How does your legal department buy legal services? GSK has changed its ways – and its methods could be employed by law departments around the world: Silvia Hodges Silverstein, adjunct professor at Columbia Law School,…
Many BigLaw attorneys think that in-house counsel jobs are easier than what they do – but the reality is that many in-house lawyers outwork their BigLaw counterparts and operate in a totally different, and often…
BigLaw meet SmallLaw, as some GCs are finding that small law firms can provide the service they need at an affordable price point: When it comes to outside legal work, general counsel have begun putting…
Yet another report is indicating that partner and associate hourly billing rates continue their inexorable rise at BigLaw: Billing rates increased 3.1 percent for law firm partners last year, while associate rates jumped 7.4 percent….
If you are looking at rankings and blended rates, you may not be evaluating the right criteria in your outside counsel. As the ABA Journal and BloombergLaw report in an interview with a prominent GC,…
Some consultants have come up with a four-part formula for choosing outside counsel. Does it make sense? Continue reading over at AboveTheLaw. [Read: Inside Straight: An Objective Formula For Choosing Counsel at Above The Law]
Does your law department have a law firm do-not-hire list? Lawyers who lead corporate law departments often have a do-not-hire list of banned law firms, even if it’s not committed to writing. IBM general counsel…
TGIF! According to a recent piece at AboveTheLaw, the unhappiest job in America is exactly the one you’d expect. Head over to their site to see if your suspicions are correct. [Read: Unhappiest Job in…
“Churn that bill, baby!” … a phrase that you do not want to hear being exchanged in internal emails of your outside counsel: It all began with a corporate bankruptcy case. Retained by energy entrepreneur…
Aaaah, law firm life. For many in-housers it’s just a distant memory. Fortunately, a law firm lawyer has posted a diagram detailing when you can leave the office or if you must stay on board….