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 sat down with 10 fascinating individuals who also happen to be successful legal department leaders….they all have at least one … Read more
Fight the Lawyer Stereotype
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 them. If the legal industry had a resolution, I hope it would be to work on its image problem. In my … Read more
A Primer on VC Term Sheets
Need to get up to speed on venture capital term sheet terminology? Well thanks to Brad Feld, a co-founder of Foundry Group, you can educate yourself with a few clicks of the mouse. He’s posted a series of discussions on his blog about various aspects of negotiated VC term sheet provisions. The topics covered are … Read more
Top 7 Responses to Legal Threats (Funny)
TGIF! Another installment of the weird, the wacky and the funny – with the topic today being responses to legal threats! “Lawyers cannot open up and say exactly what they are thinking, or what their clients are thinking, when they handle cases. But, every now and then, a lawyer will be brutally honest when responding … Read more
Why didn’t I get a job interview? I’m the perfect fit…
Another great read from Bob Major of Major, Lindsey & Africa – if you’ve ever asked yourself “Why didn’t I get a job interview”?, this piece has some answers: “As a recruiter, I have advised countless lawyers (and would-be attorneys) on their career. There are many satisfying elements to my job, particularly when I match … Read more
Laying Groundwork to Becoming a General Counsel – A Recruiter’s Perspective
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 prescribed or set path to the general counsel (GC) role, there are proactive steps you can take to get to … Read more
The Only Job With an Industry Devoted to Helping People Quit
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 a recent decline, large numbers are about to begin law school. With the transformation of the practice of law well … Read more
Confirmed: In-House Lawyers as Good as Name-Brand Product
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 to the Supreme Court so that it can add its imprimatur. Here’s a link to a discussion of the 7th circuit … Read more
Presentation Tips for Legal Professionals
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, duo, panels and webcasts. For the Kennedy-Mighell Report podcast on the Legal Talk Network, Tom and I decided to record … Read more
Academic sees corporate law as one of the BS jobs
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 paper-pushers” in “bullshit jobs”? But after a few unsuccessful albums, the friend decided to go to law school. “Now he’s … Read more