Prep Your General Counsel Resume
Prepping your in-house counsel resume for a general counsel position? A general counsel resume is a bit different, as Melba Hughes and Kimberly Lerman of Major, Lindsey & Africa point out in a recent blog…
Careers
Explaining Legal Resume Peculiarities
Unemployment gaps, weird job moves, short stints and other peculiarities must be addressed – or your in-house job application could end up in the wastebasket. Fortunately, The Lawyer Whisperer has some sage advice to help you…
The Six Most Sabotaging Job Interview Mistakes
Learning from her own experiences, one career coach gives her thoughts on some of the top job interview mistakes you can make when trying to land a job: “I’m a career coach now, but I…
8 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Accepting a Job Offer
Your hard work has paid off an you’ve landed your first (or a new) in-house counsel job offer. Should you accept? Erica Seidel of The Connective Good has some thoughts on how to translate what…
From Mortified to Natural Fit as General Counsel
If you’ve been selected to be the GC of an organization and feel a bit conflicted with the task ahead, do not worry as you are not alone. Even perusing General Counsel job openings can…
How to Be Direct With Your Co-Workers, Without Sounding Like a Jerk
Whether it’s with someone else in the law department or a colleague who is part of your greater organization, you’re going to need to communicate effectively to get things done as an in-house lawyer. Learn…
The Profiles of Legal Interviews Gone Wrong
Whether you are searching for your first legal job or have been through many rounds of legal interviews in the past, it pays to be prepared. A recent blog post at MLA Global points out…
Legal Billing Rates – From $1,500 to $0 an Hour
The reports of near $1,500/hr. billable rates at large law firms have been swirling as of late as the ABA Journal reports: “Despite efforts by corporate clients to curtail legal expenses over the past decade,…
The lone foreign lawyer in Afghanistan
An interesting piece – tied to an upcoming documentary – that illustrates that you never know where your legal career may take you: “For a supposed do-gooder in one of the world’s most dangerous countries,…
Care from lawyers turned therapists
Not only do many lawyers see therapists – but many lawyers see therapists who were once lawyers themselves: “When work became too much for Will Meyerhofer’s client, a twenty-something associate at a big law firm,…