In-House Counsel

Guess this is more to the recruiters that lurk on this board, but do you expect an increase of GC/Head of Legal roles, especially in the financial services or asset management space in the early new y… more

My boss is leaving with no backfill. They were very senior and I’m quite junior. I’m worried I will be quickly overwhelmed and then sent to pasture, and that if I do stay above water, I won’t grow bec… more

Does anyone have tips for how to explain the in-house lawyers role to business clients? I’m in house at a company that is bad at making decisions. I often find myself in a project management role beca… more

Is the dress code more casual in-house? Like, can you wear jeans and sneakers instead of business casual?

What is the shortest time you waited before switching jobs? Started a new in house role and can tell it’s not for me.

I'm in my first year of NYC Big Law, and I've realized that it's just not for me. I'm considering in-house roles, and I'm unsure how to market myself and what I should look for in… more

There have been some pretty helpful “is this a reasonable offer” posts recently so I’ll give it a try. 9 YOE, specialist, would be second in-house job, supervise one or two non-lawyers. Base just shy … more

I’m the first attorney at my new company. What are things I should immediately be doing?

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Seeking feedback from hiring side: when candidate “leaves money on the table”, what implied message or presumption has been made on the hiring side about the candidate?

Recently was approached for an in house … more

Hi all - new to in-house work. Does anyone have recommendations on where to find templates and practical guidance on items like disclosure schedules? The company is small and does not have precedent o… more

What does it mean when I got an email rejection for a job but the hiring manager subsequently emailed me for additional information? Was it just some AI automated message?

What is an appropriate pay cut for a 5YOE associate (non-BL) with around 200k comp for an in house position? Would you take a job paying $150k if your goal is to get out of law firm life?

I was described as being resigned during a meeting. Any idea what that means? During the meeting I kind of let it conflict play out until eventually ending it.

In house counsel role. Interviewed with the senior lawyer (hiring manager) and then moved forward to meet with the AVP legal. AVP said they would really like me to join their team but that ultimately … more

Does anyone have insight into the Microsoft hiring process for corporate counsel. In terms of timelines and if they send a rejection email etc.

I feel like I bombed an interview just now gah

As sole legal counsel (title VP, Legal) in a company (having worked for them for 4 years), how much more would you expect to make over a newly-hired Director of Contracts? For additional context my annual … more

Anyone use Legisway? How do you like it?

I work in house on a 4 person team. Small nonprofit. Large firms increasingly unwilling to discount lower than $900/hour and we simply cannot afford it. Is this the norm? Do we switch to midsize firm… more

I’m looking for a job. I have 15+ yoe with employment privacy and commercial experience. Please let me know if you can refer me.

call me crazy but i thoroughly enjoy reviewing and negotiating commercial contracts and DPAs. tell me how I can continue to grow in this field and make $$$. 3YOE all in house.

I joined a PE firm about 7 months ago, and I think I’m on a sinking ship. We’re struggling to raise any new funds, and our CEO keeps saying we’re going to run out of cash if we don’t get these funds r… more

**Seeking Guidance for Career Transition in Law**

Hi everyone,

I hope you’re well. I have an LLM (graduated in top 10%) and six years as a Business Immigration Paralegal. I'm feeling burnt out and want to switch to fields like Litigat… more

Is all-in comp of $260k for in-house pharma counsel with 7 years of experience good for a HCOL city, or is that under the average? What’s typical for that level of experience in pharma?

I joined a “high growth startup” which was supposed to have heavy deal flow. In the months following joining the business model changed 5 times, we licensed out our fee revenue generating opportunitie… more

Anyone using form builder software for In-House? Not CLM, but litigation pleading forms and templates. Having to handle way more litigation than before and our archives do not contain templates for t… more

Burnt out from my current role. There's constant upper management turnover on our team and other issues. I have stuck it out for 3 years. I'm tired now. It's the same thing over and over,… more

I applied to an in-house role from biglaw. I got an immediate screener interview. This position is a great fit for me and checks a lot of boxes, but I would not be willing to leave my firm until after… more

Do you do math when you read a contract?

I’m not really sure if you should be checking math, numbers, specs etc in a contract or leaving that to the business people to figure out. I used to try to check it myself … more

Does anyone here have a ReMarkable Paper Pro they use for note taking? If so, how do you like it? Would you recommend it?

What is your process for reading and revising long, complex commercial contracts?

Has anyone had experience with Flex by Fenwick?
I am curious about both the clients who use this service and about attorneys filling the ranks at Flex. After working several secondments with tech companies, essentially … more

For those who work in-house in Funds, how is the wlb? Signed, a burnt out mid-level.

When moving to another part of the country, what is a reasonable amount of time to ask for before you have to move? Specifically, thinking of a situation that requires you to sell your house.

Would you take a 30% raise even if you don’t know you would love the job when you have a good thing going

I’m about to put in notice at my big law firm this week (7th year M&A) because I’m accepting an in-house position. For those who made the same move, anything you wish you would have done or glad y… more

Anyone have insight into employment counsel comp at Apple in NYC or Cupertino for a 5th year associate?