By James J. Stapleton, Managing Principal of LEAP Legal Like many people who work on behalf of in-house legal departments, I started my career with major law firms. Over the past decade, I was responsible…
Corporate counsel best practices are ever-evolving as law departments and their in-house counsel continue to adapt to changing business and legal requirements and needs: Preparing for cyber-breach tops a list of best practices assembled by…
Many in-house counsel might say that some of the things they do during the week are “bs jobs” but would they say that about their corporate law career in general? Are corporate lawyers basically “salaried…
Well every lawyer has heard it at least few times – you can do anything with a law degree. Old adage, meet this article from Slate which pours some cold water on the party. From…
The BusinessLawProf asks an interesting question – should business lawyers advise on moral issues? Often times lawyers are pigeon-holed and asked to do narrow tasks leaving others to consider broader social, political, economic and moral…
What is a photocopier? Aaah, the benefits of a life in the law.
First it was the Germans, now it is the French. How soon before this trend sweeps the across the pond (in-house counsel in the US are thinking “uh, never….” as they sip their morning coffee)?…
Pursuing pro bono in-house – it’s not just for lawyers in private practice: When lawyers leave private practice and go in-house many may feel they are no longer easily able to pursue pro bono work,…
TGIF! Everyone has one of those days, don’t they? A Manhattan stenographer allegedly typed “I hate my job” over and over again in the transcripts for criminal trials. Plenty of people say that they hate…
Calling or emailing staff after work hours? This does not happen in the in-house world – it’s paradise, right? Who will be the brave in-house counsel to bring this article up at the next law…