John Fisher recently returned to private practice after six years as in-house counsel for a commodity trading company. Here, he shares the lessons learned from both sides and explains why law firms fail to serve their clients in litigation
April 26, 2001 at 01:24 PM
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The original version of this story was published on Legalweek
When I moved in-house six years ago, I became a ‘poacher turned gamekeeper’. Having advised clients, I suddenly found myself responsible for briefing outside solicitors.
Every solicitor in private practice should work in-house for a period of time. When moving in-house, all the strengths and weaknesses of private practice solicitors became blindingly obvious.
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