I’m interviewing for a GC role at a company that’s never had in-house counsel before. I’ve never been a GC - what questions should I be asking?

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Ask if they have a legal budget ...

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What do you expect this position to look like? What is the need I can fufill ? What value are you looking for me to add? Figure out what do they want. Probably to decrease outside counsel expense.

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There was a great thread about this about a month ago.

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Question for you: how did you find the role and what are your stats? (E.g. years practiced, area of focus, etc)

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