Mark Herrmann
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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.
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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.
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ASIA GC OPENING AT GLOBALLY ACCLAIMED AND WELL FUNDED SMART PHONE TECH STARTUP, BASED IN SHENZHEN
Kinney is currently running an exclusive search for an Asia GC role at a well known tech start-up company, based in Shenzhen. This company has received significant recent praise for their new smart phone device in leading medial outlets, such as the New York Times, TIME, Mashable, Wired, Yahoo, and Forbes, among others.
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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.
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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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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….
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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.
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Biglaw, In-House Counsel, Old People, Partner Issues
What happens when partners “age out” of being useful to their firms? In-house columnist Mark Herrmann discusses.
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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.
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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?
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3 Big Student Loan Myths Demystified
When was the last time you took a second look at your student loans? If you’re like most borrowers, you probably try hard not to think about them. After all, dwelling on your debt isn’t going to make it go away any faster. Or is it?
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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?
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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.
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Biglaw, In-House Counsel, Partner Issues
Inside Straight: Are Law Firms Unnaturally Mean?
Are corporate legal departments “nicer” than law firms? If so, why? In-house columnist Mark Herrmann, a former partner at a major law firm, offers his thoughts.
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Biglaw, In-House Counsel, Secretaries / Administrative Assistants
Inside Straight: How To Drive Your Boss Nuts!
Hey secretaries, want to learn how to drive your lawyer bosses nuts? (Or: passive-aggressive lawyers, here is a post to share with your secretaries.)
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Biglaw, Books, General Counsel, In-House Counsel, Partner Issues
Inside Straight: Must You Specialize To Market Yourself?
Specialization isn’t an absolute requirement for business development, according to in-house columnist Mark Herrmann. But in certain situations, it can help — a lot.
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Associate Salaries, Biglaw, Bonuses, In-House Counsel, Money, Partner Issues, Practice Pointers
Inside Straight: How To Drive Associates Nuts!
In a follow-up to his highly popular “what drives partners nuts” post, in-house columnist (and former Biglaw partner) Mark Herrmann describes what drives associates crazy. If you’re a masochistic partner, follow these handy tips.
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Biglaw, In-House Counsel, Partner Issues, Partner Profits
Inside Straight: Do Law Firms Undervalue Good Lawyering?
A partner at a major law firm shares his thoughts on business development with one of our in-house columnists, Mark Herrmann.
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Biglaw, In-House Counsel, Partner Issues, Practice Pointers
Inside Straight: What Drives Partners Nuts?
Things that associates do that drive law firm partners nuts — plus the in-house analogues to those things….
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Biglaw, In-House Counsel, Minority Issues, Money, Partner Issues, Partner Profits, Women's Issues
Inside Straight: Analyzing ‘Black-Box’ Compensation
What are the advantages and disadvantages of a “black box” compensation system, in which nobody knows how much anyone else is earning?
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