Boss Breadcrumbing You? How To Handle It
Boss breadcrumbing is more common than you think, but in a hot labor market you need to take action to protect yourself and further your career. If you’re not getting what you need where you…
Careers
Your Next Big Job – Who To Talk To
Your next big job may not come from an in-house counsel board as many positions never go public and are filled via word of mouth. When you are are looking, don’t forget to talk to…
Building Your Career In-House – 5 Things To Watch
Building your career isn’t what it used to be. Times, they are a changing. Gone are the days of sole employer careers, and these days there are more and more in-housers who are making changes…
Law Students Among Least Hardworking Students
Law students have apparently been found (again!) to be among the least hardworking of students in a study from the UK. Obviously, there must be some statistical flaws in the research or geographic issues involved…
Lawyering May Not Be The Best Choice For Happiness
Lawyering does not equal happiness, or at least that’s what one author is saying. And he also casts doubt on early retirement and home ownership. Pshaw! Haters gonna hate! Maybe the study did not distinguish…
The In-House Counsel Hiring Cycle
The in-house counsel hiring cycle has changed over the years, as The Lawyer Whisperer points out in her recent blog post. If you are trying to time the in-house counsel hiring cycle, read on to…
Legal Hiring Managers: You Snooze, You Lose
Legal hiring managers who are snoozing are losing, as the hottest legal market since the late 1990s shows no signs of abating. Legal hiring managers must be efficient, organized and diligent to land the candidates…
Do You Act Like a Lawyer With Family and Friends?
Do you act like a lawyer all the time? As they say, once a lawyer, always a lawyer. Unless you are disbarred. Or win the lottery and surrender your license. How many of you bring…
Help Prevent Work-Life Stress From Taking Over, In-House Leaders
Work-life stress can take over in-house legal departments quickly, especially in leanly-staffed organizations and those tied to quarterly reporting cycles. In-house leaders need to lead the charge in managing work-life stress and keeping their team…
How to Negotiate With a Narcissist
Negotiating with narcissists — people who only care about their self-interests — is a skill all lawyers need to master. Surprising as it may seem, there is an extremely rare chance that a lawyer will…