In-House Counsel

Just got an offer on a relatively short timeline and realized they never asked for my references. Is this normal?

Any insight as to the L&E team at Amazon? Comp/WLB/etc.?

Commercial Counsel at biotech and wanted a check to see if I’m wildly underpaid/should jump ship. 4 YOE (3 yrs biglaw M&A & 1 yr at current company). I get paid $155k base, 10% bonus no equity… more

What have been your experiences with outsourcing/offshoring in-house legal work? (eg on the commercial side - sales contracts, NDAs, DPAs). Not really my call to make, but I have found the work produc… more

Anyone else legitimately like what they do? I feel like it’s a crapshoot with in house counsel roles (and legal work in general), but more often than not I’m happy with my career. Who else feels the s… more

Anyone else doing FIRE? I absolutely loathe being an attorney and can't wait to afford to quit first chance I get (or downsize to something else entirely). If so, curious your number when you'… more

Any one else not seeing the IHC advantaged vs big law? I'm securities counsel at a pubco and I feel like I work just as much for less. Team sucks, company sucks, still stressed because people refu… more

Hi all, some house keeping that is long overdo - any trolling will be met with a ban and a report, and that includes trolling trolls.

Mid-level associate in biglaw. Just found out I’m pregnant (only 3.5 weeks) after doing IVF. Should I postpone my in-house search until after mat leave? I am currently a finalist for two roles. Would … more

IHC (securities) at a pubco - any advice here? Pretty toxic situation, compounded by the company really struggling. I've been pretty much applying to anything securities for 6+ months and I don… more

A second year I worked with just went in house as product counsel. 290k total comp and fully remote. Is this a unicorn opportunity? I was going to wait until my fourth or fifth year to explore IHC opp… more

I rejected an offer a couple of months ago. I can tell based on LinkedIn sleuthing that they still haven’t filled the role, and I’m having second thoughts and think I would accept if I had the chance … more

I’m a solo right now at a private company based out of the northeast. Company is headquartered outside the US. Revenue for our region is mid 9 figures. Considering adding a counsel with 5-7 YOE for a … more

2019 real estate transaction associate here at V20. Interviewing for a in-house real estate counsel role at a company. For those who made the in-house jump, how did you think about the tradeoff betwee… more

In a stressful IHC role for 7 years. Jack of all trades. Looking for new role but market is so bad and competitive.

Has anyone went through a prehire background check longer than 3 weeks? I received my offer 3 weeks ago but was told the background is still pending.

Really want to try a commercial counsel role so I can be more well rounded (currently in corpgov, securities and m&a with 8YOE, in-house tech), but my very corpgov resume isn’t selling even for as… more

Does anyone have insight on working at iCapital as a funds attorney?

Gut check on how much longer I should stay at my company? Have been at my current IHC position (generalist) for 2 years, worked 6 years at a firm before that. There is absolutely zero hope of advancem… more

Got a verbal offer yesterday-how long for written offer to follow?

When your sales team loves to move a break neck speeds yet insists on only securing contracts with the most dinosaur and inflexible enterprise customers 😑😑😑

For professional services agreements, does legal usually draft SOWs? We received 22 page long SOW from the vendor, some AI generated gibberish, not drafted by their legal team. The project is 6 months… more

How long does it usually take to get an offer approved?

Curious if anyone else deals with this in-house. As soon as a litigation matter comes in, some internal teams start building timelines, labeling evidence, and trying to run the case themselves. Just s… more

Would love a sense of where my comp falls. Mind weighing in?
9 YOE, $250K Base, $50K Bonus. Decent WLB. Tech/Media. No equity.

What are most of you contributing to your 401k per paycheck? My plan recommends 8% but wondering if that’s too high.

Was told Friday one more approval needed for salary for role, is this normally rubber stamp thing, or is it generally more of a nail biter?

Recently started as a product counsel in big tech. I’m totally new to the no-billable world - how do you make sure your manager has visibility when you don’t work with them directly, and how do you se… more

Applied to a role about a month ago. Am I out of the running? I haven’t heard anything since applying.

Any in-house recruiter recommendations for Philadelphia?

Worth interviewing for a new role despite being at current role not even (but almost) a year given that company is being fully acquired by PE in Q4 (currently controlled by the buyer but publicly traded)? Unlikely I’ll be la… more

Inhouse privacy counsel at a founder company for an obnoxious founder. I was asked for my review of a privacy matter and apparently the founder doesn’t like what I’m saying. I know I am correct, it’s … more

Is Walmart open to remote attorneys? Or do they want you in Arkansas

After final interview , company reached out about salary expectations. I tried to flip it back on them , but they wanted a firm range so I did my best to pick a reasonable range but indicated I would … more

What should my salary expectations be for AGC role with 10 yrs experience? It is a product and compliance role.

Red Flag? I’ve been counsel for a little under two years now and recently had my review which was glowing + my manager called me an asset to the team. So I felt encouraged to ask about a promotion to … more

i’ve had so many interviews to go in house (currently in big law) and every time i get rejected they let me know they want someone who has already been in house… how am i supposed to get over this hum… more

I have an offer at med size pubco. ~$250k base, 25% cash bonus and mid 5 figures of standard vesting RSUs. I am also mid process with a pre-IPO private tech co with a $400k base salary potentially and $250k RSUs … more

Commercial contracts people, when did you feel totally comfortable negotiating contracts live with counterparty (sales on call) and how did you get to that point? Mainly talking about the more difficu… more