In-House Counsel

Late-stage startup friends, how are we feeling about the IPO market in 2026? Will we finally see an uptick in offerings? Or will we stay illiquid eating ramen forever?

Attorney at one of the Big 4 here: Leaving for a slightly smaller general practice firm. There are a couple brand new clients I’m working with who lost EPLI coverage. Asked for rate discounts at the c… more

Any advice on how to get an in-house position as a litigator who primarily works in construction, and personal injury defense? 5 YOE. Any advice is appreciated.

Would really love to land a family office counsel role. Any tips on how to find these opportunities?

When does in-house recruiting pick up again? I didn't have any luck finding an in-house job by EOY

Got invited to interview for a company and just learned they are in office 5 days a week in a city I don’t want to live. Is it acceptable to withdraw? Any benefit in going forward with the interview?

Does privacy counsel at your company negotiate terms like limitation of liability and indemnification for violations of privacy law/DPA? Or is the commercial attorney that oversees the deal doing so … more

I’m a midlevel in biglaw and saw a product counsel position at my client’s company that I’m interested in. I have worked a lot on the client’s litigation matters and regularly email them (although I d… more

Cold applied online to a role out of state. Someone from the company reached out to confirm that I’d be willing to relocate. I responded unambiguously yes. Didn’t go into detail to the staffer, but my… more

Received a verbal offer today where the HR person provided the base salary and bonus and said equity would be outlined in my written offer letter. I did not negotiate the salary and base on the call b… more

Started in house in the in financial services industry and all I’ve done for the last 5 months are NDAs. Is this normal? It’s not really what I expected it to be while I was interviewing, but because … more

Does your company have a formal workforce compliance program that oversees policies, training, conflicts of interest, etc.? Wondering if that should sit with our employment lawyer, HR, or somewhere el… more

Advice for landing that first in-house product counsel position as a litigator? I have 3 yoe and have been looking actively for at least 6 months, but no luck securing an offer (despite making it to s… more

Has the in house market always been this competitive (for folks coming from biglaw) or is this just a reflection of the current job market? Will it ever get better?

I received an offer for in-house counsel position today, start date is mid-January. I was planing to give my two weeks’ notice tomorrow, making my last day 12/31. But I had planned to take time off fo… more

I have a call to discuss/negotiate an offer. This is my first in-house position. If I don’t like the initial offer, do you recommend negotiating right then and there or ask for a day to think about it… more

I’m class of 2022 in a top NY finance practice. How much could I expect to make in house, and how long would it take to land something?

Offer check: $200k base, 10% bonus, $150k RSUs. Tech in-house but not FAANG. 8 YOE in biglaw, no prior in-house experience. Specialty practice. Seems decent based on other posts I’ve see here but heav… more

Do you/ are you expected to negotiate in house offers in SF Bay Area? Tech company for reference. Don’t want to step on toes but don’t want to leave money on the table.

I’m in house (employment law) and handle day-to-day advice, related projects, and pre-litigation/arbitration matters. Once matters proceed to litigation, I no longer oversee them. I currently have 2 E… more

besides netflix which companies pay their in house attorneys the most

Offer check: $185k base, 30% target bonus, $50k RSUs vesting over 3 years, $20k cash bonus, F50 retail company, MCOL city, Securities and M&A work, 5 YOE, 5 days in office

I am a junior going on midlevel in big law attempting to land an in house job in Austin texas for personal reasons. I have a transactional and commercial background. I’ve been applying non stop to ev… more

Anybody have any success stories for successfully negotiating a base salary offer for the top of the listed range in the job positing? I'm advancing in the interview process for an in-house role (… more

Are thank you emails after an interview necessary? Sounds like overkill to send a COO and GC thank you emails when they have 5k different things going on. My last two interviews I sent thank you email… more

Is anyone else getting a little cranky with end of year stress/crunch time? I’m dealing with a pretty heavy workload with many high priority items, but I’m usually very even tempered/chill so I’ve be… more

I was just let go from a small investment management company after year and half. My boss told me I was not getting up to speed soon enough. I have a feeling this was really about a disagreement we ha… more

Anyone have experience with Littler as outside employment counsel?

I’m thinking of firing a legacy outside counsel firm for messing up discovery pretty badly. Have any of you fired a firm that’s been working for the company for years/decades? What’s a fireable offens… more

I’ve been at this company for a year now ($130k) and my previous one was for 1 year and half. I feel the itch to move to a new company. The current company’s business operations are not in tech and I … more

Offer check: 210 base, 25% bonus, HCOL city, renewable energy. I have 6 YOE and this is my first in-house gig, so just want to make sure I get a good start

What are some freelance or part time lawyer roles or gigs? Any companies or firms that hire lawyers to do freelance jobs? Looking for something family friendly / will allow you to work remotely.

Offer check:
Fully remote Director level role, pharma. 8 YOE, MCOL city.
245k, 20% performance bonus, 20k signing bonus, 2100 RSUs, 4% 401k match with immediate vest.

This would be my 3rd in house role.… more

The company I’m interviewing with has recently had a 4 day a week RTO mandate. I’m not down for that, and they say they are considering more traditional hybrid or remote for “exceptional” candidates. … more

Always a joy showing up to an interview and your interviewer (senior exec) is 10 mins late and the excuse is “lost track of time.”

Weekend work - for in house employment lawyers in this bowl: do you check emails through the weekend? In my 6 year experience in house, nothing has come up on the weekend that couldn’t be addressed un… more

Anyone have insight on culture at Anthropic legal?

How to approach this situation: I am helping my direct manager with finalizing DPA template my manager drafted. Manager’s initial draft is too wordy, long, inconsistent, etc. But when I make revision … more