In-House Counsel

Anyone else feel that this market is extremely slow right now? I was landing interviews prior to the holiday, but now, dead silence….

Anyone else experience a phenomena at work where the political beliefs of their colleagues (within the legal team) differ from their own but when conversations around politics arise you don’t share yo… more

How much weight do you give to Glassdoor/Indeed reviews? I always check them out before applying somewhere, but not sure how much stock to give to negative reviews that may not be at all relevant to t… more

Anyone heard back on a third round for the Google Search Ads Product Counsel role? I had my second round interview 3 weeks ago. I'm interviewing with two other companies that are moving faster so … more

Has anyone ever gotten an in house position through Larson Maddox?

Has anyone seen in house counsel successfully transition from a legal role to a senior level business role and if so, what was the relevant size of company / practice area / prior experience?

Anyone here have insights in to Exxon (culture, WLB, comp, etc.)? This would be in their Houston HQ and is a transactional role

Any insight on Yelp? Corporate counsel position.

Is it worth it to apply to an in house job posting you’re overqualified for to get your foot in the door, hoping there will be quick advancement or they will adjust the salary and title to meet your q… more

Does anyone have any insight into working in house at Vialto Partners? Wondering about culture, work life balance, job security etc.

how do you balance the legal/compliance needs of being part of a company thats heavily regulated vs the business needs to get deals done

When the hiring manager is the first round interview, after the initial recruiter/talent call, and there are subsequent rounds with US CLO, Global CLO, maybe even a business executive or two, do you f… more

How much monetary value would you place on a fully remote role (with no chance of a bait and switch to hybrid/full RTO)? I understand that the answer is different for everybody, so I’m just trying to … more

Do jobs that have a significant incident response component tend to have bad wlb? Is this a dead end compared to product counsel roles?

3/3 of my recent corpgov/m&a interviews have required written tests followed by a panel that drills you on said tests. Is this the new normal? I flunked the last one (and knew I would, but did it … more

Anyone with a family have to travel every month or so for work? What do you do to stay connected with/help your spouse back home?

I’m away this week, have two trips next month totaling about a week, and then anot… more

VP, Legal (sole attorney) at my company where I’ve been for five years. Recently acquired by a bigger company that had no in-house counsel despite their size. Asked for formal title change to GC since… more

Worth it to go in house to an area you’re not as interested in in order to get your foot in the door?

As an in-house counsel, do you feel threatened about job security with the advent and progression of AI? Any specific practice areas you feel that are more/less threatened?

Would you apply to a job where the posting says it is fully on site but you would only take the job if it were hybrid (2-3 days in office)? I don't think I should apply but it is an otherwise a go… more

How long should answers to behavioral questions or questions in general be? Most of the advice online says 3-5 minutes, but that seems way too long! I usually start rambling after 1.5-2 mins.

How’re people in tech feeling with all the market volatility? I’m tired of watching my equity sink and sink

How to break into a regulatory counsel role as a younger associate? Have 3 years of big law lit experience and 1 year commercial counsel

I’m at a bank and work with another more senior attorney supporting a vertical. All I have worked on since I started 6 months ago are NDAs and engagement letters. Is this normal? I left my big law fir… more

Can any of you talk to me about whether experience as coverage counsel at a firm is a good spring board into an in house role. Further background: general litigation for several years and claims couns… more

I'm going in-house as the GC of a startup that's planning to go public soon. I have plenty of experience handling public company reporting from the firm side, but want to learn best practices … more

If you’re already at a FAANG company doing AI work, would you take a position at one of the big AI startups? Assume your offer would push you up a level, your scope would be (much) broader, and total comp on pape… more

What do you think it would be like to work for a company that creates YouTube content, does live shows, sells merch, etc.?

I like the brand but I really have no idea what that kind of industry is like.… more

What is it like working at X, specifically the London office? It seems quite separate from the US teams.

Googlers: what’s the deal with the NY office? Recruiter shared in passing the company is trending away from hiring legal teams there, and I didn’t want to ask more and risk sounding disinterested in t… more

I’m a biglaw midlevel associate and hoping to go in house in a year or so. If I wanna take a year off for my passion project, should I do it after getting some experience as IHC? It’s already hard eno… more

Anyone have a tool for legal hold management that they particularly like? If there are tools you really dislike, that would be helpful too.

Theoretically, if the goal is to become a general counsel, is it more advantageous to stay in big law and make partner then move in house, or move from big law to an in house role at a large company s… more

I have a remote interview with a GC at a start up. Tie or no tie? The GC is a former big law partner. I see a lot of people say no ties for an interview with a start up, but I didn’t know if the calcu… more

I keep making it to the last stage of in-house interviews, then I receive a rejection.

I am currently in the final stage of an in-house process expecting to hear back, but I'm pretty sure they've given th… more

Really burning out as a corporate attorney at my f500 company. I only work about 50 hours a week — but everything is super urgent, clients are usually clueless, and I often work on 10+ different matte… more

At what point would you push back on workload with your GC, and what outcome would you hope for? I’m one of 3 lawyers at a small subsidiary of a larger multinational. The GC who I report to has concerns about my workload but… more

I received an in house offer on Monday that expires on Friday. I'd like to complete a few other processes and speak with folks before making a decision, but don't want to ruffle any feathers. … more

BL senior associate just received first in-house offer at hot AI startup (not Anthropic/OpenAI/Perplexity, etc., but well-known). Base $275k, no bonus, $250k RSUs/year. Is this considered a "good… more