James Bellerjeau | ACC Corporate Counsel Now

James Bellerjeau

Lecturer at University of Zurich

James Bellerjeau is a lecturer in the LLM program of the University of Zürich and for the Europa Institut of the University of Zürich.

Bellerjeau served for two decades as group general counsel for Mettler-Toledo International Inc., an S&P 500 company with its worldwide headquarters in Greifensee, Switzerland. He then led Mettler-Toledo’s global Sustainability program for several years through June 2021.

Bellerjeau shares thoughts on how to live a good life at Klugne. You can also follow him on LinkedIn.

My Articles

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Career Development

Career Path: Lawmakers Need a Hippocratic Oath

Why do lawyers and regulators waste their energy on policies that backfire? Columnist James Bellerjeau thinks it’s time to hold them accountable.
#ACCDocket #MindfulMonday #MorningMotivation

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Career Development

Career Path: If You Scheduled Your Day Like an Airline

Pay attention to what you accept in your performance. It may be too late for airlines, but it’s not too late for us in managing our careers. #ACCDocket #Mondaymotivation

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Career Development

Career Path: Listen Up Already!

Active listening is much more than acting like you’re listening. Improve with tips from James Bellerjeau, ACC Docket Career Path columnist, in this Master Skills to be Effective In-house Counsel series. #ACCDocket #MindfulMonday #MondayMotivation

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Career Development

Career Path: Persuade Like Aristotle

No matter how strong your presentation skills, you can always get better. ACC Docket Career Path columnist James Bellerjeau offers some updates to Aristotle’s 2,000-year-old tips in this Master Skills to be Effective In-house Counsel series. #ACCDocket #career #persuasion #MindfulMonday #MondayMotivation

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Career Development

Career Path: Maybe Don’t Go to that Meeting

Make every meeting worthwhile. Learn how with tips from ACC Docket Career Path columnist James Bellerjeau in the series, Master Skills to be Effective In-house Counsel.
#ACCDocket #MindfulMonday #MondayMotivation #meetings

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Career Development

Career Path: Write Better Emails Today

Writing succinct emails is a critical in-house skill, says James Bellerjeau, ACC Docket Career Path columnist, in this Master Skills to be Effective In-house Counsel series. #ACCDocket #communication #writing #editing #email #MondayMotivation #MindfulMonday

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Career Development

Corporate, Securities, and Governance

Career Path: The Day You Became Smarter

Five tips from ACC Docket Career Path columnist James Bellerjeau in his series, Master Skills to be Effective In-house Counsel. #ACCDocket #MindfulMonday #MondayMotivation #meetings

Career Development

Career Path: Why It’s So Hard Being a Good In-house Lawyer

ACC Docket Career Path columnist James Bellerjeau offers helpful skills and behaviors that can take you far in the Master Skills to be Effective In-house Counsel series. #ACCDocket #MindfulMonday #MondayMotivation

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Career Development

Corporate, Securities, and Governance

Career Path: Do You have Skin in the Game?

Know what it really means to have skin in the game when it comes to what your company needs from in-house counsel. #ACCDocket #MondayMotivation #MindfulMonday

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Career Development

Career Path: Who’s Running the Show?

Figure out how you view success and failure – and how to work with others who see things differently.
#ACCDocket #MindfulMonday #MondayMotivation

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Career Development

Corporate, Securities, and Governance

Career Path: Can Anything Save Corporations’ Tainted Image?

James Bellerjeau’s latest Career Path column addresses how to secure a strong future for your business, despite regulations, and forge a greater positive impact on society in doing so. #ACCDocket #mindfulmonday #mondaymotivation

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Litigation and Dispute Resolution

Career Development

Corporate, Securities, and Governance

Career Path: Corporations are People Too

Corporations are frequently criticized for major violations and obscene greed, but what about all the good they accomplish for their employees and society? Learn why James Bellerjeau believes corporations deserve a more balanced assessment. #ACCDocket #MindfulMonday, #MondayMotivation

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Career Development

Career Path: Why Aren’t More Pharma Companies Nonprofits?

When you look past the surface of things to the incentives that drive behavior, you sometimes find surprising things. #ACCDocket #MondayMotivation #pharma

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Law Department Management

Career Development

Career Path: Identifying Solutions That Will Work

Solutions to problems often fail because managers don’t account for potential impediments. #ACCDocket #MondayMotivation #MindfulMonday

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Cultural Competence

Career Development

Career Path: Who are the Most Cost-Effective Employees?

Cost-effective employees are not necessarily the most-qualified. #ACCDocket #Monday Motivation

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Law Department Management

Career Development

Career Path: Identifying Problems Worth Working On

Problems large and small always clamor for our attention. Carefully consider the ways in which we add value because this helps us identify potential problems worth focusing on. #ACCDocket #MondayMotivation #MindfulMonday

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Career Development

Career Path: Ask “If I Was Doing This for Myself …”

While we know that perfectionism is the enemy of the good, top-quality work is essential. You can learn to distinguish what needs the most attention and what you can handle in little time. #ACCDocket #MondayMotivation #MindfulMonday

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Career Development

Corporate, Securities, and Governance

Career Path: No One Cares as Much as You Do

Learn how to be heard through strategic and savvy communication. #ACCDocket #MondayMotivation

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Career Development

Career Path: Dealing with One-issue Stakeholders

Advocates can get in the way of your work, but their issues are often critical to understand. Good ESG communication skills will help you rise above troubling challenges. #ACCDocket #MondayMotivation

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Career Development

Career Path: Can You Be Too Good at Your Job?

Excel but remember if you over-do it, you may burn out. #ACCDocket #MondayMotivation

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Compliance and Ethics

Career Development

Career Path: Swiss Cheese Your Way to Safety

Design a system that anticipates issues, keep analyzing to find out what went wrong when a problem occurs, and layer on fixes until the crisis is resolved. #ACCDocket #MondayMotivation

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Career Development

Career Path: Do You Know Your Gear Ratio?

You can fly high when you know how you fly best. Fine-tune with Career Path’s James Bellerjeau. #ACCDocket #MondayMotivation

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Career Development

Career Path: Observations from a Social Media Noob

A chunk — about 10 percent — of the people you communicate to or with won’t get you — and that’s OK, tells Career Path author James Bellerjeau. #ACCDocket #MindfulMonday #MondayMotivation

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Career Development

Career Path: What Should We Wish For?

Wish for at least a few failures and a meaningful life, and you’ll find a much deeper, more satisfying success. #ACCDocket #MindfulMonday

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Career Development

Career Path: I Miss Shaking Hands

: A handshake seals a deal and builds relationships. Contract signing isn’t the same without them. #ACCDocket #ACCEurope #inhousecounsel #generalcounsel