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Professional Development

5. CCCA - Approaches to Legal Service Delivery in Complex Companies * **

*    This program has been approved for 2.5 hours of recognized Professional Development by the Barreau du Québec

**  This program has been approved for 2.5 hours of recognized Professional Development by the Law Societies of British Columbia and Northwest Territories


Monday, August 17, 9:30 – 12:00

Corporate law departments are working hard to re-align their priorities and resources so they can be more effective in the current economic climate. The top two challenges facing General Counsel of complex companies are to manage the workloads of their lawyers and to reduce the costs of external counsel. This panel will discuss:

• balancing legal specialization and the demands of business units
• legal services from corporate and external counsel for geographically distant parts of the company
• techniques to manage deadlines and workloads
• performance management and complex reporting relationships for corporate counsel
• coping with significant demand for legal services

Moderator:
Richard Stock, M.A., FCIS, CMC
Partner
Catalyst Consulting

Panelists:
Renée Léger
Director
Group Contracts & Legal Affairs
Bombardier Transportation

Martin Lockyer
Vice-President – Legal Services and Corporate Secretary
CHC Helicopter Corporation

Donald G. Sword
Vice President, Legal and Regulatory Corporate Secretary
Johnson Inc.