7 Ways to Prove Impact in Your CV
You toiled away, you did the work, but are you able to prove that you had impact in your CV? Applicants for in-house counsel jobs who can show that they benefited their previous employers will stand…
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How Law Firms Can Serve As Way Stations for In-House Counsel
Law firms as temporary oases? Sonya Som of Major, Lindsey & Africa describes how a brief stint at a law firm can be a useful way station for lawyers transitioning to the next in-house opportunity:…
6 Things Recruiters Want To See On Your LinkedIn Profile
For the New Year, consider a tune-up of your LinkedIn profile if you are in the market for a new in-house counsel job. A legal recruiter may have second thoughts about your candidacy if your…
Career Advice for Would Be GCs
Are you an in-house counsel who some day would like to become a GC? Mike Evers of Evers Legal has asked nine successful GCs for their advice for aspiring GCs and it is a great…
How Baby Boomers Destroyed the Legal System
Well, now that the election is over, at least we will have something new to argue about: “The American Bar Association tracks certain demographic information about lawyers. One of which is the age of lawyers. The…
Lawyers Can Repair Their Tarnished Image
Mark Cohen of Legal Mosaic fame posts at Forbes on how lawyers can repair their tarnished image: “John Grisham captured a common perception of lawyers in The Client: ‘You advised him not to get a…
Metzel: Your View on the Practice of Law will Shape your Legal Career
Sage advice from Andi Metzel that will help shape your legal career: “….another 294 lawyer members were admitted to the Indiana bar. Amidst the celebrations of surviving the bar exam and outpouring of pride for…
8 Habits Of Happy Job Seekers
If you’ve been playing the job search game for a month or a year you know how difficult it can be – here are some habits of happy job seekers that may help you on…
In-House: Where the Buck Stops With You
For many law firm lawyers, life may not always be on the front-lines as the key decision-maker on a deal or material case. In-house can be quite different – and a place where the buck…
How to Become an In-House Lawyer for the Boston Red Sox
For some, it’s just a dream but for one in-house lawyer for the Boston Red Sox, it became a reality: “Ending up as a lawyer for the Boston Red Sox wasn’t a career David S….