Help is Available for Lawyers with Addiction Issues
Help is available to lawyers with addiction issues. If you need help or know someone who does, seek it out: Lawyers have a tough job to do, and some try to alleviate the stress with…
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Personal development plans for in-house counsel
Yet another insightful piece from LeadingInhouse – it’s time to work on your personal development plan: You’ve had your annual performance review, so now what? It’s time to work on your personal development plan, for those…
Law Departments and The On-Boarding Process
Law departments, you better have a solid on-boarding process for new in-house hires as Mark Hermann points out at his recent InsideStraight column over at AboveTheLaw. [via: Inside Straight: The On-Boarding Process at Above The…
Legal Jobs are Hard to Find?
An employment website has bad news for unemployed lawyers. According to data from, legal jobs are hard to find. But they’re not, actually.
In-House Counsel’s Inactive Bar Status Causes Loss of Privilege
An inactive bar status may result in the loss of attorney-client privilege. Be forewarned!
“No oral modification” Clause Doesn’t Work
The Ninth Circuit is at it again. You’ve probably seen “no oral modification” clauses in many contracts – they simply require any amendments to be reduced to a writing signed by both parties. Should be…