Mark Herrmann
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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. - Sponsored
Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
How to best leverage generative AI as an early adopter with ethical use. -
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.
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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. -
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. - Sponsored
Profit Powerhouse: Elevating Law Firm Financial Performance
In this CLE-eligible webinar on April 10th, we’ll explore the most common accounting pitfalls and how to avoid them for your firm. -
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. -
In-House Counsel, Money, Old People, Wall Street
Inside Straight: Looking Backwards
How much have things changed over the past 25 years? Mark Herrmann offers his reflections. -
Biglaw, In-House Counsel, Litigators, Partner Issues
Inside Straight: The Route To Victory
What should a good litigator's preliminary case assessment look like? In-house columnist Mark Herrmann explains what outside counsel should do -- and what they should NOT to do -- in an early case assessment.
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How Generative AI Will Improve Legal Service Delivery
Learn how emerging tools will likely change and enhance the work of lawyers for years to come in this new report.
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Profit Powerhouse: Elevating Law Firm Financial Performance
In this CLE-eligible webinar on April 10th, we’ll explore the most common accounting pitfalls and how to avoid them for your firm.
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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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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, Lawyerly Lairs, Magic Circle, Money, Partner Issues, Real Estate, United Kingdom / Great Britain
Inside Straight: London Partners Can't Afford Homes . . .
In-house columnist Mark Herrmann now lives in London -- and he can't believe the real estate prices over there. Partners at major law firms in London can't afford to live in the city itself.... -
Biglaw, In-House Counsel, Law Firm Mergers
Inside Straight: Why Are There No Law Firm Divestitures?
Instead of endless mergers, would it be wise for law firms to consider divestitures? Thoughts from in-house columnist Mark Herrmann. -
Biglaw, In-House Counsel, Old People, Partner Issues
Inside Straight: Aging Out
What happens when partners "age out" of being useful to their firms? In-house columnist Mark Herrmann discusses. -
Biglaw, In-House Counsel, Litigators, Partner Issues
Inside Straight: Do Clients Insist On One-Stop Shopping?
Is it true that corporate clients are looking for "one-stop shopping" from their outside counsel? In-house columnist Mark Herrmann discusses. -
Biglaw, Billable Hours, In-House Counsel, Partner Issues
Inside Straight: How To Drive Outside Counsel Nuts!
In-house lawyers: do you engage in any of these annoying behaviors, which are guaranteed to drive outside counsel crazy? -
In-House Counsel, Jury Duty, Litigators, State Judges
Inside Straight: Turning Lawyers Into Liars
In-house columnist Mark Herrmann asks: Why do we create rules that force otherwise honest people to lie? -
Biglaw, In-House Counsel, Litigators, Partner Issues
Inside Straight: How To Drive Clients Nuts!
In-house columnist Mark Herrmann describes things that outside counsel do that annoy their clients majorly.