Progressive GCs bring in revenue
If you are not helping your organization improve its bottom line, you may be lagging behind the curve: “The general counsel that are ‘ahead of their peers’ are investigating how their legal team can align…
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What to Expect as a New GC
Paul Williams at MLA Global gives his thoughts, as well as those of two GC colleagues, on what a new GC should do when hitting the ground at an organization: “The switch from a non-GC…
Fundamentals Of Bad In-House Jobs
No, this isn’t the title of a CLE webinar gone wrong. Biglaw partner turned senior in-house lawyer Mark Herrmann gives some thoughts on bad in-house jobs over at ATL: “I recently had lunch with a…
Second Thoughts on Winning the In-house Lottery
We’ve all read about how in-house life is the promised land, but as Stephen Seckler points out, working as an attorney for an organization comes with its own tradeoffs: “In the past 18 years, I…
The Difference Between In-House and Law Firm Life
Hear from Edward Paulis, Zurich North America vice president and assistant general counsel, on the difference between in-house and law firm life: “‘When I was in private practice, I did not and could not fathom the…
Strategies to Ease Work Overload
Is work overload making you feel stressed out? You are not alone and there are strategies that can help – read on at the ABAJournal: “Work demands are becoming more intense in an age when…
Check your Coverage, In-House Counsel
As a member of the legal department, you may be tasked with ensuring that your organization maintains appropriate levels of insurance to cover a variety of risks. But what about insurance for in-house counsel themselves?…
How Lawyers Can Avoid Burnout
Check out a great piece at the ABAJournal discussing how lawyers can avoid burnout: “Soon after graduating from New York University School of Law and joining the corporate practice of a white-shoe Manhattan law firm, Will…
Weird Things Co-Workers Do
Head over to the ABAJournal website and chime in with your favorite co-worker stories in the comments section: “Often we end up spending more of our waking hours with colleagues than our loved ones, so…
The Compensation Conversation
Melissa A. Peters, Esq., Managing Director at Princeton Legal Search Group, gives insights and tips on the oft-dreaded compensation conversation when interviewing for legal positions: “When you are interviewing for a new legal position, you…