House Rules
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In-House Counsel, Job Searches
House Rules: It Was the Worst of Times…
What should you do if your search for a job in the legal field yields no results? Some advice from in-house columnist David Mowry. -
In-House Counsel, JPMorgan Chase, Money
House Rules: I’m Jamie Dimon, and You’re Not
The pressure to avoid being the “no” department can cloud one’s judgment. How can you gain clarity as an in-house attorney? - Sponsored
The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
ChatGPT ushers in the age of generative AI – even for law firms. -
Biglaw, Dewey & LeBoeuf, In-House Counsel, Media and Journalism
House Rules: Some Public Relations Advice for Adam Kaiser
In-house columnist David Mowry offers some friendly public relations tips for former Dewey partner Adam Kaiser.
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In-House Counsel, Job Searches
House Rules: Meta-Networking
Can you network your way into a slot as outside counsel? -
California, Conferences / Symposia, In-House Counsel
House Rules: Collegiality
What can a veteran in-house attorney learn from bright-eyed newbies? A lot! -
Copyright, In-House Counsel, Intellectual Property, Legal Ethics, Technology, Trademarks
House Rules: Sometimes The Customer Isn’t Always Right
Sometimes the worst ethical violations come from your customers... -
In-House Counsel
House Rules: Fear Factor
How can you keep fear in its place as a lawyer? David Mowry has some thoughts. -
Affirmative Action, In-House Counsel, Job Searches, Minority Issues
House Rules: Claiming Minority Status for a Leg Up
When you'e forced to enter an applicant pool of thousands of other attorneys looking for a break, what can you do to set yourself apart? One possible strategy is to claim minority status on your application.... - Sponsored
Navigating Financial Success by Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Maximizing Firm Performance
In this CLE-eligible webinar, we’ll explore the most common accounting pitfalls and how to avoid them for your firm. -
In-House Counsel, Technology
House Rules: Geeking Out
In-house columnist David Mowry delves into the oft-ignored micro-processes at the core of many businesses. -
In-House Counsel, Legal Ethics
House Rules: Privileged Correspondence
In-house columnist David Mowry has a disclaimer below his email signature stating that the correspondence is attorney-client privileged, and so on. But is it really? -
Contracts, In-House Counsel
House Rules: Fieldwork
David Mowry discusses taming the three-headed dragon of supply-side legal work... -
Contracts, In-House Counsel, Technology
House Rules: Data Security
David Mowry analyzes a contentious issue in business-to-business terms and conditions negotiations: data security. -
Contracts, In-House Counsel, Rudeness
House Rules: Leverage Abuse
David Mowry thinks that bluster can begin as soon as the adversary reads your bio and decides that you are not quite a peer. This inappropriate elitism only worsens when one side gains the upper hand....
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The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
ChatGPT ushers in the age of generative AI – even for law firms.
Sponsored
Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
If 2023 introduced legal professionals to generative AI, then 2024 will be when law firms start adapting to utilize it. Things are moving fast, so…
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Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
The rise of remote work has dramatically reshaped the relationship between Lawyers and Law Firms, see how Scale LLP has taken the steps to get…
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Navigating Financial Success by Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Maximizing Firm Performance
In this CLE-eligible webinar, we’ll explore the most common accounting pitfalls and how to avoid them for your firm.
Sponsored
Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
How to best leverage generative AI as an early adopter with ethical use.
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In-House Counsel, Screw-Ups
House Rules: Taking It On the Chin
The fault for any shortcomings in the presentation were my own. I made almost every rookie mistake in the book.But, I took it on the chin. And so it should be with your in-house practice... -
Headhunters / Recruiters, In-House Counsel, Job Searches
House Rules: The Devil You Don’t Know…
David Mowry recently received a cold call from a recruiter. Seemed like a great opportunity on its face. But, as one of his mentors has sagely stated, the devil you don’t know can be much worse than the devil you do know.... -
In-House Counsel, Interview Stories
House Rules: You’re in the House -- Now, Stay There…
After that initial shock of getting an interview wears off, get to the getting. Not only do you want this job, the person on the other end of the phone wants to hire you. Nobody enjoys seeing candidate after candidate -- time is money, and unlike law firms where interviews can entail lavish lunches or dinners, in-house interviews are vastly different.... -
In-House Counsel, Job Searches
House Rules: Use Your Resume and Cover Letter to Get Inside
This is the second part of a series on getting yourself in the door to an in-house position. Even though you might not have that much “sexy” work to list on your updated resume, it may not be a problem... -
In-House Counsel, Job Searches
House Rules: Getting Inside (Part I)
Once you’ve decided — either on your own, or with the help of your law firm review — to make the move in-house, what do you do next? The first thing to decide upon is a method to your madness. Disclaimer: If you’ve been engaged in a search for some time, or you are happily […] -
Clerkships, Federal Judges, In-House Counsel, Job Searches, Litigators
House Rules: In Defense of Clerkships in Flyover Land
Last week there appeared a column on this site that denigrated clerkships in the middle of the country. I could not decide if the author was attempting satire, but it seemed to be a straight piece. I would like to offer a counterpoint. I began my career at Biglaw in New York City. The firm […] -
In-House Counsel, Labor / Employment, Layoffs
House Rules: RIF Is a Four-Letter Acronym
When I was a kid, before many of you were born, there were ads during Saturday morning cartoons for a program called “RIF” -– an acronym for “Reading is Fundamental.” Started in 1966 in Washington, D.C., it is supposedly one of the oldest non-profit educational programs in existence. I mentioned RIFs in my last column, […]