In-House Counsel

I’m my company’s first employment counsel after 5 years at a big 4 L&E firm. Title is Senior Counsel.

I’ve been here a year and have done my best to navigate the politics/not step on toes, but I s… more

I made it to the final round of interviews at a company and was told that they went with someone more senior, but would like to keep in touch in case the need arises. Would it be dumb to reach out to … more

Is there a best time of the year to look for jobs? Maybe Q1? I’m planning a cross country move to be with family that will require a new job so trying to decide when to start applying. I wanted to mov… more

Estimated salary for counsel at a large turnkey real estate, architecture, and engineering company that generates around 9-10 billion in revenue? St. Louis/Kansas City region. I got a $160k base offer… more

When you left your law firm to go in-house, did you take any materials with you?

Pubco counsel here - one of our South American banks is asking for local audited financials as a "compliance/regulatory requirement." Is this something other pubcos typically share? Our consolidated fin… more

Anyone out there using relativity? Is it cost effective to host and give access to outside counsel?

What do you all do if you learn of a minor breach of confidentiality obligations in a contract? For example say one of your vendors that handles financials and bill pay accidentally sends copies of your invoices … more

Question for heads of Legal w/small teams: how do you manage promotions/retention when your dept isn’t expected to really grow? We’ve got a small (~3 attorney) team at a late-stage startup. Lots of aw… more

For anyone who transitioned from Big Law to in-house, how long did it take before you started to feel recovered—mentally and physically—from burnout?

Moved from Houston to the midwest (not Chicago...def not a major market in a mid city) about 2 yrs ago for an IHC gig. Have since moved to a remote role at a different company. I absolutely hate it h… more

Anyone else cautious about making friends with non-lawyers at work? How do you balance the relationship?

Someone pinged me for a call today to ask about my thoughts on them joining a board position outside of our… more

Thinking about taking a job at a bank that is half business half legal (not in their in house department). Anyone have any experience with this transisition and thoughts on what to look out for?

When you hire from firms, what makes a candidate really stand out?

Where did you all find in house jobs to apply for? Linked in? Anywhere else?

I’ve always heard 4-6th year associate at a big law firm is the sweet spot for in house roles. Is there any benefit to sticking it out longer in a firm to get higher salary in house? Current 4th year … more

What is max cash comp at your company for non-GC/CLO roles?

Base + bonus. I'm @ 375k with only GC/CLO above me. Have no interest in taking on any GC/CLO roles - I like my niche and am good at it.… more

I’m a rising 5th year in a tech practice group at a V5. I’m looking to make the jump in house. I’m getting traction with commercial counsel roles but have been told that product counsel roles are better for long … more

In-house cybersecurity/ai counsel, what are you making? YOE, location, public or private are helpful, too. I'm trying to price myself in DC market with 4-6 years of experience.

I have a vendor stating they can’t agree to not use our data to train AI for other customer models because it’s a multi tenant SaaS. Isn’t there still a way to segregate it and not use the data to tra… more

Considering moving from a large, old public company to a very promising late stage start up. I’m obviously already thinking of all of the worst case scenarios (the company runs out of money and I’m ou… more

Would you apply to a job that is a good fit but for a 5 day a week in office requirement ( requirement is in the job posting)? Commute to office would be 1.5-1.75 hours each way. I'd be willing to… more

Been a contractor for 4 years, got brought on permanently in August. Would you:
- stay at a bank, stable, only been there 1 year all together or- move to a global contracting counsel legal manager role… more

Anyone have a story about your prior firm reacting poorly when you put in your 2 weeks to go in-house? I’m putting in my 2 weeks immediately after my bonus hits to go in-house to a non-firm client and… more

I am considering an opportunity where I DONT get a yearly stock grant and currently DO get one. The base would basically be the same, bonus is the same, so it’s a net loss - but I’m way more excited a… more

What are y’all expecting for raises next year? No promotion, just COLA and merit. Looking for data points.

I am expecting 5-10% as a top performer.

Would you take:
- a higher position job (eg senior counsel level) at a better company (better name, higher pay by six figures net) with terrible WLB (likely 60 hrs+ on a sustained basis) and a terrible boss, or
- a… more

Head AI researcher wants to enter into a hedge contract even though our trading policy prohibits this. Leadership wants to appease him, so I’m spending endless time researching and talking with outsid… more

How much can I really make in-house as an L&E attorney? Comp is 300k and equity but it’s a private company. Is there more to be made or is this as good as it gets?

Seeing a lot of “Head of Legal” roles on LinkedIn, mostly at AI startups. They only require 5-12 YOE and want this person focused on nearly everything. I have a lot of skepticism about these roles an… more

Did anyone feel like they struggled in big law but hit the ground running in-house? I’m a mid level, not a bad associate and get decent reviews, but I always feel like I’m behind, treading water, and … more

Counsel at a pubco- I think at my job title, it's pretty unusual I am not receiving equity. Hindsignt, I would have pressed this harder when I joined.I am expecting to have a stellar performance review this y… more

I posted here a few weeks ago looking for advice on in-house searches after applying for a year and making it to final rounds several times. I wanted to thank everyone for the kind advice - finally re… more

Is “ability to handle a heavy workload” and “able to work long hours from time to time as required” a red flag as qualifications in a job description? I kind of laughed at these but then it occurred t… more

Anyone have insight into the culture and WLB at OpenAI or Anthropic?

Does your company’s retirement plan allows mega backdoor roth?

Anyone here at Mastercard? Interviewing there right now and worried about the commute out to Purchase form midtown. Would love some insight!

How risky is it to join a company that currently has a fractional GC (with plans to hire a permanent one later)? Not sure if I’m too reading into it in thinking its not a good sign if the company didn… more