Inhouse Counsel Guides – Career & Legal Issues

Inhouse counsel guides can help corporate counsel get up to speed on a topic quickly. This list of inhouse counsel guides also includes checklists, articles and other resources that have been submitted in the past. If you have written an inhouse counsel guide, or know of one that should be added to this list, please let us know at info@inhouseblog.com. Due to the volume of emails received, only submitters of inhouse counsel guides that are under consideration for inclusion may receive a response. As with all information, please take care to verify information contained in these resources independently as laws change and information applicable to one set of circumstances will not apply to another.

Our current list of inhouse counsel guides is broken down into the following categories: Inhouse Counsel Careers and Business, Transactional and Litigation.

1. Inhouse Counsel Careers

1.1 Inhouse Counsel Salaries and Inhouse Counsel Jobs

• How to Get an In-House Counsel Job
• Inhouse Counsel Salaries Guide
• Recent General Counsel Jobs
• Recent Featured In-House Counsel Jobs
• The Ideal In-House Candidate
• Advice to Law Firm Partners Considering Going In-House
• Legal Recruiter Directory

1.2 Inhouse Counsel Resumes

• Getting Traction with Your In-House Search: Start With Your Resume
• Legal Resume Writing – Helpful Hints
• Prep Your General Counsel Resume
• How to Deal with Legal Resume Rough Spots
• Explaining Legal Resume Peculiarities

1.3 Inhouse Counsel Interviews

• Ace the In-House Counsel Interview
• What You’re Forgetting To Research Before Your In-House Interview

1.4 Being an Inhouse Counsel and General Counsel

• Top 10 Tips for In-house Counsel During the First 90 Days
• 206 Things You Should Know Your First Year as General Counsel
• In-House Counsel Need to Carry a Quota and Sell
• The General Counsel ROI
• The Potential Liabilities Faced by In-House Counsel

1.5 Selecting and Dealing with Outside Counsel

• How Law Firms Want You to Select a New Firm and How You Should Do It
• How Law Firms Exert Control Over the Legal Vendor Selection Process
• Selecting Law Firms to Propose on Your Work
• The RFP for Outside Counsel

2. Business, Transactional and Litigation Inhouse Counsel Guides

2.1 Arbitration

• • Effective Management of Arbitration – A Guide for In-House Counsel
  • The Guide to Damages in International Arbitration: Strategic Issues in Employing and Deploying Damages Experts

2.2 Bankruptcy

• Basic Business Bankruptcy Issues: A Primer for In-House Counsel

2.3 Compliance

• When the FBI Comes Knockin: A Guide for In-House Counsel

2.4 Contracts

• Business Contract Provisions Guide
• Master Service Agreement Checklist – MSA Guide
• Statement of Work Checklist
• Professional Services Agreement Guide
• The Role of In-House Counsel in Contract Management
• Software License Agreements Checklist
• Website Development Agreement Checklist
• The Force Majeure Provision
• Confidentiality Agreements Guide

2.5 Corporate Law

• Piercing The Corporate Veil Prevention
• Guide to the Initial Public Offering

2.6 Data Privacy and Security

• Data Privacy and Security: A Practical Guide for In-House Counsel
• 2018 In-House Counsel Guide to Data Privacy and Security
• Data Breaches and the Role of the In-House Attorney

2.7 Ethics

• Professional Conduct for the In-House Counsel

2.8 FDA

• A Client’s Guide to FDA Recalls

2.9 Insurance

• An Insurance Primer
• Insurance Law Basics for In-House Counsel

2.10 Intellectual Property

• Trade Secrets Protection: A Primer and Desk Reference for Managers and In-house Counsel
• The Transactional In-House Lawyer’s Guide to Copyright Infringement Litigation

2.11 Litigation

• A Primer on Class Actions
• Understanding Damages from the In-House Counsel Perspective

2.12 Mergers and Acquisitions

• In-House Counsel’s Guide to the M&A Sale Process and Deal Terms

2.13 Venture Capital

• A Primer on VC Term Sheets

2.14 Miscellaneous

• A Guide for General Counsel on Corporate Sustainability