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Ethics and Compliance Programs
A recurrent task facing Managers of Ethics and Compliance programs is to make sure their programs are effective — and demonstrate this effectiveness to both internal and external audiences.
Since management commitment and support is the fundamental requirement for effective compliance programs, it is essential for ethics and compliance officers (the United States Sentencing Commission used “ethics and compliance” in the changes that it adopted on April 8, 2004, to the Sentencing Guidelines for Organizational Defendants) to successfully demonstrate program effectiveness in order to gain trust and active support of internal audiences, such as senior management, boards of directors, board committees, internal auditors, legal staff and human resources (See ' 8B2.1(b)(2)(A)). External audiences, such as regulators and other governmental officials, the investment community and shareholders often evaluate the company based, at least in part, on its ethics and compliance plan.
New York's Latest Cybersecurity Commitment
On Aug. 9, 2023, Gov. Kathy Hochul introduced New York's inaugural comprehensive cybersecurity strategy. In sum, the plan aims to update government networks, bolster county-level digital defenses, and regulate critical infrastructure.
Law Firms are Reducing Redundant Real Estate by Bringing Support Services Back to the Office
A trend analysis of the benefits and challenges of bringing back administrative, word processing and billing services to law offices.
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How AI Has Affected PR
When we consider how the use of AI affects legal PR and communications, we have to look at it as an industrywide global phenomenon. A recent online conference provided an overview of the latest AI trends in public relations, and specifically, the impact of AI on communications. Here are some of the key points and takeaways from several of the speakers, who provided current best practices, tips, concerns and case studies.