1. Association of Corporate Counsel www.acc.com

2. Benefits of Membership
Communities
Chapters and committees
CLO network
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Listservs
Legal Resources
ACC online database
ACC newsstand
ACC Docket
InfoPAKs℠
ACC QuickCounsel℠
Training
ACC Annual meeting, New to In-house Institute, Executive Leadership Institute, Mini MBA
Webcast
CLE Online
Advocacy
Value Challenge
Career
In-house Jobline℠
Prior to the computer age, paper was king, and storage of paper was the domain -- not of lawyers -- but of administrative types. Paper storage was a matter of filing. But paper was not really filed unless is was necessary to keep -- files were filled with important documents like incorporation papers or personel files, as well as facts you collected (such as articles or reports, etc.), since there was no electronic system for cataloguing information.
The main beauty of paper was that when you didn’t want it anymore, you tossed it or burned it or shredded it and it was GONE. Access to paper was limited to those who had access and keys to the file drawers. So newly developing document management programs occupied themselves with figuring out how to store increasing volumes of paper in a manner that allowed it to be retrieved, and the setting of “stale” dates by which old information would be automatically sent off to the shredder or dumpsters. Given the burgeoning size of files, and the growing knowledge of the usefulness of recycling work from matter to matter, document policies were not so much about retention as they were about retrieval and destruction.
All that changed with the litigation explosion of the 80’s and 90’s, which, coupled with the rise of electronic information retrieval and the coming of age of the computer and communications technologies, turned document management o its head..

3. ACC Communities
ACC’s 50 chapters allow you to connect with in-house counsel in your local areas, sharpen your skills with CLE programs, and hone your leadership abilities through involvement in your local chapters.
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4. ACC Communities
ACC’s 16 committees provide a great opportunity to network and collaborate with other members with expertise in various disciplines.
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5. ACC Communities
Join an exclusive CLO network with CLOs working in a variety of industries.
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6. ACC Communities
Use ACC’s membership directory to find more than 24,000 in-house colleagues.
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7. ACC Communities
Post questions to listservs based on a practice area (e.g., employment law)
or the type of practice (e.g., small law department).
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8. ACC Legal Resources
Search ACC’s online database for sample forms and policies, articles, website
references, and checklists to resolve your current problems.
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9. ACC Legal Resources
Delivered daily—ACC’s Newsstand provide you with customizable updates
on more than 40 practice areas and in 40 jurisdictions.
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10. ACC Legal Resources
The award-winning ACC Docket is the only professional journal written
by in-house counsel for in-house counsel.
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11. ACC Legal Resources
InfoPAKs℠ allow you to tap into the in-house legal community’s vast
knowledge and experience.
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12. ACC Legal Resources
QuickCounsel guides are online collections of resources that give you brief but accurate overviews of selected in house topics and related links for further information.
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13. ACC Training
ACC’s Annual Meeting is the one event where you can get all of your CLE in one shot! Choose from more than 100 sessions.
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14. Onsite Training Programs
Onsite Training Programs from ACC bring premier education sessions directly to you. Substantive topics and expert presenters provide practical guidance and training through structured discussion and participant involvement.
Available Programs
Ethical Issues for Corporate Counsel
Corporate Counsel in the Crosshairs
Attorney-Client Privilege for In-house Counsel, Recent Developments
Executive Leadership Institute
Leading Practices in Value-Based Inside-Outside Counsel Relationships
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15. ACC Training
For managers—the Executive Leadership Institute hones your skills and
make you to become effective leaders in your legal departments.
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16. ACC Training
The Mini MBA for in-house counsel explores the essential business skills that enhance and sharpen
your management knowledge in critical MBA disciplines: Accounting, Finance, Strategy, and Organizational Behavior.
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17. ACC Training
The webcasts provide substantive information on legal topics through a desktop learning experience.
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18. ACC Training
Online CLE is available through archived recordings of ACC educational programs and courses ACC has developed.
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19. ACC Advocacy
The ACC Value Challenge seeks to reconnect value to costs for legal services.
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20. Career
The In-house Jobline℠, with more than 1,000 active corporate counsel positions listed
every month, is the one place to find your next positions, post your resume, or hire legal staff.
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