Your First 100 Days as a GC
What can you expect in your first 100 days as a GC? Evangelos Apostolou of MLA Global provides his perspective. Still looking for that coveted GC job? Companies are looking for you. “…for GCs as…
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Career Advice from Successful GCs
In-house but looking upwards at the GC spot? The path is different for everyone – and fortunately advice is plentiful from successful GCs. If you are striving for General Counsel jobs, it is important to…
Dentons Launches In-House Consulting Unit Staffed by General Counsel
How best to advise the world’s finest companies? Don’t just rely on Biglaw lawyers, use experienced general counsel to provide guidance: “Global law firm Dentons has launched a consulting unit staffed with more than 50…
Determine Your Financial Value as a General Counsel
Pondering in-house counsel salaries? Andrea Bricca of Major, Lindsey & Africa gives her thoughts on how general counsel (and in-house counsel) can determine their financial value – you can also check the many General Counsel…
How BuzzFeed’s Top Lawyer Does Her Job
Learn how Allison Lucas, BuzzFeed’s top lawyer, juggles a hectic schedule and a bevy of work: “When it came time to train her reporters on the privacy law implications of former professional wrestler Hulk Hogan’s…
Wanna Be A GC?
Segal Coaching provides 8 qualities of successful general counsel – solid reading if you want to someday reach the top spot. Tip of the hat to legal recruiter Lord, Gurman & Lewis for the link:…
Success Factors for an Effective General Counsel
Nancy B. Reiner and Amy B. Katz of Major, Lindsey & Africa have compiled a list of success factors for an effective general counsel – many of which apply to all in-house counsel as well,…
GCs May Risk Overload As Job Expands
Feeling stretched too thin? General counsel may risk overload if they cannot find balance in the convergence revolution: “The professional convergence revolution may be putting too high a burden on the new breed of super…
Words of Advice from Your GC Friends
Looking to climb the in-house ladder or just prosper in your current environment? Why not listen to advice given by General Counsel, as collected by Sonya Som of Major Lindsey & Africa: “I thought I…
Career Advice for Would Be GCs
Are you an in-house counsel who some day would like to become a GC? Mike Evers of Evers Legal has asked nine successful GCs for their advice for aspiring GCs and it is a great…