Answer: Yes, ACC has resources and programs for those new to the in-house community. These recommended resources will help you understand the responsibilities and function of general counsel, as well as teach you how to build a legal department for a company with global operations. ACC suggests the following:

• A Company’s First General Counsel 
• Building Expertise in a Multinational Law Department (ACC Europe Annual Conference)
• Doing Business Internationally
• Global Law Department
• It’s a Small World and Getting Smaller: Managing the Global Legal Department 

• The Role of the General Counsel in Canada: Leading Practices in Law Department Management  

• The Role of the General Counsel in Europe: Leading Practices in Law Department Management 
• Strategic Planning: Why a Plan Is Needed and How to Develop One  

• The Value and Benefit of In-House Counsel

Single-Day Registration Pass – A single-day registration pass provides you with full access to the exhibit hall, CLE/CPD sessions and networking events scheduled for your day of choice. Available for October 19, 20 and 21, 2009.  To purchase, visit am.acc.com.

Live Webcasts – The 19 “most popular” CLE/CPD programs will be made available from ACC's 2009 Annual Meeting via live stream. ACC members can enjoy discounted rates, and online CLE credit is available from participating jurisdictions. To view a complete list of live webcasts and sign up, visit am.acc.com/webcasts.

@ACCEducation – Are you a fellow Twitterer? Follow ACC leaders as they take you through this year’s Annual Meeting, and get general news and updates @ACCEducation. Happy tweeting!

To register and learn more about ACC's Mini MBA, visit www.acc.com/minimba.

For ACC's 2009 Annual Meeting Attendees:  Take a sneak peek at Tuesday's afternoon Mini MBA session 1208: Mini MBA – Why In-house Counsel Need to Care About Corporate Strategy.  

ACC members who enter law firm evaluations into the new ACC Value Index by October 31, 2009 will also be entered into a drawing for an Amazon Kindle. Part of the ACC Value Challenge®, the ACC Value Index is a client satisfaction measurement tool that allows ACC members to share information about the value of their outside counsel.  You can score your outside counsel on expertise, responsiveness, efficiency, budget management and results.  ACC members can also browse the Index to review evaluations or conduct specific searches for valued firms, using search terms such as firm name, matter type or location.  The ACC Value Index is an advantageous way to ensure good value in your outside counsel relationships.

To score your firms, and enter the drawing for a Kindle, visit www.acc.com/valueindex.

ACC Value Challenge® Weekly Tip – Check out the ACC Value Practice Tip of the Week -- updated weekly on ACC.com.  This week’s tip focuses on the Value Index, a new tool where members can evaluate, compare and discuss the performance of outside counsel.  

Action Idea:  Start Meetings with the ‘ACC Value Minute’ – Consider starting meetings with your staff, clients and outside counsel by taking a moment to review on a concrete practice you’ve implemented (or that others have implemented) that focuses on value in the legal service relationship.  Need ideas for the ACC Value Minute?  Check out the ACC Value Challenge ® Weekly Tip or ACC’s Value Practice resources posted on the ACC Value Challenge resource page.

NEW ACC Value Challenge®  Resources – Check out recently added resources for small and large law, such as:
• Value Practice: Alternative Fee/Value-based Arrangement Implemented by Smaller Law Department - Securities Portfolio Work for Wolverine World Wide, Inc.
• Value Practice: Using a Disciplined Internal ‘Hoshin’ Planning Process to Enhance Alignment with Business Clients- Law Department Practices at Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc.
• Sample Early Case Assessment Form

Employers: we offer real-time posting with competitive rates to help keep your costs down while meeting your recruiting needs.

Job seekers: with hundreds of in-house positions from top companies, we are here to help you seize the best opportunities in today’s marketplace.

Whether you are looking for the best talent or you are ready to make a new career move, take the next step at ACC’s In-house Jobline.

More than 30 new InfoPAKs^SM for in-house counsel.  Visit www.acc.com/infopaks for the full listing.

Is your time limited and you need legal information without delay?  Check out our QuickCounsel bank for key insights, supplemented with additional research links.  New additions this month include “Executive Mobility” and “Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR).”

November 12, 2009 | New York City, NY

Join the Pro Bono Institute and Corporate Pro Bono, ACC’s partnership project with the Pro Bono Institute, for their Annual Dinner held at Gotham Hall in New York City on November 12, 2009.  The Annual Dinner is an opportunity to celebrate the legal professions commitment to pro bono.  Co-chaired by Thomas Glocer, CEO of Thomson Reuters Michael Holston, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Hewlett-Packard Company, and Bruce Kuhlik, Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Merck & Co., the Annual Dinner honors the amazing pro bono work of legal departments and law firms.  For more information, visit www.probonoinst.org/galas.