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, professional telepathy and other factors may be more important to your organization: Trevor Faure, Global Leader of Legal Services for … Read more
Unhappiest Job in America? Take a Guess
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 America? Take a Guess at Above The Law]
A lawyer’s regret: ‘…work was all that was left’
With the increasing advances of technology and a 24 hour work cycle, have you ever felt regret at your career? It’s not unusual, as you might imagine: “A tax lawyer who became chief financial officer of Lehman Brothers is doing some soul searching since the company imploded in 2008. And she’s not happy about her … Read more
Is it Time to Leave the Office? A Diagram for Law Firm Lawyers
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. Tip of the hat to AboveTheLaw for the link. Will an able in-houser create a similar diagram for in-house lawyers? … Read more
The In-House Counsel Resume and Cover Letter
AboveTheLaw offers some tips about writing an in-house counsel resume and cover letter. [Read: The In-House Counsel Resume and Cover Letter at Above The Law]
Weight Gain Is Apparently a Hazard of the Job for Lawyers
Weight gain – another by-product of life in the law: If you find yourself packing on the pounds at your latest legal job, you’re not alone. A recent survey of more than 5,700 workers found that lawyers and judges are among those most likely to report a weight gain at their current job. [via: Weight … Read more
Difficult boss? Challenges for in-house counsel
Are you a difficult boss? Or do you have one? Read on at LeadingInhouse: It’s no secret that bosses can be difficult people. So why would in-house counsel think they are immune from having one? On the flip side, if you supervise others, have you ever been surprised to learn that your direct reports consider … Read more
14 Outside Counsel Rules by In-House Counsel
Steve Boutwell, Director of Client Services at Kean Miller in Baton Rouge, posted “In-house Insight: Outside Counsel Rules to Live By”. A concise list that most in-house counsel will agree with – and could potentially add to! [via 14 Rules by In-House Counsel for Law Firms : Larry Bodine Law Marketing Blog.]
Personal development plans for in-house counsel
Yet another insightful piece from LeadingInhouse – it’s time to work on your personal development plan: You’ve had your annual performance review, so now what? It’s time to work on your personal development plan, for those aspects of you (your “competencies”) that you want to improve. Your plan also articulates how you’re going to change yourself, your … Read more
Law Departments and The On-Boarding Process
Law departments, you better have a solid on-boarding process for new in-house hires as Mark Hermann points out at his recent InsideStraight column over at AboveTheLaw. [via: Inside Straight: The On-Boarding Process at Above The Law]