Fight the Lawyer Stereotype
It’s 2015 – can any progress be made this year to change the lawyer stereotype? “Talk of New Year’s resolutions has inspired me to think about lawyer stereotypes and what we should be doing to combat…
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Best Practices in Selecting Outside Counsel
Law departments of all sizes invariably need outside counsel on a regular or project basis. Whether it is to fill gaps in expertise or to handle a material transaction or litigation matter, outside counsel can…
10 Commandments for External Counsel (from an In-House Counsel)
by Tig Pocock, Guest Contributor While technical skill is important in selecting an external lawyer, in most cases there will be a number who can do the work. So how to stand out? 1. Understand…
A Primer on VC Term Sheets
Need to get up to speed on venture capital term sheet terminology? Well thanks to Brad Feld, a co-founder of Foundry Group, you can educate yourself with a few clicks of the mouse. He’s posted…
Top 7 Responses to Legal Threats (Funny)
TGIF! Another installment of the weird, the wacky and the funny – with the topic today being responses to legal threats! “Lawyers cannot open up and say exactly what they are thinking, or what their…
The Only Job With an Industry Devoted to Helping People Quit
A recent piece in the Atlantic discusses the proliferation of individuals and businesses helping people quit the law. At the same time, scores of recent law graduates are looking for their first positions and, notwithstanding…
Confirmed: In-House Lawyers as Good as Name-Brand Product
As if there were any question? The 7th Circuit has confirmed what we all knew to be true – in-house lawyers are as good as their law firm counterparts. Perhaps this case will be appealed…
Stress may be killing law students’ brain cells
In a recent article, a law professor discusses how stress may be killing law students’ brain cells. If this is happening while law students are still in school, one can only imagine what may happen…
In-House Counsel Ethics Rules – Finding Your Way
In-house counsel ethics rules – unfortunately no neat guidebook exists that gives you all of the guidance you need. Navigating complex attorney ethics rules can be challenging for law firm lawyers, but for in-house counsel things…
Selecting law firms to propose on your work
Selecting Law Firms to Propose on Your Work By James J. Stapleton, Managing Principal of LEAP Legal I have known some very successful law firm partners who feel that the most important question during the proposal…