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Laying Groundwork to Becoming a General Counsel – A Recruiter’s Perspective

August 28, 2014

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 […]

The Only Job With an Industry Devoted to Helping People Quit

August 1, 2014

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 […]

Confirmed: In-House Lawyers as Good as Name-Brand Product

July 23, 2014

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 […]

Presentation Tips for Legal Professionals

May 30, 2014

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, […]

Academic sees corporate law as one of the BS jobs

May 19, 2014

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 […]

“You can do anything with a law degree?” Not?

May 15, 2014

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 […]

Are You Checking Work Email in Bed?

April 29, 2014

The demands of being “omniavailable” can seriously backfire according to new research (who knew?). So, if you are checking work email in bed or at other times when you should be relaxing, read on: Over […]

The Illusion of Attorney Job Security and Practical Implications

March 18, 2014

by Andrew Gurman, Managing Director Michael Lord and Company Many have seen the practice of law at major, large law firms or within an in-house setting as a safe choice for earning solid compensation and […]

Conference Call in Real Life (Funny)

March 10, 2014

As an in-house counsel, your life probably includes a bevy of meetings (and sometimes, meetings about planning future meetings). But nothing surpasses the joy of the conference call. Check out this hilarious conference call YouTube […]

Advice to Law Firm Partners Considering Going In-House

February 25, 2014

Law Firm Partners Going In-House – Background People often ask me what trends I’ve seen in my 31 years of legal recruiting. I usually start off the list by mentioning the diminishing attraction of the […]

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