Top the Legal Hiring Manager’s List
The Lawyer Whisperer has launched an Employer Perspective article series – now you can hear what hiring managers and employers think – including how to get to the top of a legal hiring manager’s list….
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JPMorgan Chase Uses Tech to Save 360,000 Hours of Legal Work
Tech can free up lawyers from legal work so that they can focus on more complex matters – such as keeping their jobs: “JPMorgan Chase has found a way to save on legal spending. The…
Skadden’s 100 Year Old Lawyer
When you love what you do, why stop? “For Bentley Kassal’s 100th birthday, his wife ordered a custom-made birthday cake with the Skadden lawyer’s mug shot imposed over his infant body, as it first appeared…
Words To Avoid When You’re Negotiating A Salary
Salary discussions are uncomfortable for many – in-house counsel included. Before you start negotiating a salary, read on for tips from the author of Fearless Salary Negotiation: “You’re 96% sure that you’re ready to schedule…
The Fastest Way To Turn Around Career Burnout
As an in-house lawyer you have probably felt it at one time or another – learn some methods to turn around career burnout and to achieve your full potential: “We’ve all felt like we’re in…
A good day at work? Not likely if you’re a lawyer
Just what you need to read to start off your day – that a lawyer can’t have a good day at work: “Research by business psychologists Robertson Cooper recently found that a sad 25% of…
Building Blocks of Effective, Efficient and Happy Lawyers
Want to enhance your productivity and increase your effectiveness and efficiency as a lawyer? Check out these tips from Jay Harrington of Harrington Communications over at the Attorney at Work blog: “Working late from time…
Words of Advice from Your GC Friends
Looking to climb the in-house ladder or just prosper in your current environment? Why not listen to advice given by General Counsel, as collected by Sonya Som of Major Lindsey & Africa: “I thought I…
GC Compensation: Breaking Down the Numbers
Looking for baseline data on GC compensation? Check out a piece at the Metropolitan Corporate Counsel that provides some figures to work with: “Median compensation for general counsel increased slightly between 2014 and 2015 at…
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…