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5 Essential Skills In-House Counsel Need for the Future
The skills in-house counsel need are changing. What once sufficed in private practice is no longer enough in the in-house world as rapid change, increased business demands, distributed workforces, global regulatory pressures and the pandemic combine to present new and unique challenges. Fortunately the team at ZyLab has put together a piece with their thoughts … Read more
Combat Apathy and Feel Good Again – 5 Ways To Get Back On Track
Combat apathy in these unprecedented times and you will improve your physical and mental well-being significantly. We live in tumultuous and tension-rich times, unprecedented in the lives of most, yet there are things we can do to help ourselves as long as we make the effort. Stress and anxiety are common, but they can be … Read more
Why Don’t Lawyers Play Nice with Others?
Why don’t lawyers play nice with others? The question is one that harks back to the days of the primordial soup, when sharp-elbowed lawyers climbed on top of, over and through anything else trying to make it to land. Fortunately, informal surveys can help answer this critical question that those exposed to lawyers often ponder … Read more
The In-House Counsel Hiring Cycle
The in-house counsel hiring cycle has changed over the years, as The Lawyer Whisperer points out in her recent blog post. If you are trying to time the in-house counsel hiring cycle, read on to learn more about the factors involved. Remember, timing isn’t everything, be a purple squirrel! “15+ years ago the hiring market … Read more
Avoid Burnout And Be The Best Lawyer You Can Be
Avoid burnout and be the best lawyer you can be! Great advice for any lawyer at any stage of their career. Is it easy? Of course not, but try you must. “A new year, a new you? Stewart Levine has spent over three decades speaking to legal professionals after suffering from burnout as a lawyer … Read more
Practice Niches – Quicksand for Lawyers?
Practice niches can be a boon for some legal careers, but are they always helpful? Many in-house counsel find that having broad-based and business-focused experience makes them more valuable (and even indispensable!) than their highly specialized outside counsel. “Because of specialization in the medical profession, doctors are sometimes unable to make correct diagnoses…This reminded me … Read more
Ineffective In-House Lawyers Endanger Compliance Programs
Ineffective in-house lawyers can endanger compliance programs that take tremendous time and effort to put into place. It is not enough to have rigorous compliance programs and plans, they must be followed and in-house lawyers must lead from the front especially if they want to reduce the stress levels of their in-house clients: “……an in-house … Read more
Legal Resume Tips – 10 Points to Consider
Legal resume tips from Randi S. Lewis, a Managing Director at Major, Lindsey & Africa based in Baltimore. When preparing or updating your resume, research legal resume tips as there are many experts who have been there and done that time and time again. “‘Look your best on paper. Show your best in person.’ I trademarked that … Read more
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 much as for American presidents, the first 100 days has become a yardstick by which onlookers judge initial success or … Read more