Looking for insights and tips to navigate your in-house career? Mike Evers of EversLegal sat down with 10 successful GCs and interviewed them – the results are a great resource for all in-house counsel: “Throughout 2014, I…
It’s 2015 – can any progress be made this year to change the lawyer stereotype? “Talk of New Year’s resolutions has inspired me to think about lawyer stereotypes and what we should be doing to combat…
The road to becoming a general counsel – a perspective from Jay Kim, a recruiter and Managing Director at MLA’s San Francisco office. When looking at General Counsel jobs, be prepared: “Although there is no…
A recent piece in the Atlantic discusses the proliferation of individuals and businesses helping people quit the law. At the same time, scores of recent law graduates are looking for their first positions and, notwithstanding…
As if there were any question? The 7th Circuit has confirmed what we all knew to be true – in-house lawyers are as good as their law firm counterparts. Perhaps this case will be appealed…
In-house counsel ethics rules – unfortunately no neat guidebook exists that gives you all of the guidance you need. Navigating complex attorney ethics rules can be challenging for law firm lawyers, but for in-house counsel things…
Many in-house counsel fear giving presentations. Fortunately, two experts have created a series of podcasts that provide presentation tips for legal professionals: I’ve done a number of presentations lately in all sorts of formats – solo,…
Many in-house counsel might say that some of the things they do during the week are “bs jobs” but would they say that about their corporate law career in general? Are corporate lawyers basically “salaried…
Well every lawyer has heard it at least few times – you can do anything with a law degree. Old adage, meet this article from Slate which pours some cold water on the party. From…
The BusinessLawProf asks an interesting question – should business lawyers advise on moral issues? Often times lawyers are pigeon-holed and asked to do narrow tasks leaving others to consider broader social, political, economic and moral…