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Judy Allen, a partner in MLA Global’s Northern California offices, shares her thoughts on how and why in-house counsel should create a career map to guide them in the years ahead: “The daily life of an in-house lawyer is all-consuming and finding time to thoughtfully and strategically consider your next career move can be daunting. … Read more
Are law firms listening? “I’ve attended many panels where in-house counsel share their likes and dislikes, but in the last year the tone has changed. In-house attorneys are increasingly dissatisfied, they tell us, because they can’t have the kind of conversations they want with their outside counsel. “Too often the voice of the client comes through … Read more
Amy Goldstein, founder of Grayson Allen, Inc., a New York based attorney search and career consulting firm, provides helpful hints for those preparing a legal resume: “Incredibly talented lawyers who write flawless agreements and briefs get stuck on the basics of resume writing every day. This is no surprise. As a lawyer, you weren’t taught … Read more
As Jennifer Mercanti and Lisa Watson point out, leveraging intuition may be the difference between good and great lawyers: “Lawyers regularly navigate complex situations that require thoughtful and strategic decision-making. While knowledge, experience and research are essential to this process, an important and often overlooked tool is inner knowing, or intuition…We believe that intuition is … Read more
The next survey will reveal that lawyers are total bores: “Lawyers and people employed in the legal sector are the most bored in the workplace with 8 out of 10 admitting they find their job a humdrum drudge. Employment specialist Emolument has exposed the dullest day jobs after surveying 1,300 professionals from 14 different sectors. … Read more
Anthony Greco, Senior Corporate Counsel at Kargo, gives some advice to fourth year associates that is just as important for those starting out in their in-house counsel job: “There you are, waiting for a partner to provide comments, daydreaming about going in-house. You’ve thought about it for a while – maybe you’d like to be more … Read more
Dennis Garcia, Assistant General Counsel of Microsoft Corporation, give his perspective on what lawyers should consider when taking on risk: “Recent geopolitical developments have made our world increasingly unpredictable. More than ever before lawyers need to bring their “A” game every single day to help their clients take smart risks as they pursue their business … Read more
While currently a consumer service, one can see this type of data-driven service being expanded to commercial litigation and other areas where data is available: “A recently launched company helps consumers find lawyers based on their win rates for particular types of cases. Called Justice Toolbox, the startup uses data mined from official state court … Read more
Want to enhance your productivity and increase your effectiveness and efficiency as a lawyer? Check out these tips from Jay Harrington of Harrington Communications over at the Attorney at Work blog: “Working late from time to time is an unavoidable consequence of being a lawyer. Still, many lawyers fail to structure their days in a … Read more
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 might share words of advice and inspiration from some of my general counsel friends with you this month to guide … Read more