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month later, which we had, and talked about the book in the context of both the management of our internal resources, but also the management of our external resources. Because the Susskind book is quite focused on external counsel and the way in which the legal profession should evolve to survive, according to his theory. BROLEY: Every year, we sit down . . . and the legal group looks at basi- cally the business: What we do within the context of the business. What areas do we focus on? How much time do we spend in those areas? Do we want to? . . . Is it still value-add to spend time in those areas? Should we start thinking about reprioritizing? What do we anticipate is going to be the busiest in terms of the next year? Where do we see most of our time going? LLOYD: We are benefiting from occa- sionally having a summer student come into our rather small group, or having a lawyer come in from a firm that we use on a secondment basis. I think there is a lot of benefit both ways. Fred Krebs president Association of Corporate Counsel First of all, lawyers in law firms are sometimes curious to see what life is like as an in-house lawyer, all the won- derful fantastic things they have heard about our lives, and lots of late-night hours, and so on. And we certainly benefit from . . . bringing in their experience from a private practice standpoint. And then for students, they are always very eager and can handle a lot of the research work that we could get bogged down in, espe- cially if it is something on a rush basis that requires just simple research, and you are dealing with some business- related deadlines that take you away from those tasks. We have benefited greatly. And there is certainly a cost savings as well to having students and secondment lawyers. ROSENTHAL: I was also dealing on a matter where somebody was repre- senting something that could become litigious, and the lawyer that was A Tradition of Business Whether conducting business in Canada or across the globe, Aird & Berlis LLP understands the realities of your work. Our clients benefit from the firm's solid relationships with major institutions, government authorities and renowned national and international law firm affiliates. We combine the depth and strength of Canada's largest firms with the creativity and effectiveness of smaller firms. Count on us for legal counsel from a business perspective. Partnership. Results. Success.® Eldon Bennett Managing Partner ebennett@airdberlis.com 416.865.7704 Untitled-1 1 Brookfield Place, 181 Bay Street Suite 1800, Box 754 Toronto, ON M5J 2T9 Canada www.airdberlis.com INHOUSE OCTOBER 2009 • 8/24/09 8:59:30 AM 21