February 12, 2010 — Practical Law Company (PLC) has selected Vinson & Elkins as a panel law firm for it's new PLC Law Department, an online content-based service for in-house legal departments. Panel firms are chosen for their strengths and depth of experience in specific areas of law. V&E's Labor and Employment group is among lawyers from approximately 25 top law firms who will serve PLC subscribers by providing regular content to corporate counsel seeking expert insight in specific areas.
Some of the first articles contributed by V&E Labor and Employment lawyers for PLC's Law Department include: "Non-compete Agreements with Employees," "Union Organizational Process Under the National Labor Relations Act," and "Best Practices for Transferring U.S. Employees Overseas," which will be featured in the February issue of PLC's new print magazine, Practical Law The Journal.
Highly regarded and established in European and UK legal circles, Practical Law Company is a leading provider of practical know-how, market intelligence, and transaction analysis for business lawyers and is an alliance partner of the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC). PLC's new web-based Law Department service is aimed at U.S. in-house corporate counsel and legal departments and will provide practical support to firms in all major legal disciplines. Since in-house lawyers are often called upon to advise on myriad practice areas, PLC Law Department offers access to a bank of knowledge that will enable in-house lawyers to deliver a wide range of guidance quickly, accurately, and affordably.
"Our Law Department service has been designed specifically for U.S. in-house counsel and will enable law departments to improve efficiency and controls costs," explains Jeroen Plink, CEO of PLC US. "We are honored to be working with our prestigious panel firms to meet the challenge of allowing our in-house clients to truly do more with less."
"We are glad to have been selected by PLC as a panel firm and believe it is a recognition of the high quality of our Labor and Employment law practice on a national and in fact international basis," said V&E Labor and Employment partner, Tom Wilson.