ACC-New York City Chapter Survey – DRAFT AS OF 2-20-17

This survey is conducted by the Association of Corporate Counsel - New York City Chapter (“ACC-NYC”). You are invited to participate in this survey because you are a member of the ACC-NYC Chapter. The purpose of the survey is to assesstheneeds of our members and to enhance the value and quality of our offerings and services. As an incentive for completing this survey, we are making a number of prizes available (asdescribedin the email circulating this survey).

The online survey will take approximately___ minutes to complete. By completing this survey, we will collect your name, company name, title, email address, and work phone. If you choose to provide us with your company’s contact information or any of your referred in-house counsel colleagues, we will collect from you their name, company name, title, work email and telephone number and may communicate with them about membership opportunities or ACC-NYC events. The survey questions are general and designed to assess your background and experience as well as your interests and preferences in ACC events, programming, and pro bono opportunities.

Your responses will be kept confidential and not be made public. We will only use your responses for internal purposes in the development of ACC and ACC-NYC programs and initiatives. We will not share your responses or personal data with any third parties (except the ACC). For more information ontheACC’s privacy practices, please click here [ADD LINK TO ACC PRIVACY POLICY FROM THE WEBSITE].

Your submission of a completed survey shall indicate your consent to participate voluntarily in this survey.

If you have any questions about the survey, please contact ______.

Name: [TEXT BOX]

Company Name: [TEXT BOX]

Email Address (if different from the email address to which we sent this survey): [TEXT BOX]

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  1. Background

1.How long have you been in-house? [Add checkbox options – Less than 1 year, 1-5 years, 5-10 years, 10-15 years, more than 15 years]

2.What is your job title? [Text]

3.What is/are your primary area(s) of practice? [Add checkbox options of different areas of the law. See listing below under “Membership Programs/Events” question 8.]

4.Rank each of the following tasks in order of your time spent on each? [Insert options - legal work, advising business people, managing outside vendors (e.g., law firms, consultants, etc.), directly running the business, handling H.R. and other personnel issues, other [Text]]

5.In your current role, would you describe yourself as a generalist or specialist? [Add check boxes for each option]

6.During your time in-house, what aspect of your practice has changed the most, if any? [Text]

7.How many companies have you worked for as in-house counsel? [Add checkbox options – 1, 2, 3, more than 3]?

8.Did you start your career at a law firm or in-house? [Add check boxes for each] If a firm(s), what was the size of the firm(s)? [Insert small, medium, large]

9.What arethe biggest challengesyou face in your role? [Insert checkbox choices - workload, doing more with less, budgets, stability of company/department or role, having your voice heard, other [Text], decline to answer]

10.What is your employer’s primary industry? [Add options[A1]]

11.How many lawyers are in your legal department? [Add choice of numbers]

12.How many years have you worked for your current employer? [Add choice of numbers]

13.Are you currently in-transition, or have you been in transition at some point in the past 5 years? [Add checkbox options - Yes/No/Decline to answer]

14.How long have you been a member of the ACC? [Add checkbox options - Less than 1 year, 1-5 years, 5-10 years, more than 10 years]

15.How did you initially hear about the ACC? [Add checkbox options – Work colleagues, Friends, Solicitation, Press, Other?_____[Please list]]

16.Are all members of your legal department members of the ACC? [Add checkbox options - Yes/No]

17.If not, why not (if you know)? [Add checkbox options – Colleagues not aware of ACC; Our company does not pay for membership; Colleagues are not interested; I do not know.]

18.Are you a member of any other professional bar organizations? [Add checkbox options – ABA, New York State Bar, New York City Bar, Others? [Text]] If so, how active are you? [Add checkbox options – Very active, Active, Somewhat active, Not active]

19.Are you a member of any other in-house associations? [Add checkbox options - Yes/No] If so, how active are you?[Add checkbox options – Very active, Active, Somewhat active, Not active] If yes, which association(s): ___(text box)____

20.How can ACC-NYC improve the programs and services that it is providing to its members? [Add checkboxs - More CLEs, Less CLEs, Better CLE Topics, More social/networking events, Provide webinars, Enhance its newsletter, Stronger marketing collateral, Other? ______]

21.Do you have in-house counsel friend(s) or colleague(s) who might wish to join ACC-NYC? If so, can you please provide contact information:

Name: ______

Title: ______

Organization: ______

E-Mail Address: ______

Phone: (____) ______

  1. Services

We would like to better understand how your ACC membership helps you. Please rank the importance of the following benefits based on a 1-4 scale, 1=Very Important, 2= Important, 3=Somewhat important, 4=Not important [OR SIMPLY ADD CHECKBOXES]

1.Helps Me Do My Job Effectively

2.Career Development/Management/Professional Growth

3.ACC’s Focus On In-House Concerns

4.Keeping Up with Legal Trends

5.CLE Programs

6.Networking/Social Opportunities

7.Pro-Bono Opportunities

8.ACC Online Resources, including

(i) ACC Website

(ii) ACC-NYCChapter Website Site

(iii) ACC Docket

(iv) Online Job Postings

(v) Online Legal Resources

(vi) QuarterlyACC Newsletter

(vii) ACC-NYC e-newsletter

9.ACC Global Meeting

10.ACC Advocacy and Policy Positions

11.ACC Discounts on Services

Please provide any additional thoughts about ACC benefits, including suggestions for additional events or other benefits: [TEXT BOX]

Do you plan on renewing your membership upon expiration? (Yes/No/Not Sure) If no, why:__[Text]___

Would you recommend ACC-NYC membership to a colleague? (Yes/No) If no, why: ___[Text]___

  1. ACC-NYCCommunications

1.Have you received an ACC-NYC specific communication within the past 12 months? [Add checkbox options Yes/No/Don’t know]

2.Of the modes of communication that you have received, please check the box(es) of the ones you find to be effective?

  1. Standard mail
  2. Email
  3. Telephone call from a Chapter representative
  4. Use of the ACC – NYC Chapter website
  5. Social Media
  6. Other – [Please specify]
  7. I have received no communication from the Chapter

3.Are you familiar with the ACC- NYC Chapter website? [Add checkboxes Yes/No/[I didn’t know there was a Chapter website] If so, what do you access it for? [Add checkbox options – Schedule of Events, Articles Posted, Newsletter, Other?]

4.Do you read the ACC– NYC e-newsletters? [Add checkbox options – Yes/No/I didn’t know there was a chapter e-newsletter. ]

  1. Sponsors

1.Are you familiar with the ACC-NYC sponsors? [Add checkbox options – Yes/No] If yes, which ones? [List 2017 sponsors]

2.Did you first hear about any of our sponsors through an ACC-NYC Chapter event or publication? [Add checkbox options – Yes/No]

3.Have you ever retained the services of an ACC-NYC sponsor? [Add checkboxes – Yes/No ] If so, which firm and for what type of work?[Text]

4.If you have hired a sponsor, was your decision a result of or in any way influenced by the firm being a sponsor of the ACC-NYC, including because you attended a sponsor’s CLEs or social events? [Add checkboxes – Yes/No]

5.What might influence your decision to hire a sponsor? [Text]

6.What kinds of sponsors, other than law firms, do you recommend that the ACC consider? [Text]

7.Is there something that sponsors might be able to do forACC members that is not currently done? What are your ideas/ suggestions? [Text]

  1. ACC-NYCPractice Groups and Affinity Groups

The ACC-NYC offers a variety of practice specific sub-groups (Practice Groups) and Affinity Groups of interest to in-house counsel.

1.Are you familiar with the various ACC-NYC Practice Groups and Affinity Groups? [Add checkbox options – Yes/No]

2.Have you ever attended an ACC-NYC Practice Group or Affinity Group meeting or event? [Add checkbox options – Yes/No]

3.Have you ever volunteered for or served in any leadership capacity on any ACC-NYC Practice Group or Affinity Group? [Add checkbox options – Yes/No] If so, please list. [Text]

4.Are you interested in getting more involved in any ACC-NYC Practice Groups or Affinity Groups? [Add checkbox options – Yes/No]

5.If so, please indicate any ACC-NYCPractice Groups and Affinity Groupsthat you would like to become involved with: [Add checkboxes for the below options]

Practice Groups:

(i)Advertising and Marketing

(ii)Compliance

(iii)Corporate and Securities

(iv)Digital, Technology, eCommerce & Privacy Law

(v)Employment Law

(vi)IP Practice Group

(vii)Non-Profit

(viii)Real Estate

(ix)Retail

Affinity Groups

(i)All Abilities Legal Resource Group

(ii)Diversity Committee

(i)Long Island Regional Group

(viii)Women’s Group Committee

(ix) CLO Forum

(x)Other:______

6.Are there any topics/areas of interest for which we should considerestablishing a new Practice Group or Affinity Group? [Add checkbox options – Yes/No]. If so, please list. [Text]

  1. Membership Programs/Events

1.General

  1. Have you attended any ACC-New York City programs/events in the last 12 months? [Add checkbox options – Yes/No]
  2. If so, how many? [Add checkbox options, e.g., 1-2, 3-4, 5-6, more than 6]
  3. If so, what types [Add checkbox options, including, CLEs, Social Events,Winter Gala, Other:[Text])
  4. Of the CLEs, which type do you prefer? [Add checkbox options - Full-day, half-day, 2-3 hour programs, 1 hour programs]
  5. Do you prefer the CLEs to be focused on one topic, multiple topics, or prefer a mix? [Add checkbox options]
  6. Did you attend any of the following major events? [List : Data Marathon, Ethics Marathon, Full Day In-House Counsel Toolkit, Compliance Institute and Annual Meeting,and add checkboxes]
  7. If you did not attend any events, why not? [Add checkbox options - No time/Too busy; Scheduling conflicts; Topics were not of interest; Topic was covered by another program I attended, Speakers were not of interest; Location of events not suitable; Time of events not suitable; Other [Text]]
  8. Is there anything that you would change about ACC-NYC CLE programs/events? [Add checkbox options – Yes/No]. If yes, please elaborate on any way(s) you think we could make the enhance the program offerings: [Text]
  9. What do you think of the number of ACC-NYC programs and events? [Add checkbox options - Appropriate number, Too many, Too few, No opinion]
  10. Do you favor (Add checkboxes for each of the following): Basic/primer CLE programs, More advanced programs, Both offerings, Programs that mix both basic/primer and advanced elements?
  11. Would you like to see web seminars offered? [Add checkbox options – Yes/No]
  12. Would you like more socializing/networking opportunities through the ACC? [Add checkbox options – Yes/No]
  13. When you have attended CLEs, did you network before and/or after the program? [Add checkbox options – Yes/No] If yes, [Add checkbox options - Before, After, Both]
  14. Do you have suggestions for socializing/networking opportunities? [Add checkbox options – Yes/No] If yes, what? [Text]
  15. Is there anything the Chapter could do to make networking more effective? [Add checkbox options – Yes/No] If yes, how? [Text]
  16. Would you be interested in a speed networking event? [Add checkbox options - Yes/No]
  17. Would you like to see more CLEs combined with social/networking events? [Add checkbox options – Yes/No]
  18. Other Comments? [Text]

2.How important to you are the following features of ACC-NYC’s programs/events? (1=Very important, 2=Important, 3=Somewhat important, 4=Not important):

  1. Day of the Program
  2. Time of the Program
  3. Networking Opportunities
  4. Continuing Legal Education Credits
  5. Topic Presented
  6. Quality of Speaker(s)
  7. Written Materials
  8. Reputation of Firm Providing CLE
  9. Format of Presentation (Lecture/Discussion)
  10. Length of the Program
  11. Location of the Program
  12. Option of webinars
  13. Food and Beverages

3.Which are your preferred days for ACC-NYCCLE programs? Please rank on 1-6 scale, with 1=most favorable, 6=most favorable. [OR USE CHECKBOXES FOR PREFERENCES]

  1. Monday
  2. Tuesday
  3. Wednesday
  4. Thursday
  5. Friday

4.Which are your preferred days for ACC-NYC social / networking events? Please rank on 1-5 scale, with 1=most favorable, 5=most favorable. [OR USE CHECKBOXES FOR PREFERENCES]

  1. Monday
  2. Tuesday
  3. Wednesday
  4. Thursday
  5. Friday

5.What is your preference as to location of the meetings? Please rank on 1-7 scale, with 1=most favorable, 7=least favorable. [OR USE CHECKBOXES FOR PREFERENCES]

i.Midtown East

ii.Midtown West

iii.Chelsea/Union Square/Village/Soho

iv.Uptown

v.Downtown

vi.Brooklyn

Vii.Queens/Long Island

If you prefer other locations, please specify here: [Text]

  1. What is your preference as to the time of the meetings? Please rank on 1-4 scale, with 1= most favorable, 4= least favorable {OR USE CHECKBOXES FOR PREFERENCES]:

i.Early Morning

ii.Midday

iii.Late Afternoon

iv.Evening

  1. Program Topics

Please check program topics that are of interest to you:

Advertising & Marketing

Antitrust

Accounting for Attorneys

Advanced Contract Drafting

Appellate Issues

Bankruptcy

Career Management/ Transition Issues

Class Actions

Construction Law

Commercial Law

Compliance and Business Ethics

Contracts, generally, including drafting

Corporate Social Responsibility

Corporate Law/Governance

Contract Negotiation

Crisis Management/Dealing with the Media

Current Constitutional Issues

Diversity

D&O Liability

Electronic Discovery

Employee Compensation and Benefits

Employment Law

Environmental, Health and Safety Law

Ethics

FDA

Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

FTC

Government Contracts

Health Law

Hiring & Managing Outside Counsel

Insurance

International Transactions

Intellectual Property

Internet/E-Commerce

Investigations

Law Department Management/Operations/Technology

Leadership Training/Development

Licensing

Lifestyle/Time Management

Litigation Management/Alternative Dispute Resolution

Lobbying/Government Relations/Legislative Issues

Media & Entertainment Law

Mergers & Acquisitions

Negotiating Skills

Nonprofits

Privacy and Data Security Issues

Products Liability

Records Management Policies

Real Estate (includingLeasing)/Construction

Retail

Securities/Capital Markets

Social Media

Software Licenses

Substance Abuse

Tax Law

UCC Issues

Workplace safety issues

Any Others? [Please list]______

  1. Annual Meeting; Mid-Year Meeting
  1. Have you ever attended an ACC Global Annual Meeting? [Add checkbox options - Yes/No] If so, which one(s)? Please list. If not, why not? [Text]
  1. Are you planning to attend the ACC Global Annual Meeting in Washington DCthisOctober 15-18? [Add checkbox options - Yes/No/Undecided]
  1. Have you attended a Mid-Year meeting? [Add checkbox options - Yes/No]
  1. Pro Bono/Community Outreach
  1. Have you done any pro bono work or community outreach through the ACC? [Add checkbox options – Yes/No] If so, describe. [Text]
  2. Are you interested in doing pro bono work or community outreach? [Add checkbox options – Yes/No]
  3. If so, what types (in answering, assume that malpractice insurance is available in every case)? [Add checkboxes]
  4. Group project(s)
  5. Individual project(s)
  6. Something to do with underprivileged/children/minorities/women’s rights
  7. Assist management of charitable organizations with their legal questions
  8. Transactional work, such as drafting a lease for a nonprofit corporation
  9. Assist nonprofit corporation in applying for grants
  10. Consumer bankruptcy work
  11. Clean up neighborhoods through enforcement of covenants
  12. General employment counseling, e.g., handbook development/review
  13. Other: [Text]
  14. Is your company supportive of pro bono work? [Add checkbox options – Yes/No/Don’t Know]
  15. Are there any impediments to your doing pro bono or community outreach work? [Add checkbox options – Yes/No] If yes, what are they? [Add checkboxes]
  16. Lack of time
  17. My employer does not support pro bono or outreach efforts
  18. Options available in terms of type of opportunities
  19. No secretary or other office staff trained in a way that would assist me
  20. Insurance/Fear of being sued for malpractice
  21. Lack of knowledge about specific opportunities for pro bono service
  22. Fear of getting into an area of law with which I am not familiar
  23. Fear of courtroom practice
  24. No mentor
  25. Other: [Text]
  1. As In-House Counsel, “What Keeps You Up At Night?” [Text]
  1. Final Thoughts/Comments/Suggestions?

What are we doing right? Where are we coming up short? [Text]

Overall, how do you rate your overall satisfaction with the ACC – NYC? [Add checkbox options - Extremely satisfied, somewhat satisfied, neutral, somewhat dissatisfied, extremely dissatisfied]

What would entice or encourage you to become a more active member? [Text]

Anything else you would like us to know? [Text]

Thank you for your time and support of the ACC-NYC Chapter!

[A1]Can HQ provide this list?