In-House Counsel

Anyone here have experience working in house at a rep and warranty insurance provider? Thoughts/considerations on lifestyle, comp, career trajectory, etc.? Currently a senior M&A associate and pot… more

I’m not actively looking for other jobs, but wow is the market terrible right now. Most of the jobs posted are the same ones that have been up for months. I applied to a few that I’m pretty well quali… more

Pubco - some of our clients ask us to provide financial statements. We want to design a policy that essentially says we are only to provide publicly available f/s (i.e., filed with the SEC or some oth… more

I was just laid off from my position for performance and feel so humiliated. I’ve never been fired before and wasn’t on a PIP. The place was a bad fit but I chose this offer over a firm and feel so s… more

do you guys respond to messages or do work during PTO?

Curious to hear from those of you with a Head of Legal or VP of Legal title at your company and you are either solo or have one direct report. What is your scope and the scope of your direct report?

Does anyone have experience getting off the bench at FLEX by Fenwick and/or Axiom and Paragon Legal? I’ve been waiting for a couple of months now. Also, any experience with project based legal work wo… more

How to politely tell your manager to stop forwarding emails that request DocuSign assistance, and use the paralegals instead? Not sure why, my manager has been utilizing me to help get the DocuSigns c… more

I started an in-house gig three weeks ago. After accepting the offer but before starting, I found out my wife is pregnant. We just had the ultrasound, and so far, so good.

When is a reasonable time to … more

Debating whether to accept a litigation counsel position. I am a fourth year. I want to go in-house but worried this position will affect my chances of being an AGC or DGC (which is the goal) doing mo… more

WWYD/Handle: I just started as AGC at a public company (securities). In the negotiation, recruiter and comp team was adament my role received no equity, and when I pressed, got nowhere trying to negotiate. I just… more

Any insight for Lowe’s governance, securities, and M&A legal team?? Are they working a lot a lot? Hours?

For those of you who work at franchisors, which external counsel do you use for your franchise work? We are at initial stages so would need help preparing agreements, helping with diligence, negotiat… more

what’s your biggest weakness at work? i’ve been making really stupid, immaterial errors lately. i think its the full moon.

Any in house M&A/corporate counsel enjoy their work? What do you like about it? Deal work is starting to feel so tedious.

Startup offer. 7 years of experience but only paying 220 with significant equity share. Worth negotiating or is this standard? It is remote but the 50% paycut is a hard pill to swallow

Curious what others are making or made with 4 YOE under their belt. I have an offer on the table that seems low and want some data points. Sr. Counsel role in MCOL city.

For those of you who made the jump from big law to in house, what are some questions you asked (or should have asked) that gave (would have given) you a clear picture on how your role functioned and h… more

Our company has a number of offices all over Europe. In each country, we have a local counsel. I'm looking to retain a more general EU law firm for when issues come up that affect the EU generally (i.e. the E… more

For those of you who manage online terms and conditions - how do you deal with version control? Are you keeping the old terms available on your website for outside parties to reference in case those old T&Cs … more

I ended up lateraling to another firm as a midlevel mostly bc 1) I wasn’t getting the experience I needed to go in-house at my old firm 2) didn’t get any offers from in house jobs I applied (even thou… more

I’m on a small legal team. I do all the work and am drowning. My manager is easygoing bit does no work, which results in said drowning. How long would you stay at a job if this were going on?

Does anyone else ever have the feeling that no matter what you’re doing it just isn’t enough? A feeling like you’re never caught up enough and not finding enough projects to work on or not completing those projec… more

If your boss asked how they can better improve your otherwise cordial working relationship (aside from a few uncomfortable interactions) would you be honest and tell them you would prefer they not spe… more

IHCs at medium-size late-stage startups (400-600 people, Series D+): Have you been able to request extra options instead of your bonus? My org has a yearly bonus but I’d love a way to incredible my eq… more

Any in house counsel in renewables here? What are the hours like especially interested in east coast.

Any insight into Alliant Insurance Group for their corporate team? I recently saw a posting for a position and I’m contemplating applying. Any insight into the culture and work?

I tend to beat myself up whenever I make even small mistakes in my firm life. For those who went in-house, does that feeling get any better, or does it just follow you there too?

I recently moved in house to F500 after 7 years in Biglaw. Are there really clock watchers? I’ve been leaving slightly early whenever I finish up my day’s work … I’m significantly more efficient than … more

Any compliance counsel in this bowl? I'm currently a litigator curious about compliance counsel roles and would appreciate first hand experience, including specific examples of your day to day wor… more

In house securities counsels, I see a lot of people talking about making $350-500k in your role. When did you start making that? YOE? Time with your company? I am AGC Securities now and make $270k all… more

If I dislike M&A in biglaw, would I also dislike it for in house? I enjoy some aspects, like high-level strategy and the variety of work (i.e., it's not negotiating the same contract over and … more

Looking for advice as a person new to in-house work in a new industry. My role is mostly litigation but I can expand to anything that isn’t contract review for sales or pre-litigation L&E. What are the best w… more

What’s the general timeline from receiving an offer to starting work? What does that process typically involve? I understand there’s a background check, but do you also conduct a conflict check for in… more

In house SEC lawyers - what is your day to day/process for quarterly reporting? I'm coming in from private practice, and I'm still trying to get used to what my role is supposed to be in revie… more

My in-house experience is mostly supporting sales at tech companies. I don’t mind working with sales, but I don’t want to exclusively review/negotiate redlines while following a strict playbook. I lik… more

Just found out the other Product Counsel on my team gave notice. We both report to the GC. There’s a paralegal and a compliance lawyer as well. No other lawyers in the U.S.

Likely they’ll hire a new P… more