2.0 TOTAL MCLE CREDITS (2.0 MCLE credits in areas of professional practice)

The long-held view that, once a lawyer leaves law firm practice for the corporate world he or she can never go back, has fallen by the way side.   Just as law firm experience historically has been viewed as providing critical skills for in-house counsel, the increasing trend in the profession is that in-house experience certainly can add significant value to law firms, particularly when looking to build specific industry or practice area expertise.

This program, featuring a panel of law firm and in-house lawyers who have successfully developed the skills to navigate the transitions between both practice worlds, addresses:

• Whether the grass is really greener in-house and how to cultivate the professional skills necessary to successfully manage the transition between the law firm and corporate cultures;

• The “Top 3” things in-house panelists wish they had known before going in-house;

• Making the transition to in-house practice successfully:
   -Spotting issues before they arise
   -Serving only one client
   -The “triage” approach to law practice
   -Learning to say “yes,” while managing risk
   -Living as a “cost center” rather than revenue generator
   -Learning to apply specialized skills in a multi-disciplinary organization

• What skills developed as an in-house lawyer improved the quality of client service upon return to a firm;

• How in-house practitioners can position themselves for a successful return to firm practice, and the business development challenges that await;

• Ways that law firms can improve outreach to in-house practitioners as a means to develop specialized practice areas

Moderator

Carla M. Miller, Esq., Universal Music Group, Co-Chair, Corporate Litigation Counsel Committee, Commercial & Federal Litigation
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Panelists

Jacqueline C. Charlesworth, Esq., Morrison & Foerster LLP, former General Counsel, National Music Publishers Association

Kenneth L. Johnson, Esq., Credit Suisse, former partner, Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison LLP

Eric Lobenfeld, Esq., Hogan & Hartson LLP, former Vice President/Chief Litigation Counsel, Reliance Group Holdings

Richard F. Ziegler, Esq., Jenner & Block LLP, former General Counsel, The 3M Company

Recorded December 4, 2008