by Melissa Peters, Esq. Princeton Legal Search Group, LLC Most of my female lawyer candidates feel that unless they match the job description perfectly, they should not pursue the opportunity. By contrast, I frequently receive…
A cautionary tale for in-house counsel: A court of appeals found that when an in-house counsel took an employee’s deposition without giving him proper warning, and that employee was subsequently fired because of what he…
Insurance is not a “set it and forget it” risk management tool, and in-house counsel have to make sure their employers regularly review their insurance program: Insurance Policyholder Partner Tonya G. Newman recently recorded a…
How does your legal department buy legal services? GSK has changed its ways – and its methods could be employed by law departments around the world: Silvia Hodges Silverstein, adjunct professor at Columbia Law School,…
Whether you are a GC or a rank and file in-house counsel, you should be concerned with legal department productivity: Efficiency is about doing things right, but productivity is about doing the right things, according…
Many BigLaw attorneys think that in-house counsel jobs are easier than what they do – but the reality is that many in-house lawyers outwork their BigLaw counterparts and operate in a totally different, and often…
BigLaw meet SmallLaw, as some GCs are finding that small law firms can provide the service they need at an affordable price point: When it comes to outside legal work, general counsel have begun putting…
A career in law doesn’t have to mean the positions you ordinarily think about, as there is now more diversity in legal industry jobs than ever before: The profession has evolved since we named our…
Just imagine the rating he would have given himself had he been awake the entire time: A Texas lawyer blamed sleep apnea for his naps during the trial of a drunken driving defendant, but defended…
The Ohio attorney disciplinary authorities have their work cut out for them: An Ohio lawyer who billed for lengthy work days on court-appointed cases, including one that stretched for 29 hours, is facing a disciplinary…