; aligning the appropriate resource with task; and defending the rule of law.
#LawMade
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21st Century Legal Professional Series Part 5: Conclusion & Take-Aways
The last in the present series of insights from LawMade on the 21st Century Legal Professional.
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Legal Leadership
ON #FEARLESSLAW: PEARSON GC & CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER BJARNE TELLMANN
Bjarne P. Tellmann is Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel of Pearson and a member of its Executive team. A FTSE 40 company with 36,000 employees in over 70 countries, Pearson provides a range of education products and services to institutions, governments and individual learners. Here he talks to High Performance Counsel as part of our exclusive #FearlessLaw series.
#CyberSecurity
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ZorroSign Presents: Security of eSignature and Post-Execution Forgery Detection
Akbar Jaffer of ZorroSign: Historically, the legal industry has been very conservative when it comes to adopting new technology. That’s more true for electronic signature and digital transaction management (DTM) solutions, and for good reason. This is primarily so because of post-execution forgery detection, or lack thereof. Now there are ways to address this challenging issue.
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On #BakersDozen: Sonya Olds Som In Interview with High Performance Counsel
We interview Sonya Olds Som aka "The Connector" in our latest episode of #BakersDozen. A consummate professional herself, Sonya is a source of advice, insight and inspiration to countless legal professionals in today's legal industry. We like what Sonya is about. We think you will also. This is a must-read.
#Litigation
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Lessons In Leadership: Jessica Lockett of RICOH In Interview For #BakersDozen
A globally-aware, razor-sharp lawyer focused on bringing the very best eDisovery experience to the table for clients, Jessica Lockett speaks to the opportunity for innovation today and more to come in this field. With a keen eye on efficiency, she prides herself in honesty and being the kind of services partner that clients can rely on with confidence.
#BULLETPOINTS
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Ready. Steady. Read. New High Performance Counsel Library Will Allow Readers to Browse and Download Top Legal Leadership Interviews and Thought-Leadership
When we first launched High Performance Counsel there were many puzzled looks and a few wry...
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Bold Leadership In A New Word of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
AI is here - and it's here to stay. This has far-reaching implications for the legal industry. But a renewed focus on leadership - and leadership development - will help us all get along with the robots just fine.
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ON #BAKERSDOZEN: LEGAL SECTOR BANKING EXPERT JAY BENEGAL OF CITIZENS
There is banking - and then there is banking for the legal sector specifically. Jay Benegal is a senior leader and ground-breaker in the field - with years of experience understanding and meeting the needs of legal clients. In a sector that is undergoing landmark change on so many levels, Jay Benegal of Citizens is a voice of experience. Here he tackles the infamous #BakersDozen.
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