InCounsel Weekly #237

Bite-sized 🍣 for in-house counsel and creative legal minds. Curated and crafted with ❤️ by David Bushby. Newcomers can subscribe here :)

Inbox

A different kind of legal inbox that uses a few of my favourite tools, and one of the best process maps I've seen 🥰

Backstory

Here's a timely backstory on ex-Tesla commercial counsel, Laura Frederick's hugely popular 'How to Contract' resources ✍🏻

Zero

A framework for in-house lawyers to stop firefighting, and strive for 'Destination Zero' – a place where every legal problem is prevented 🏆

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"The one email I always read and click on all the links!" – Natalie Truong, Head of Legal and Regulatory Affairs at Ad Standards.

InCounsel Weekly #236

Bite-sized 🍣 for in-house counsel and creative legal minds. Curated and crafted with ❤️ by David Bushby. Newcomers can subscribe here :)

Metrics

Any in-house lawyer thinking about metrics should check out this excellent, free resource 📊

Panels

A deep dive into four of the most common, fatal flaws of corporate law firm panels 🚧

Redlines

When it comes to redlining contracts the data says: Microsoft Word still reigns supreme 👑

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"I always look forward to it landing in my inbox."– Mel Scott, Senior Legal Counsel at Megaport.

InCounsel Weekly #235

Bite-sized 🍣 for in-house counsel and creative legal minds. Curated and crafted with ❤️ by David Bushby. Newcomers can subscribe here :)

Practical

Ten tips for in-house lawyers to be more practical, and become sought-after partners to the business 🤝

Content

With all the shiny new automation, AI and digital tools – remember that "content is the critical asset, not the technology that surfaced it" ✍🏻

Syndicate

A first-year law student launches the world’s first investment syndicate focused on LegalTech 💸

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"I open your emails as soon as I receive them!" – Melissa Monks, Lead Counsel – Competition & Compliance and BlueScope Steel.

InCounsel Weekly #234

Bite-sized 🍣 for in-house counsel and creative legal minds. Curated and crafted with ❤️ by David Bushby. Newcomers can subscribe here :)

Privacy program

Eight strategic tips for developing a privacy program 🔐

Different

A free legal careers summit for anyone considering the path less travelled 🧭

Font

Refresh your contract templates with these alternative fonts 🔡

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"I love reading these gems each week with a fresh coffee." – Mel Scott, Senior Legal Counsel at Megaport.

InCounsel Weekly #233

Bite-sized 🍣 for in-house counsel and creative legal minds. Curated and crafted with ❤️ by David Bushby. Newcomers can subscribe here :)

Rebuild

How legal spend evaporated after consolidating 30 versions of a contract template into one, and rebuilding it from scratch ⚡️

OneDPA

If you deal with Data Processing Agreements, here's your chance help standardise it for the greater good 🥰

Coming in

“We’re not going to make you [come into the office] every day,” Sullivan said. “And if you do, we’re going to make it worth your while, so you see real value in coming in, rather than thinking, ‘Man, I came in because I felt I had to be there, and everything I did in the office I could have done at home.'”  👏

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InCounsel Weekly #232

Bite-sized  for in-house counsel and creative legal minds. Curated and crafted with  by David Bushby. Newcomers can subscribe here :)

Unprivileged

What it means for in-house lawyers who're not protected by legal privilege 🇫🇷

Beef

A few beefs with legal tech we can all relate to – jump straight to the meaty bits at 6.36 🍖

Longer

Remote hearings took longer according to this study 🧐

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"They are a nice ‘pause’ in my busy working day." – Melissa Monks, Lead Counsel – Competition & Compliance and BlueScope Steel.

InCounsel Weekly #231

Bite-sized  for in-house counsel and creative legal minds. Curated and crafted with  by David Bushby. Newcomers can subscribe here :)

LinkedIn

One of the best reasons I've read for GCs to be posting on LinkedIn 

Events

A handy list of upcoming legal tech and innovation conferences around the world 

BriefCatch

A patented legal editing tool for serious legal writers 

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InCounsel Weekly #230

Bite-sized 🍣 for in-house counsel and creative legal minds. Curated and crafted with ❤️ by David Bushby. Newcomers can subscribe here :)

TLDR Act

A piece of draft legislation that applies the "Too Long; Didn’t Read" retort to online T&Cs 😲

Claustack

A new platform for lawyers to create common contract standards, share knowledge and access templates for free 🥳 

Wag the dog

Too often, GCs appear to let the digital 'tail' of digital transformation wag the transformational 'dog' – a scholarly deep dive offering a new approach 💁

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