First in-house counsel interview next week. What are some good things to ask outside of the standard interview questions?

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What kind of position? For a first interview, I would ask: What they would consider success in the first 3, 6, 12 months. What drew them to the company. Do you research on who you’re interviewing with and ask questions about their career and time at the company.

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When I interviewed with the GC I asked a lot of questions about his goals for the legal team and whether he felt he’d gotten buy-in on them from the c-suite and the rest of the legal team. See if anything has happened in the last several years with the company - IPO, lawsuits, bankruptcy, new CEO, etc - and ask how that’s affected the company, legal specifically, morale, that kind of thing. Ask how success is measured and how you’ll know you’re doing a good job (useful for you to know since you prob won’t have your hours and such tracked). Happy to talk more if you want to dm me!

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How does the company think about risk and where do you think the company is on a risk spectrum? (Some in house folks are concerned that a former law firm person will be too risk averse so this shows the desire to meet the business where they are).

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How does Legal interact with the business teams? How can I best support my internal clients? What are your goals for my position in the first 6 months or 1 year? What are the one or two biggest challenges currently facing the Legal department?

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These are all great questions and appreciate everyone giving their insights!

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