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]
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
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.]