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For This Health Insurer GC, Work Is as Easy as Riding a Bike
Last year, Paul Tufano's 19-year-old son, an avid cyclist, turned his father on to cycling so much that he agreed to a five-day bike ride across Pennsylvania with his son, beginning in Pittsburgh and ending on Father's Day at Independence Hall, near their home the suburbs of Philadelphia.
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| IN-HOUSE HIRING
Compliance Officers Break Ties to Legal Departments
In a world of regulations, recession and corporate scandal, the creation of compliance and ethics roles has been on the rise. But what is dropping is the number of those newly created positions that are in any way tied to the legal department. | | | |
| IN-HOUSE HIRING
GCs Speak Out on Hiring Trends
Last year, in "Yes, Now IS the Right Time to Add Headcount," we explored the reasons many corporations were bucking current hiring trends and bringing on more legal staff. Not in extravagant numbers, mind you, but strategic hires they considered necessary for their continued success, both in their industry niche and the overall marketplace. | | | |
| IN-HOUSE HIRING
Finding a Job During (and Despite) the Recession
Job-hunting during a recession can be a discouraging and miserable experience, but every economic downturn has the potential to create career opportunities for those with the right skill-sets and a little bit of luck. In-house counsel are no exception. | | | |
| LAW DEPARTMENT MANAGEMENT
Strategic Priorities for General Counsel in 2010
The year 2010 is shaping up to be a "best of times, worst of times" year for general counsel. On the one hand, GCs -- and the senior lawyers and professionals who help them lead their law departments -- are under extraordinary pressure to reduce costs. Of course, there is nothing new in the expectation that in-house lawyers should "do more with less." It has been expressed repeatedly over the past two decades, especially in times of economic distress. What is new is the extent to which law departments have been forced to reduce total legal costs and to find new ways to operate more efficiently. | | | |
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