To Get a Higher In-House Salary, Use Hostage Negotiator Tactics
When negotiating for a higher in-house counsel salary, you may want to try tactics used by FBI hostage negotiators.
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Don’t Let An Indifferent Boss Hold You Back
Some may think that having a toxic boss is the worst kind to have, but an indifferent boss can be just as bad for your career.
Legal Departments Not Viewed As Good Business Partners
Legal departments are not viewed as good business partners according to recent reporting. This view is not shared by legal departments!
5 Tips For A Strong In-House Counsel Resume
A strong resume is critical for lawyers seeking in-house jobs and is typically your first opportunity to make a great impression.
Legal Department Value – How To Show It
Legal department value is not something easily quantifiable or explainable, but it is critical to demonstrating how important in-house counsel are to their organizations. Need help? Sterling Miller comes to the rescue once again, and…
The Legal AI Barbarians Have Already Taken the Gates
Legal AI is here – and one way or another, it’s coming to a law department near you: “This week legal AI company, Kira Systems, announced that it is being used by White Shoe, New…
Negotiating Your Own Salary – Even If You Hate To
You can fight tooth and nail negotiating to protect your organization in a deal or in material litigation, but can you fight effectively when negotiating your own salary? “Almost everybody has this problem. You can…
Can’t Stand Networking Events? Pretend to Be Somebody Else
Soon lawyers will be clamoring for Oscar nods after their networking-event performances: “Networking events have a decidedly mixed reputation in business. Lots of people can’t bear them for all kinds of reasons: Introverts worry about…
Lawyers Procrastinate for Over an Hour a Day
But accountants procrastinate significantly more! Another arrow in the quiver to use against the bean-counters: “From chatting, surfing the web and engaging in social media, lawyers are prone to a bout of procrastination every day….
What In-House Attorneys Want From Outside Counsel
Are law firms listening? “I’ve attended many panels where in-house counsel share their likes and dislikes, but in the last year the tone has changed. In-house attorneys are increasingly dissatisfied, they tell us, because they…