In-House Counsel Guides
Our in-house counsel guides are complete, current resources on the topics that matter most to corporate counsel, updated as things change. Start with the core guides below. Have a resource that belongs here? Email info@inhouseblog.com.
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1. Core Guides
Getting the Job
- How to Get an In-House Counsel Job: moving in-house, from first search to first day
- The In-House Counsel Resume: what hiring managers look for, and how to fix rough spots
- Legal Interview Questions: The In-House Counsel Guide: the questions you will face and the ones to ask
- Negotiating the In-House Job Offer: salary, bonus, equity and the terms that matter
- In-House Counsel Salaries Guide: current pay by title and market
Building Your Career
- How to Manage Your In-House Career: when to move up, sideways or on
- How to Become a General Counsel: paths, skills and your first 90 days in the top job
- How to Be a Good In-House Lawyer: A Practical Guide: working with the business and earning trust
- Office Politics for Lawyers: bosses, coworkers and getting ahead without getting burned
- Future-Proofing the In-House Counsel: staying valuable as AI and the business change
- Lawyer Burnout: how to avoid it, recover and be happier in law
The Lighter Side
- The Weird, Wacky and Funny: the strangest, funniest stories from the legal world, newest first
2. Jobs and Recruiters
3. More In-House Reading
On the Job
- Top 10 Tips for In-House Counsel During the First 90 Days
- The General Counsel ROI: The Value of the GC to the Company
- In-House Counsel Need to Carry a Quota and Sell
- Guide: Structuring Your In-House Legal Team
- Performance Reviews 101 for In-House Counsel
- Managing Litigation as In-House Counsel
- Mergers and Acquisitions Guide for In-House Counsel
- A Guide for Government Attorneys Transitioning In-House
- Association of Corporate Counsel: A Guide for In-House Counsel
- Was Law School Worth It?
- 206 Things You Should Know Your First Year as General Counsel (Carlton Fields)
Working With Outside Counsel
- 14 Outside Counsel Rules by In-House Counsel
- 10 Commandments for External Counsel
- What In-House Attorneys Want From Outside Counsel
- How Law Firms Want You to Select a New Firm, and How You Should
- Selecting Law Firms to Propose on Your Work
- How Law Firms Exert Control Over the Legal Vendor Selection Process
4. Business, Transactional and Litigation Resources
4.1 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
4.2 Corporate Law
4.3 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
4.4 Ethics
4.5 FDA
4.6 Insurance
4.7 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