Just started working in-house within the last couple of months. First real attorney gig after doing compliance. The GC was terminated and I had to fill in the role as GC (even though that’s not what I’m called). My company says they don’t need a GC. Talked to my boss today and they want to hire another to take things off my plate since I am the only attorney. They plan to rewrite my job position to do more risk and compliance. Am I wrong for feeling like I should have been included in the convo?

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Well, they’re certainly signaling something to you by *not* including you in that convo. I would certainly bring it up but it sounds like you might not have a ton of leverage in the situation.

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Yeah, I don’t think they realize that they are basically redirecting my career. Also, they hired me out of desperation. They needed an attorney and they wanted a cheap one after their GC left. Lots red flags in the interview process but I thought this was a great opportunity. Turns out it is not.

This...leave. They just picked your practice area specialization for you. I have been at a startup where business-side folks feel like lawyers are plug and play. That's like asking a podiatrist to treat cancer, and then telling the podiatrist it's fine, because she's a doctor. HARD NOPE. This is your career.

NOBODY PUTS BABY IN A CORNER, AMIRITE?

Play nice and GTFO. They've already signalled their plans for you....

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That’s how I feel as well. They don’t even realize that they are dictating my path... especially one I did not sign up for.

I agree that if you are not happy you should leave.

I will, however, say that this isn’t asking a podiatrist to treat toe cancer since you already have a background in compliance.

What was your intended practice area before the departure of the GC? To me, that’s the crux of the issue. If you’re simply going back to what you are doing, then no harm, no foul and they should appreciate that you were willing to temporarily plug the hole created when the GC left.

If they hired you to do something other than compliance and now went you to do something completely different, then I can see why you would feel like you had the rug pulled out from underneath you.

But I’m honestly not sure that they really had much of a duty to involve you in the process as you’ve only been there a couple of months - you’re stakeholder status isn’t quite developed yet.

It could just be that you ended up in an unfortunate situation where everyone acted reasonably but it isn’t going to work out so you should vote with your feet.

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I take back what I said about sometimes you end up in an unfortunate situation where everyone acted reasonably.

[Get . . . out . . .]

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