Susan Moon
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Conferences / Symposia, In-House Counsel, Minority Issues
Moonlighting: Tips On Improving Your Company’s Diversity Efforts
Susan Moon gives tips on improving in-house diversity initiatives. -
In-House Counsel, Intellectual Property, Privacy, Social Media, Social Networking Websites
Moonlighting: What Is It Like To Do Social Media Work As A Lawyer?
What's it like to do social media lawyering in-house? Susan Moon explains... - Sponsored
How AI Is The Catalyst For Reshaping Every Aspect Of Legal Work
Findings from the "Future of Professionals Report," based on a survey of 1,200 professionals from North and South America and the UK. -
In-House Counsel
Moonlighting: Yes, They’re Incompetent And Yes They Just Got Promoted -- Deal with It!
What do you do when the dummy in the office next to you gets promoted -- and you don't?
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In-House Counsel, Job Searches
Moonlighting: Just Trying To Fit In
Besides technical skills, what else do in-house interviewers fret about during their unbillable time in deciding whether to hire someone? -
In-House Counsel
Moonlighting: The Many Paradoxes of Managing Others
The in-house attorneys who invest the energy to train group members don’t end up reaping the full benefits of their investment. Why is that? -
Contracts, In-House Counsel
Moonlighting: ‘Til Death (or Upon the Occurrence of Certain Termination Events) Do Us Part
Business relationships are kind of like marriages. And unfortunately, like some marriages, one or more parties figure out that the benefits of the relationship don’t outweigh the negatives, and decide to part ways. How can you handle it efficiently? -
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? -
In-House Counsel
Moonlighting: You Know You Work In-House If…
Columnist Susan Moon conceived a top ten list for things that make us think, “Toto, we’re not in Biglaw anymore.” That being said, You Know You Work In-House If… - Sponsored
Document Automation For Law Firms: The Definitive Guide
Legal document automation is no longer only for the exclusive few. -
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. -
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
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? -
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.... -
In-House Counsel, Screw-Ups
Moonlighting: Try This One Out -- ‘My Bad’
Why can’t people admit it when they’ve made mistakes? I think it’s because they focus on the potential negative consequences and not enough on the benefits that admitting mistakes can have on their careers. It’s irritating when people can’t admit that they’re wrong in any situation, but it seems most annoying when it happens in the work environment.
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Document Automation For Law Firms: The Definitive Guide
Legal document automation is no longer only for the exclusive few.
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Are Small Firms Going Big On Legal Tech?
Please help us benchmark your firm against your peers through this (always) brief and anonymous survey and enter for a chance to win a $250…
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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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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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How AI Is The Catalyst For Reshaping Every Aspect Of Legal Work
Findings from the "Future of Professionals Report," based on a survey of 1,200 professionals from North and South America and the UK.
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Contracts, In-House Counsel
Moonlighting: What’s the Big Deal? (Part II)
In the last installment of Moonlighting, we examined the importance of understanding the big picture at work. This week, we’ll consider one method of finding out more about the big picture: asking questions. Not the dumb ones. The good ones. So what are some good questions that can help us to see the bigger picture? […] -
Contracts, In-House Counsel
Moonlighting: What’s the Big Deal?
Lawyers are great at thinking small — small picture, that is. We’re awesome at details, however painstakingly minor. We sport the “grammar police” badge proudly, even though we know that it’s the dorkiest one out there (wait, except for the “I memorized all of the two-letter words in Scrabble” badge — that one’s slightly dorkier). […] -
Biglaw, In-House Counsel, Job Searches
Moonlighting: Going In-House? It’s About Time
You may be one of those people who realized early on that law firm partnership is not for you. For me, this was the case even before I started law school. Law was going to be a second career for me, and by the day of my first 1L class, I already had two small […] -
In-House Counsel, Money
Moonlighting: Why Just Being a Great Lawyer Won’t Get You a Promotion
In-house promotions are tricky. There are so many different kinds of companies, and so many things that can go wrong when you’re looking for a promotion. Some companies are upfront about the process: they’ll inform you if you’re being considered, let you know which committees need to approve, etc. Others are kind of like, “Uh, […] -
In-House Counsel, Practice Pointers
Moonlighting: Soft Skill Strategies That Aren’t Too Hard
Last week, we looked at why lawyers need soft skills and noted that there’s a general lack of this kind of training for them. Today, we’ll consider some strategies for learning to play nice in the legal sandbox. As mentioned last week, there are so many different types of soft skills — communication, leadership, management, […] -
In-House Counsel, Practice Pointers
Moonlighting: Why You Should Be a Big Softie at Work
Everyone talks about how soft skills are important for success. Soft skills, also referred to as people skills, EQ, et cetera, are key to influence, persuasion, karaoke smack-talk, and many other aspects of being a savvy lawyer and advocate. They’re essential for both in-house and law firm attorneys. But what are soft skills exactly? We […] -
Accounting / Accountants, In-House Counsel, Money, Tax Law, Wall Street
Moonlighting: Things Not to Say In-House - 'I'm Bad at Math'
It’s one of the biggest cons going around. I cringe whenever I hear it. A lawyer laughs and says, “I’m not good with numbers — that’s why I became a lawyer.” On the surface, it seems to make sense; it sounds like it should be true. For some, it might even be true. After all, […]