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1 Making the Most of Your ACC Resources September 13, 2006 Association of Corporate Counsel www.acca.com Page 2 Panel Eunice Bumgardner, Vice President & General Counsel, Bureau of National Affairs, Inc. Julienne Bramesco, Director of Legal Resources, ACC Karen Palmer, Senior Attorney & Legal Resources Manager, ACC

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Making the Most of Your ACCResources

September 13, 2006

Association of Corporate Counselwww.acca.com

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PanelEunice Bumgardner, Vice President & GeneralCounsel, Bureau of National Affairs, Inc.Julienne Bramesco, Director of Legal Resources,ACCKaren Palmer, Senior Attorney & Legal ResourcesManager, ACC

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What is ACCThe Bar Association for In-House CounselFounded almost 25 years ago by in-house counselOver 20,000 members in 58 countriesOver 8,000 companies

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ACC Promotes your interestsEducationRole of in-house counselAdvancement to legal practice

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Public Policyhttp://www.acca.com/php/cms/index.php?id=37

ACC brings a unique perspective to issues thatdirectly affect in-house counsel and their clients.Focuses on multijurisdictional practice matters,corporate responsibility issues of privilege, and othermatters that affect corporate counsel’s ability toprovide effective guidance to their corporateemployers.

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ACC Alliance Program ACC has formed working partnerships withleading legal and business services providers toensure the accessibility of high-quality products andservices for corporate counsel. The ACC AllianceProgram offers professional products and servicesspecifically designed for the in-house practitioner atspecial rates.

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Member to Memberwww.acca.com/membership/search.php

Volunteer database of more than 3500 members willing toprovide advice to other members

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Membership Directory www.acca.com/protected/memberdirectory.php

Online database that provides contact information for ACCmembers (for members only).

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Webcasts http://webcasts.acca.com/

Online audio presentations providing substantive information on legal topicsrelevant to in-house counsel. Participants may listen live or to the replays.

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Chaptershttp://www.acca.com/php/cms/index.php?id=23

46 Chapters including Europe and Israelprovide networking opportunities andeducational programs.

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Virtual Librarywww.acca.com/vl

Online repository of legal resources to assist in-house counsel in yourdaily practice.

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InfoPAKshttp://www.acca.com/php/cms/index.php?id=26

Information booklets addressing legal topics fromthe in-house perspective. 56 InfoPAKs aredownloaded 10,000 times monthly.

The Value & Benefit of In-house Counsel Intellectual Property

Outsourcing Transactions Outside Counsel Management

Corporate Compliance Record Retention

Doing Business Internationally Responding to GovernmentInvestigations

Effective Compliance & Ethics Disaster Preparedness

Hiring Foreign Nationals in the U.S. Technology Primer

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Leading Practices ProfilesProfiles examine, through the eyes of in-house

counsel, “best practices” at work in a variety ofindustries and legal departments of all sizesUse of Mediation in the US & Western Europe

Business Continuity and Disaster Planning

Privacy and Data Protection

Contract Management

Corporate Governance Programs

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Surveys and PollsCompliance & Risk AssessmentThe Decline of Attorney Client PrivilegeSurvey of Corporate Records PracticeIn-house Counsel CensusManaging Outside Counsel Survey

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PublicationsACC Docket Global Counsel

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Committees

Focus on issues affecting specific areas of law

Corporate & Securities Law Intellectual Property

Employment & Labor Law International Legal Affairs

Energy Law Department Management

Environmental, Health & Safety Litigation

Financial Services New to In-house

Information Technology Law and eCommerce Nonprofit Organizations

Insurance Staff Counsel Small Law Departments

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Committee Listservshttp://www.acca.com/php/cms/index.php?id=55

Subscribe to Committee listservs from the respectiveCommittee web pages.Corporate and Securities Law Committee  [email protected] & Labor Law Committee   [email protected] Committee   [email protected] Health & Safety Law Committee   [email protected] Services [email protected] &eCommerce Committee      IT&[email protected] Staff Counsel Committee      [email protected] Property Committee  [email protected] Legal Affairs Committee   [email protected] Department Management Committee     [email protected] Committee    [email protected] Organizations Committee   [email protected] Law Departments Committee     [email protected]

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Educationwww.acca.com/education/index.php

ACC CorporateCounsel University

ACC Europe AnnualMeeting

June 3-5 Munich

March 4-6 2007Amsterdam

April 29-May 1 St. Louis

Canada-CCU

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ACC Annual Meetingwww.acca.com/am/06/attendee/register.php

October 23-25, 2006Hone your ability to manage multiple

responsibilities, priorities, and outcomes;

Sharpen your skills to communicate clearly andeffectively with your clients;

Identify new ways to add value

Stay abreast of the latest legal developments andahead of emerging issues;

Benchmark with your peers; and

Expand your in-house network.

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In-house Joblinehttp://jobline.acca.com/

Database of job listings and resumes specifically designed for in-housecounsel.Features

Expanded search optionsFREE Resume PostingSearch agent email alertsEasy online job managementResume searching accessJob Activity Report

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ACC ResourcesAnnual MeetingCCU & other EducationprogramsACC AllianceIn-house JoblineMember to MemberMembership Directory

Virtual Library

Statistics and Surveys

Webcasts

InfoPAKs

Practice Profiles

ACC Docket

Global Counsel