In-House Counsel

Currently in-house but getting a bit bored and exploring options. Anyone else starting to get enticed to move back to a firm, especially in light of recent salary increases? Hell, back in my day a fir… more

Any experience using Xakia?

Working in-house on commercial contracts and the company I work for takes a hard stance on including any sort of non-solicitation/no poaching clause in its contracts — with the rationale being that th… more

I’m about to start the hiring process for my first ever direct report. We’ll be looking for someone with about 3-5 years of practice. For those of you who have done in-house hiring, any favorite quest… more

What’s the minimum base salary you would accept for an in-house role at a major renewable energy developer as a t-14, 2020 grad with biglaw experience?

Anyone know of any good CLE’s from ACC or other sources that focus on tactics for informal dispute resolution for commercial attorneys?

An old business colleague reached out to ask if I had any interest in joining their startup as their only lawyer. It wouldn’t be a GC role and would be focused on sales deals and vendor contracts. I a… more

My assistant gets me a gift for Xmas and it makes me feel obligated to make sure I’m getting them something that’s at least equivalent. I’d rather they not give me anything, but I think they like doin… more

Biglaw salary bumps make me a bit bitter about going in house. Anyone else?

What exactly does in-house patent portfolio management look like day-to-day? Most of my experience in biglaw has been lit/post-grant work and I’m wondering what the transition looks like.

For anyone here in a mid sized software (100M ARR) company, do you use Big Law for external counsel? What’s your feeling in paying an associate $500-700 per hour? We have used them in the past for cer… more

6th year with an offer of 240 base and 15% target bonus. 100% remote. Is this good? Should I hold out for better? HCOL area

Anyone here have experience working in a company where HR reports to legal? If so, what are the pros and cons?

I went in house almost two months ago. Most days I still don’t have 8 hours of work to do or any time sensitive matters. Is this normal? Fwiw my manager and our boss are apparently happy with me but I… more

I have an offer for an in-house position. My partner is expecting. How do I ask about their parental leave policies before accepting their offer? Also how should I go about negotiating the pay/benefit… more

Gave the company a counter offer (asking for 25k more in base and said I’m ready to accept if agreed) on day 1, followed up on day 5, HR replied on day 10 that they are still discussing internally, I … more

It’s that time of the year when I evaluate my workplace and figure out what needs to change in the new year. I’m a fully remote senior counsel working in Banking. Current salary is $190K, plus 15% bonus, and 6% 401K match an… more

If you used a recruiting service (ex. BCG), what was your experience? I’m curious if these services really know about opportunities I can’t just find myself on LinkedIn. I’m 4 years out of law school… more

Has anyone figured out how to apply for jobs on “JDHuntr”? It seems like a fake scam website but they are always posting on LinkedIn 🤨

Interviewing at a company that filed for bankruptcy 6ish years ago. They were acquired by a PE firm, and that same firm just sold and purchased them again for one of their more permanent portfolios. F… more

Anyone work in-house at the Walt Disney company in Anaheim/socal or have any insight as to the legal team, department retention/turnover, WLB, and environment?
Looking at an open position that’s like e… more

Has anyone used Spellbook for contract drafting, or any other AI assisted tool, and what has the experience been like?

Do you use AI (artificial intelligence) in your contracting process? If so, what do you use? Our company is looking into options to leverage AI.

I'm 7 months into my job I'm in a small in-house team I feel like I weigh so much time because I don't know what I'm doing / how to properly juggle things is this normal? I'm getti… more

Sixth year big law associate. What total comp would be considered standard/reasonable if I want to transition in house in Nyc?

Best resources/sites when looking for your first in-house counsel position?

Advice for taking ownership at work and showing initiative after starting a new in house job? Took the first month to really observe and learn the business but now want to start demonstrating a greate… more

Anybody just really like going to work each day? Seriously, I do. Really love what my role is and am excited about Mondays. Anybody else?

How easy is it to transition to another company once in house? I am currently at a small government contracting company and it’s not bad but pay is very low. I plan on staying here for a little while … more

Non profit in house salary? I make just above $100k and I can’t tell if I’m underpaid or am competitive. Looking for some thoughts.

V10 c/o 2020, private M&A. If I work at a bank/PE fund, what should I expect for my base salary?

Anyone have experience/knowledge of what it’s like working at Phillip Morris Intl?

Anyone at TikTok willing to share thoughts on culture? TYIA.

New to in house, and working for an international startup. I’m in the US, and most of the work happens in Europe/Asia. So I’m asleep when most of the work happens. Im struggling with waking up to many… more

Those with unlimited PTO, 1. How many days a year do you take off roughly? 2. How many days a year do you see your legal colleagues taking off in your company?

How hard is it to get an in-house role that has competitive pay that's similar to big law?

Is your manager in charge of your raise/bonus each year ? Does this approach make sense ? I feel like this just creates conflict in a team unnecessarily. Manager should just provide honest feedback to… more