In-house counseling
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In-House Counsel, Law Professors, Law Schools
Oversold
Maybe law school is just… well… not that big a deal. Maybe the whole schtick — law school as the turning point in a young lawyer’s existence — is oversold. -
In-House Counsel
Moonlighting: Improving Mentoring Programs By Assuming the Worst of the Participants
Despite the purported benefits of mentoring, many people who’ve participated in mentoring programs just aren’t fans. How can you create a successful mentoring program? - Sponsored
Mitigating M&A Cyber Risk: Pre- & Post-Acquisition Due Diligence
Why M&A cybersecurity due diligence? -
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?
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Contracts, In-House Counsel
House Rules: Fieldwork
David Mowry discusses taming the three-headed dragon of supply-side legal work... -
In-House Counsel, Money, Public Interest
Goodie Two-Shoes
You're taking the high road, escaping the pervasive cynicism and greed. You've got your sights set on a not-for-profit institution, dedicated to the promise of a better tomorrow. Will it work? Can a lawyer escape pervasive cynicism and greed? -
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. -
In-House Counsel
Moonlighting: If You Think Domestic Pow-Wows Are Challenging (Part II)
In last week’s installment of Moonlighting, we looked into the challenges of just planning a global meeting. This post will continue the theme by examining particular practical issues that arise during global meetings. -
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.... - Sponsored
Attention Buyer: Not All Legal AI Models Are Created Equal
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In-House Counsel, Law Schools, Money, Student Loans
The 'It Gets Worse' Project
Do you regret going to law school? Here's an idea for you. -
Allen & Overy, Biglaw, In-House Counsel
Inside Straight: 'Litigation Highlights!' And Law Firm 'Annual Reviews'
An in-house lawyer receives an e-mail from a law firm with the subject line, "Litigation Highlights!" Does she pop it open? Probably not; it sounds like an advertisement. Is there a subject line that stands a better chance of success? -
In-House Counsel
Moonlighting: If You Think Domestic Pow-Wows Are Challenging...
Companies are doing more business internationally and dragging their lawyers along with them. As you can imagine, doing international work has obvious challenges — foreign law, culture and language, time zone issues, cardboard that airlines call “food,” etc. These next couple of Moonlighting posts are going to delve into some of the nitty gritty of practicing in a global arena. -
In-House Counsel
Inside Straight: Loving The Ignorance, Part II
When you're at a law firm, it's likely that you sell in part substantive expertise. When you move in-house, you're no longer selling anything. Will you lose your expertise? -
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...
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Attention Buyer: Not All Legal AI Models Are Created Equal
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The Ethical use of Generative AI
What’s the key to empowering your legal team with the efficiency and insight of AI while protecting the integrity of their work? Read this article…
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New Report - Are Small Firms Achieving Their Legal Tech Goals?
In this new report of more than 100 professionals at small and smaller midsize law firms, iManage and Above the Law shed new light on…
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How To Maximize Productivity With Westlaw Precision With CoCounsel
Westlaw Precision with CoCounsel helps legal professionals get a faster start to their research. Over time, that added productivity can lead to higher-quality research and…
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Mitigating M&A Cyber Risk: Pre- & Post-Acquisition Due Diligence
Why M&A cybersecurity due diligence?
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In-House Counsel
Moonlighting: Is There Facetime for In-House Lawyers?
Flex-time arrangements are particularly useful to lawyers who have many other obligations outside of work, such as learning new pole-dancing routines. What about facetime — do in-house lawyers deal with facetime issues? -
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, Law Schools
An Aspirational Purchase
An aspirational purchase is intended to impress -- you want to be seen buying it. It tends to be something conservative as well. And long. And difficult. Law school is an aspirational purchase.... -
Biglaw, General Counsel, In-House Counsel, Job Searches, Rudeness
Inside Straight: If Law Don't Get No Respect
Current in-house lawyers: Is the law respected in your workplace? Aspiring in-house lawyers: How can you make sure that a potential in-house employer respects the legal function? -
In-House Counsel
Moonlighting: How Watching Game Shows Can Help You in Meetings
Some of you are shy about speaking up in larger groups. You feel pressured to come up with something brilliant, and often end up not saying anything at all because you don’t think your ideas are worthy of public utterance. Here are some tips on how to speak up during meetings.... -
Biglaw, General Counsel, In-House Counsel, Litigators, Partner Issues
Inside Straight: 'Flattery' or 'Lies'?
Where do you draw the line between "flattery" and "lies"? Here are three very interesting anecdotes.... -
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....