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November 4, 2021 | 8:20 AM - 12:40 PM EST
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Members: Complimentary

Overview (Program Summary)

A program hosted by:

ACC Central Ohio

AGENDA - DAY 2
8:20 – 8:30 a.m.
Welcome – Meganne Thaxton, CO-ACC Vice President

8:30 – 9:30 a.m.

“Building, Maintaining and Strengthening Effective Client Relationships When We’re Together and When We’re Virtual” Hear perspectives on what an effective in-house attorney client relationship looks like, how difficult relationships can be rehabilitated and some practical tips and techniques for building these very important relationships both in an “in-person” environment and a virtual one. Also included are perspectives from in-house counsel at various stages within their career and in different categories (litigation vs. business advice attorney), as well as the perspective of a business client who was previously a practicing attorney and is now a business leader.
Speakers: JJ Perez, President of Nationwide Corporate Solutions, Nationwide; Natalie Toumazos-Flowers, Senior Counsel, Transamerica; Christine Swift, VP Litigation, Lincoln Financial; and Dominique Ward, ERISA Counsel, Lincoln Financial

9:30 -10:30 a.m.
“Leveraging LinkedIn to Advance Your Career”
Would you mind getting inquiries to open positions by employers or recruiters and stay informed with who is looking and what is market value? Learn the LinkedIn Algorithm and the 4 Steps to LinkedIn Visibility. Learn how LinkedIn can work for you while you sleep and enjoy life. Chris will share with you the principles and format that best showcase your experience. His content is based on principles and formatting that can be applied to any in-house attorney. Don’t wait till you are looking for the next opportunity. Take the time now. It will pay dividends for your career development. Hear Chris’ advice live for your colleagues who want to take their LinkedIn profile to the next level. Chris will apply his best practices of LinkedIn Profile Principles and Format to those interested in adding this important skill for everyone’s career development
Speaker: Chris Batz, President, The Lion Group

10:30 – 10:40 a.m. – Break

10:40 – 11:40 a.m.
“Attorney/Client Privilege for In-House Counsel - What's Covered and What's Not?”
This program will provide an overview of the attorney-client privilege, including the requirements of the Ohio Rules of Professional Conduct, with a focus on how and when the privilege applies (or doesn’t apply) to common communications and scenarios involving in-house attorneys and their business team members at their client organization.  The program will also address the ethical responsibilities of attorneys to protect and maintain the attorney-client privilege.
Speakers: Jon Coughlan, Coughlan Law Firm and Former Disciplinary Counsel of the Supreme Court of Ohio; and Bryan Faller, Senior Counsel, American Honda Motor Co., Inc.

11:40 a.m. – 12:40 p.m.
“Managing Up is a Natural Part of Receiving Feedback”
continued
Being able to give and receive feedback is essential to good leadership. But, why is it so hard to do? You know what you want to say, and you know what they're trying to say, but so much gets in the way -- relationships, emotions, and timing, to name a few. This session will address the "how".
Speaker: Ann Lippman, Chief People Officer, Thirty-One Gifts

12:40 p.m.—End of Program

4:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Reception at Wolf’s Ridge Brewing – Sponsored by Consilio

 


CLE

Category: This course is pending approval by the Supreme Court of Ohio, Commission on Continuing Legal Education, for up to 8.0 total CLE general hours.

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