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I have seen it happen. Yes. Understand what it is, though. I have seen associates take advantage of a vague communication. The associate burned bridges at the old job by acting like the associate still worked there . . . Directing staff, etc.
In-house...absolutely not and don't agree to that. Typically the language is that you will not say anything disparaging, but you can absolutely speak your truth in a diplomatic way during subsequent interviews if the previous company screwed you over. Don't agree to being silenced.
That’s not really a thing I’ve ever seen on the in house side.
It may be a harder ask at a large company with standard procedures, but I’ve seen a friend negotiate for an administrative leave (effectively website time) at a smaller company
This is new to me that in-house counsel is even profiled on corporate websites generally. My organization is an investment firm, so I put myself in pitch books as GC and a principal, but I’ve never seen in house counsel, unless they’re in the C-suite often promoted on corporate websites. Learned something, I guess.
Not on the website, but more like if the new company would call the old one that they are like “yeah, this person worked for us until x date,” so it’s easier to avoid any resume gap.
No, this is not a thing in house. It’s only a thing with law firms because they profile all their attorneys online. The company equivalent would be negotiating your termination date or what you can represent to potential employers. It’s unlikely that a company will agree to it, but you could ask.