Successful Partnering Between Inside and Outside Counsel (ACC)

This treatise examines all aspects of the relationship between inside and outside counsel. A joint project of West and the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC), each chapter is written by a team of in-house and outside counsel, including contributions of general counsel from some 81 Fortune 500 world business leaders. It focuses on performance enhancement, performance quality, outcomes enrichment, and cost-effectiveness from the viewpoints of both counsel settings. Topics include selection of outside counsel, planning and budgeting, fee arrangements and billing, law department management, benchmarking, technology, conflicts, compliance, dispute resolution, and avoidance.