How do you land an in-house gig when you live far from the company you are pining for? Sonya Som, partner in Major Lindsey & Africa’s Chicago/ Midwest office, gives her always eloquent and practical thoughts:
“Not being a local candidate can be a tough hurdle for in-house counsel. (I am not referring so much here to GC candidates for big, public company GC searches, where companies often just want the best athlete regardless of location — though being a local can definitely give you an edge.) As with many hurdles, however, you CAN leap it. I have a few thoughts on how…”
Read: In-House on the Road: Conducting a Long-Distance Job Search at MLAGlobal