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Unsurprising results from across the pond, but are lawyers really worse off than those in other jobs? “Nearly 70% of lawyers believe they work in the most stressful profession, according to research published this week. A study — undertaken by virtual outfit, Keystone Law — questioned more than 300 legal professionals (predominantly associates and partners) from … Read more
What are the benefits of being an in-house lawyer? Well, here are some examples – send us your links and tips to info@inhouseblog.com! You don’t have to follow this handy chart to find out when you can leave the office If you are in-house, you are much less likely to think up a great plan to … Read more
Hear from Edward Paulis, Zurich North America vice president and assistant general counsel, on the difference between in-house and law firm life: “‘When I was in private practice, I did not and could not fathom the variety of issues which I would deal with moving in-house,…A lawyer with a law firm has multiple clients and, depending … Read more
Ditching the legalese has its virtues and, for some GCs, it’s a requirement: “Lawyers are so famously fluent in their own jargon that the rest of the world has furrowed its brow and given this language its own name — legalese. But Ricardo Anzaldua, Executive Vice President and General Counsel at MetLife, says the language … Read more
Some law firm associates looking to move in-house may need to practice their dance moves to increase their chances, as Alexis Lamb, Esq., a Managing Director of the Princeton Legal Search Group relates in a recent post: “Associates, especially those at top international law firms, are viewing their time spent in private practice as a stepping … Read more
Selecting Law Firms to Propose on Your Work By James J. Stapleton, Managing Principal of LEAP Legal I have known some very successful law firm partners who feel that the most important question during the proposal process is not “what does the client want?” but “who else is being considered for the work?” Why? Because everything … Read more
By James J. Stapleton, Managing Principal of LEAP Legal Here’s how law firms want you to engage in selecting a new law firm. They want you to: 1) Be exposed to their firm in a variety of ways, from the media, to speaking engagements to visiting their web sites, to learning about their awards, citations and … Read more
By James J. Stapleton, Managing Principal of LEAP Legal Like many people who work on behalf of in-house legal departments, I started my career with major law firms. Over the past decade, I was responsible for the business development at two very large law firms and business was very, very good. Each firm enjoyed record … Read more
Law Firm Partners Going In-House – Background People often ask me what trends I’ve seen in my 31 years of legal recruiting. I usually start off the list by mentioning the diminishing attraction of the traditional law firm. That’s not to say that law firms don’t remain the bulwark of law practice; they do. The … Read more
Biglaw attorneys look at in-house life as the promised land, but is it really? Mark Herrmann at AboveTheLaw gives his thoughts on a few drawbacks to in-house life: …But there are occasional drawbacks to working in-house, and I try to share those with the world when I notice them. Three recently came to my attention. … Read more