Inside Straight
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Biglaw, General Counsel, In-House Counsel, Job Searches, Partner Issues
Inside Straight: A General Counsel's Return To Private Practice
Why might a general counsel leave his or her position to return to private practice? Here are a few possible reasons. -
Biglaw, In-House Counsel, Lateral Moves, Partner Issues
Inside Straight: 'The . . . Toxic Notion That You Hire The Lawyer, Not The Firm'
When selecting outside counsel, should in-house lawyers hire by the lawyer or by the firm? Columnist Mark Herrmann has some strong views on this issue. - Sponsored
The Ethical use of Generative AI
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Biglaw, In-House Counsel, Partner Issues, Tax Law, United Kingdom / Great Britain
Inside Straight: The Best Things I Heard in 2012
In-house columnist Mark Herrmann reminisces about 2012.
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Clerkships, Federal Judges
Inside Straight: Reforming The Bench Memo Process
Wherein Mark Herrmann makes a plea to the federal courts as to law clerks and the drafting of bench memos. -
Biglaw, In-House Counsel, Small Law Firms
Inside Straight: Business Development At Firms Small Versus Large
In-house columnist Mark Herrmann notes that it's easier for junior lawyers at small firms to develop business because their Biglaw brethren have to search for clients who are moneymakers. -
In-House Counsel, Practice Pointers
Inside Straight: The Job That Kills The Humor
In-house columnist Mark Herrmann wonders why compliance jobs can kill lawyers' sense of humor. -
Biglaw, In-House Counsel, Litigators, Partner Issues, Small Law Firms, Solo Practitioners
Inside Straight: Do Big Corporate Clients Use Solo Practitioners?
In-house columnist Mark Herrmann tackles this question: If a partner at a big firm leaves to go solo, will corporate clients continue to use her for smaller matters? -
Biglaw, Billable Hours, In-House Counsel, Partner Issues, Shameless Plugs
Inside Straight: The Managing Partner On Billing Time
Mark Herrmann imagines what a managing partner might say to the troops about billing time. - Sponsored
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In-House Counsel, Law Professors, Law Reviews, Law Schools
Inside Straight: The Coming Death Of Law Reviews
The future looks grim for law reviews. Mark Herrmann explains why. -
Biglaw, In-House Counsel, Partner Issues
Inside Straight: Creating Dual Career Tracks
In-house columnist Mark Herrmann shares some thoughts on the desirability of outlining dual career paths in law. -
In-House Counsel, Law Schools, Media and Journalism, New York Times, Student Loans
Inside Straight: Whiffing At The NYT On The Future Of Legal Education
Columnist Mark Herrmann, an in-house lawyer and former law firm partner, offers his thoughts on reforming legal education. -
In-House Counsel, Litigators, Practice Pointers
Inside Straight: The Global Perspective That Lawyers Lack
Mark Herrmann has some advice for in-house counsel on thinking globally, instead of locally, when it comes to international litigation. -
Education / Schools, Food, In-House Counsel, Travel / Vacation, United Kingdom / Great Britain
Inside Straight: A Native's View Of London
In-house columnist Mark Herrmann shares his reflections on London, where he has been living for the past few months.
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Biglaw, In-House Counsel, Partner Issues
Inside Straight: If Not For Clients, Then Why Do Firms Open New Offices?
Back to a topic we've covered before: why do law firms like to open all these far-flung new offices? In-house columnist Mark Herrmann may have solved the mystery.... -
In-House Counsel, Labor / Employment
Inside Straight: Identifying Dangerous Employees
How do we train employees about corporate policies, legal requirements, compliance issues, and the like? Here are some insights from in-house columnist Mark Herrmann. -
Blogging, Books, In-House Counsel, Media and Journalism
Inside Straight: Writing For The Trash Or Writing To Be Read
Are you writing to have written, or writing to be read? In-house columnist Mark Herrmann explains the difference. -
Biglaw, Billable Hours, In-House Counsel, Money
Inside Straight: What Really Is Billable?
Which tasks are properly billable to the client, and which tasks are not? In-house columnist Mark Herrmann, who has been on both the law firm and in-house sides, spots some issues. -
Biglaw, Document Review, In-House Counsel, Outsourcing, Technology
Inside Straight: Nearly A New York Times Op-Ed On The Future Of Biglaw
Are the reports of Biglaw’s death greatly exaggerated? In-house columnist Mark Herrmann shares his thoughts on whether times have permanently changed for Biglaw firms. -
General Counsel, In-House Counsel, Litigators, Money
Inside Straight: Professional Life Is So Easy!
Why does Mark Herrmann think professional life is so easy? Here are some of his tips on how you can make yourself an in-house star. -
Biglaw, In-House Counsel, Job Searches
Inside Straight: Lessons Learned From The Résumé Professionals
In-house columnist Mark Herrmann offers some tips about writing a résumé, along with reflections about the difference between preparing a résumé when you work at a law firm compared to preparing one when you work in-house.