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Accenture GC Promoted to US CEO

What’s next after becoming General Counsel? The CEO spot, of course: “Consulting group Accenture has promoted its general counsel to group chief executive for North America. Julie Spellman Sweet replaces retiring CEO Stephen Rohleder.” Read:…



In-house: Are you moving up or out?

James Merklinger, vice president and chief legal officer at the Association of Corporate Counsel, points out that “putting your business hat on” is rapidly becoming the norm for many in-house counsel: “GCs and CLOs previously worked…



Salary Wars Boost In-House Counsel Pay

Finally, a war that all in-house counsel can get behind – a war that can boost in-house counsel pay! “A seasoned and skilled in-house attorney looking for work appears increasingly to be a candidate worth fighting…




Two Step from Law Firm Life to an In-House Gig

Some law firm associates looking to move in-house may need to practice their dance moves to increase their chances, as Alexis Lamb, Esq., a Managing Director of the Princeton Legal Search Group relates in a recent…


Brain Drain in the Legal Profession?

Yes, apparently brain drain can affect law-minded folk even before they start practicing: “According to the results of the latest bar exam, it is. The National Conference of Bar Examiners announced that scores from the July 2014 multistate…