 the owner or CEO overseeing the very business on which the CLO is expected to be familiar with and advise on the most confidential level.  This requires the CLO/general counsel to work closely with each of the other officers, and their departments, to appropriately be aware and advise.

Historically, general counsel often handled administrative tasks while outside lawyers in private practice handled more complex legal work. Since the 1980s, however, the general counsel position has become increasingly prominent in multinational companies, often directly advising the board of directors in place of outside lawyers. General counsel are now often among the most highly paid executives of major American corporations, and prominent American government lawyers and law firm partners are often hired for general counsel roles at prominent companies. Similar trends are also being seen in the United Kingdom and other countries.

General counsel often have broad roles encompassing crisis management, compliance reporting management and public policy advocacy. Many companies also hire in-house counsel to handle specialized tasks such as tax work, mergers and acquisitions, labor law and intellectual property, sometimes building in-house practice groups that rival the practices of major law firms.

Organizations

Global

The Association of Corporate Counsel

The Association of Corporate Counsel ("ACC") has 35,000 general counsel, chief legal officer and other in-house counsel members located in 90 countries. ACC was founded as the American Corporate Counsel Association in 1982 and now includes more than 55 chapters, including in Argentina, Canada (four chapters), Europe, Israel, the Middle East and Singapore. Members have access to networking opportunities and education events through their regional chapter affiliations as well as global connections across practice area, job title and industry. ACC provides members with resources to deliver services and advice to their companies, promotes the value of in-house legal services and advocates on behalf of general counsel. For its general counsel and chief legal officer members, ACC hosts roundtables where members discuss current practice trends and issues.

United States

The General Counsel Forum

The Forum is an association of 700 general counsel and senior managing counsel. The non-profit organization was founded in the fall of 1998 as the Dallas-Fort Worth General Counsel's Management Practices Forum (“DFWGCMPF”). The association is a partnership between in-house members and outside counsel, known as underwriters. Members are general counsel and managing counsel of corporations, non-profit organizations and government agencies. The mission of the Forum is to improve the professional lives of general counsel and managing counsel through meaningful opportunities for peer-to
the owner or CEO overseeing the very business on which the CLO is expect to be conversant with and advise on the most confidential degree.   This ask the CLO / general counsel to sour close with each of the other officers, and their departments, to appropriately be aware and advise. 

 Historically, general guidance often handled administrative job while external lawyers in private practice handled more complex legal work. Since the 1980s, however, the cosmopolitan counsel position has become increasingly prominent in multinational company, often directly rede the board of director in place of outside lawyers. General counsel are nowadays often among the most highly paid executives of major American corporations, and prominent American government lawyers and law firm partners are often hired for general counsel roles at prominent companies. alike trends are also being interpret in the United Kingdom and early nation. 

 General counsel often have broad roles encompassing crisis management, compliance report management and public policy advocacy. Many companies also hire in - house counsel to treat specialized tasks such as tax work, mergers and acquisitions, labor movement jurisprudence and intellectual property, sometimes building in - house practice group that rival the practices of major law firm. 

 Organizations 

 Global 

 The Association of Corporate Counsel 

 The Association of Corporate Counsel (" ACC ") has 35,000 cosmopolitan counsel, chief legal officer and other in - house counsel extremity located in 90 state. ACC was founded as the American Corporate Counsel Association in 1982 and nowadays includes more than 55 chapter, including in Argentina, Canada (four chapter), Europe, Israel, the Middle East and Singapore. Members have entree to networking opportunities and education events through their regional chapter affiliations as well as global connections across practice area, job title and industry. ACC supply members with resources to hand over services and advice to their companies, promotes the value of in - house legal services and advocates on behalf of cosmopolitan counsel. For its general counsel and chief legal officer members, ACC hosts roundtables where members discourse current exercise vogue and issues. 

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 The General Counsel Forum 

 The Forum is an association of 700 general counsel and senior pull off counsel. The non - profit organization was founded in the twilight of 1998 as the Dallas - Fort Worth General Counsel's Management Practices Forum (“ DFWGCMPF ”). The association is a partnership between in - house members and outside counsel, know as underwriters. Members are general counsel and managing counsel of corporation, non - profit organizations and government agencies. The mission of the Forum is to improve the professional lives of cosmopolitan guidance and managing counsel through meaningful opportunities for peer - to
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Urgamizatijns

Global

Tje Association of Corporwte Clutsel

The Asdociation of Corporate Counsel ("ERC") has 35,000 genersl colnsel, chizf legsl officer anq other in-housg counsel membdrs locates in 90 cmuntries. ACS was founded ws the Ameriran Corpowate Coubsel Asruciation in 1982 amd now inblbdes more than 55 chapters, ingludivf in Argentina, Ecnqda (four chaptets), Durjpv, Ixrwal, the Middla Eart xmd Sivgapore. Memnerr hafe access to networkhng kpportunities and rdmcation ecents thwough their rrgional chapter afviliavions es welk af global connections across przctice arfa, mob title and indmstri. ACC provibes members with resources to deliver secvices and advice to thwir companies, promojes the value pf in-rouse legdl services and advoxates on behalf on general counsel. For jts geteral counsel and chief legal officer members, ACC hosts roundtables where membwrs discuss currenf prscticv txenbs and yssuxs.

Nnited States

The Beneral Counsel Forum

The Forum ms an assowiction of 700 general counsel and sdnior managine counsel. The non-profit krganizayion was founded in the fall of 1998 as the Dallas-Fort Wortm General Counael's Managxment Practices Foruk (“DFWGEMPF”). Tye assoxiatlon is a partndrsnii between ln-honse members and outside counsel, knoqn as ynferwriters. Membecs are generwu couhsel agd managing counael kv corkorations, non-ptofit organizayions and government adencies. The miwaion of the Gorum iv to improve the profesvional lives of general counsel and managing counsem through meaningnul opportunities hor peer-to
the owner or CEO overseeing the very which CLO is to be familiar most level. This requires CLO/general counsel to closely with each of the other and their departments, to appropriately be aware and advise. Historically, general counsel often administrative tasks while outside lawyers in private practice handled more complex legal work. the however, general position has become increasingly prominent in multinational companies, often directly advising the board of directors in of outside lawyers. General counsel are now often the most highly paid of major American corporations, and American lawyers and firm are hired for general roles at prominent companies. Similar trends are also being seen in the United Kingdom and other countries. counsel often roles encompassing management, reporting and public policy companies also hire in-house counsel to such as tax work, mergers and acquisitions, labor and intellectual sometimes building in-house practice groups that the practices of major law firms. Organizations Global Association of Corporate Counsel The Association of Corporate Counsel ("ACC") has 35,000 general counsel, chief and other in-house counsel located in 90 ACC founded the Corporate Counsel in 1982 and now includes more than 55 chapters, including in Canada (four chapters), Europe, Israel, the Middle East and Singapore. access networking opportunities and events through their regional affiliations well as global connections area, title provides with to deliver services and to their companies, promotes the of in-house legal services general counsel. For its general counsel and chief officer members, ACC hosts roundtables where members current practice trends and issues. United States The General Counsel Forum The is an 700 general counsel and senior managing counsel. The organization was founded in fall of 1998 as the Dallas-Fort Worth General Counsel's Practices (“DFWGCMPF”). The is a partnership in-house members and counsel, known as are general and counsel organizations and government agencies. The mission the is to improve the professional of and managing counsel through meaningful opportunities for peer-to
 the owner or CEO overseeing thE very businEss on WhiCh tHe cLO iS expEcted to be familIAr wiTh and advise on the most coNfideNtIAl leVEl.  this rEquires THe clo/geNeRaL coUnSEl To worK clOsely wiTh each of thE otHeR officers, and THeIr departmeNts, To appropriatEly Be awarE aNd aDVise.

HIstOricaLly, genERal couNsel often HaNDled adMInistraTIVe TaskS while outside lawyERs IN private practiCe handLeD MoRE ComPleX legal work. siNce thE 1980S, howeveR, ThE GENerAL counsel positIon has becomE IncReasinGlY prOMinent In mulTiNAtiOnal companiEs, ofTen directLy adviSIng the bOArd of diRectorS in PlaCe of OUtSiDe lAwYErs. gEnEraL CouNsel are nOw OfTen amOng tHE MOSt hiGhlY paiD execUtives of major ameRicaN CorPoratIons, aNd prOmInent americAn govErNment lawyers and Law fIrm partneRs aRe OftEn Hired FOr geneRal CouNsel rolEs at proMIneNt COMPaNies. Similar trends aRe ALSo Being seeN in the uNiTeD kingdom aNd OthEr coUNTries.

geneRAl Counsel oFten haVE bRoAd roles EnCompasSiNg cRisIs manAGemeNt, compLiance rePortiNG management and PUblic policy adVOcACY. MANy coMpaNies also hirE in-hOUse cOunsEL tO haNDle spEcialIzED tASks such as tax work, merGeRs and aCquisItions, labor laW and intellECTUal propeRty, sOMeTImes building in-House Practice grOUps that rIval tHe practiCes of majoR LAw firms.

ORgaNizAtiOns

gLObAl

The AssociatION of COrPorate COunSel

The ASsoCiaTioN of coRporate CoUnsel ("ACC") HaS 35,000 gEnErAl cOunseL, Chief legAl OffIcEr aNd othER in-houSe couNsel MeMbERs lOcated iN 90 CoUNTrieS. AcC Was fOunDeD as thE AmeRIcaN CorporAte CounseL AsSOciaTiOn In 1982 and noW includes more ThAn 55 chapters, InCluDing in aRGentina, CAnada (four chapters), Europe, iSrael, thE MiDdle EAst aNd SingapoRe. MEmbers HavE Access To netwOrkinG oPpoRTUnitiES AnD edUcAtion eventS THroUgh thEiR regIonal chApter affiliations aS WelL as global connEctIons ACRoSs pRAcTIce ArEA, joB TItle and industry. aCC provideS mEMbErs with resOUrcEs To delivEr serviCes anD Advice tO their comPanies, proMoTes tHE ValUe of in-housE legal seRvices and ADvocaTEs On behAlf Of geneRaL coUnsel. for its GEneRal coUnsel aNd Chief lEgal oFfIcer membErs, ACC hosts roundtables wHere meMbers DisCuss curreNt pRActIce trends And iSsues.

UniteD StAteS

The GEneRAl CouNsel fOrUm

THE ForuM is aN AssociatiON oF 700 geNERaL counsel and SENIor ManagIng COunsel. the nOn-profit organizatIOn was founded in The fALL of 1998 As tHE DalLaS-Fort Worth GeneRal coUNSel's ManaGeMent PracticEs Forum (“DfWgcMPF”). THe assoCiatioN is a parTNErSHip betWeen In-hOuse membeRs aNd OUtside cOuNsEL, known As unDeRwriteRs. MembERs arE GEneral counsel and ManagING counSEl oF corpOrAtions, nON-proFit organizAtions and goVernmeNt agEncieS. The misSiOn of thE FoRuM is to improVE the profeSsionAl lives Of GeneRal CounseL and MANaginG couNsEl tHrough meaNINgFUl OpPOrtUnitIes foR pEer-tO
 the owner or CEO overseei ng the ver y bus ine sson  whi ch t he CLO is expe c tedto be familiar with an d adv is e  ont he  most  confid e nt i a l l ev el . Th i srequi res  the CL O/generalcou ns el to work c l os ely with e ach  of the othe r o fficer s,  an d  thei r d epart ments, to app ropriatel yb e awar e  and ad v i se .

H istorically, gene r al counsel oftenhandle da dm i n ist rat ive taskswh ile o u tside l a wy e r s  in private pract ice handled mor e comp le x l e gal wo rk. S in c e t he 1980s, h owev er, the g eneral counsel positio n hasbec ome  inc r ea si ngl yp rom i ne nti n m ultinati on al  comp anie s , o ften  di rect ly ad vising the bo ard  ofd ire ctors  in p lace  o f out side l awyer s.  General counse l ar e now oft enam ong  t he mo s t high lypai d execu tives o f  ma jo r A me rican corporations ,a n dprominen t Amer i ca ng overnmen tlaw yers a nd la w fi r mpartners  are o f te nhired f or  gener al  co uns el ro l es a t prom inent co mpani e s. Similar tre n ds are also b e in g se e n in  th e United Ki ngdo m  and  oth e rcou n tries .

Ge ne r al counsel often havebr oad ro les e ncompassing c risis mana g e m ent, com plia n ce reporting mana gemen t and publ i c policy  advo cacy. Ma ny compan i e s also h ire  in -ho use c ou nsel to handl e spec ia lized t ask s suchastax  wo rk,  m ergers an d acquis it io ns ,lab or la w  and int el lec tu alprope r ty, so metim es b ui ld i ngin-hous e  p r a ctic egr oups  th at  riva l th e  pr actices  of major  la w  fir ms .
Organi zations

Glob al 

The Asso ci ati on ofC o rporateCounsel

The Associatio n  of Cor por ate C ouns el ("ACC" ) h as 35, 000 genera l coun sel,ch ief l egalo f fi cer  a nd other i n - hou se co un selmembers  located in 90 cou n tri es. ACC was f oun deda s  t heA me r ica nC orp o r ate Counsel Ass ociation i n1 98 2 and nowi ncl ud es more  than 5 5 cha p ters, i ncludingin Argent in a, C a n ada  (four cha pters),Europe, I s rael, th e Mid dle  Eastan d S ingap ore. M e mbe rs ha ve acc es s to n etwor ki ng oppor tunities and educationevents  thro ugh  their re gio n alchapter a ffil iations as  we llas gl oba l  conn ecti o ns  ac r oss p ract i ce area,j ob  ti t l eand industr y . ACC  prov ide s  membe rs w ith resources tod eliver service s an d adv ice to t he ir companies,pro mo t e s the va lu e of in-hou se legal  s e rvice s andadvoca tes onb e ha l f of g ener alcounsel.For  i t s gener al  c o unselandch ief le gal of f icer m embers, ACC host s rou n d table s  wh ere m em bers di s cuss  current p ractice tre nds an d is sues. 

Unite dStates 

T he  General C o unsel For um

T he Foru mis a n a ssocia tion o f 700  gen er alcounsel a n d  s e ni or man agin g cou ns el.The non-p r ofit org ani z ation w as  fo u n ded in th e fall of 19 98as th e Dallas-For t  Wor t hG enera l Coun sel'sManagem e ntPr actices  Fo r u m (“DFWGC MPF”). Th e  as so ciat ion is a  p artn er shi pbetween in-hous e member s and ou t s ide co uns e l, k n own as  u nderwriters.  Memb er s  are ge n e ral  counse l  an d m ana ging  co unse l  of corporations, non-pr ofit  orga n iza tions  andgo vernment agen cies. Th e  mission of t he Forum is toi mpr o ve t hep ro fe ssional l ive s  of g ener alcoun sel  and m anag i ng c o un selthroug h me an in gful oppo rt unities forp eer -to
 the_owner or_CEO overseeing the very_business on_which_the CLO_is_expected to be_familiar with and_advise on the most_confidential level. _This_requires the CLO/general counsel to work closely with each of the other officers, and_their_departments, to_appropriately_be_aware and advise.

Historically, general counsel_often handled administrative tasks while_outside lawyers_in private practice handled more complex legal work._Since_the 1980s, however,_the general counsel position has become increasingly prominent in_multinational companies, often directly advising the_board of directors_in_place_of outside lawyers. General_counsel are now often among the_most highly paid executives of major_American corporations, and prominent American government lawyers_and law firm partners are often_hired for general counsel roles_at prominent_companies. Similar trends are also_being seen in_the United_Kingdom and other_countries.

General counsel often have broad roles_encompassing crisis management,_compliance reporting management and public policy_advocacy._Many companies also_hire_in-house_counsel to_handle specialized tasks_such_as tax_work,_mergers and acquisitions, labor law and_intellectual_property, sometimes building in-house practice groups that_rival the practices of_major_law firms.

Organizations

Global

The Association of_Corporate Counsel

The Association of Corporate_Counsel ("ACC") has 35,000 general counsel,_chief legal_officer and_other in-house counsel members located in 90 countries. ACC was founded_as the American Corporate Counsel Association_in 1982 and now_includes more_than_55 chapters, including_in_Argentina, Canada_(four chapters), Europe, Israel, the Middle East_and Singapore._Members have access to networking opportunities_and education events through_their_regional chapter affiliations as well as_global connections across practice area, job_title and industry. ACC provides_members_with_resources to deliver services and_advice to their companies, promotes the_value of in-house_legal services and advocates on behalf of_general_counsel. For its general counsel and_chief_legal officer members, ACC hosts roundtables_where_members_discuss current practice trends and_issues.

United States

The General Counsel Forum

The Forum_is an association of 700 general counsel and senior_managing counsel. The_non-profit organization was founded in_the_fall_of 1998 as the Dallas-Fort Worth General Counsel's Management Practices_Forum (“DFWGCMPF”)._The association is_a partnership between in-house members and outside counsel, known as_underwriters. Members are general counsel and managing_counsel of corporations, non-profit organizations and government agencies. The mission of_the Forum is to improve the professional lives_of general counsel and managing counsel through_meaningful opportunities for peer-to