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In-house AI made practical: SSE legal director Emily Bull asks if a task can be eliminated, enabled, engineered, or truly needs a lawyer’s expertise.

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Risk Tolerance: Legal Advises, The Business Decides

Risk tolerance belongs to the board and the business, not legal. Sterling Miller’s five-part script for in-house counsel discussing risk without killing deals.

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Weil Winds Down: What Clients And Associates Face Next

Weil Gotshal plans to wind down after a partner exodus. What it means for clients like Apple and Goldman, and for hundreds of job-hunting associates.

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The In-House Briefing™ (Week Ending 10/30/26)

In-house counsel news, week ending October 30: the General Counsel Directory returns with October’s GC moves, what boards want from GCs, and hot jobs.

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GCs: What Your CFO Actually Wants From Legal

General counsel and CFO trust starts with forecasts, not surprises: how GCs and chief legal officers explain legal spend, variance and value to finance.

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AI Governance: Your GC Is Now The Architect

AI governance is now the GC’s job: Tipalti’s chief legal officer on a privilege ruling, shadow AI, stoplight tool rules and governing in real time.

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Ghosted Again? Job Seekers Try Harder, Hear Less

Job seekers say 81% were rejected without contact even as they work harder. What new Greenhouse data means for lawyers hunting for an in-house job.

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New GCs: Stop Talking Law, Start Recommending

New general counsel advice from three GCs and CLOs: make the recommendation, hire fractional before full-time, and listen for 90 days before you reorganize.

Hourglass running out of sand on a rock, Weil wind-down

Weil Votes On Its Own Wind-Down After 95 Years

The Weil wind-down: the 95-year-old firm’s leaders recommend closing and partners vote within days. What in-house teams with Weil matters should do now.