Veta T. Richardson

Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC)

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Legal Operations

Beyond Legal: Today's In-House Lawyer Has More Tools in the Box Than Ever

At an ACC-hosted forum in Paris, Jean-Claude Beaujour, a partner with Paris-based law firm Smith d’Oria, and Veta T. Richardson, ACC president and CEO, discuss how law departments can provide and showcase the value they bring to the business.

For today’s in-house lawyer,...

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Career Development

CLO Will Play a Pivotal Role in Industry Transformation

Veta T. Richardson, president and CEO of the Association of Corporate Counsel, looks at the impact of technology, diversity and career development within the legal profession.

CCBJ: You’ve worked with thousands of in-house counsel. Looking ahead, what do you think will be the most positive...

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Career Development

Tapping the GC’s Full Potential

ACC CEO Veta Richardson talks about the organization's new agenda. Her remarks have been edited for length and style.

CCBJ: Let’s talk about the Association of Corporate Counsel’s Strategic Plan 2.0. Given the goals ACC has laid out in the plan how is the organizations looking...

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Corporate Counsel

An On-Ramp to the C-Suite: A joint initiative aims to return motivated female lawyers to corporate counsel roles nationwide

Introduction: At the entry level, men and women join the legal profession at the same rates, yet by the time they reach leadership roles, less than 20 percent of partners are women. Corporate legal departments suffer the same disparity. This leaky pipeline is partially due to women’s choice...

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Corporate Counsel

Best Practices And Lessons Learned From ACC's 2012 Value Champions

Richardson: Let’s start with a question for Dennis Lynch. Dennis, with a radical convergence model that continues to deliver results, Tyco and Shook Hardy have cut product liability cases in half, new case files by 65 percent and case cycle time by 40 percent since 2004. That’s a...

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