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Corporate Counsel

In-House Hiring Gains Strength Despite Recession Threat

"One of the things we saw [from 2008 to 2010] is that when the economy takes a hit, corporations will move to hire in-house attorneys because it can be a cost-saver," Alice Rafalko, a senior legal consultant at Beacon Hill Legal in Philadelphia, said.
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Corporate Counsel

CEOs Want General Counsel 'More Strategically Involved' in Leadership Roles

Seventy percent of chief executives surveyed said that an ideal general counsel should serve as both a strategic business partner at the company and as an important member of its leadership team, but only 55% of those CEOs said that their current GC fills those roles.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

After Noncompete Fight, Recruiter's Move to Join Jane Roberts at Mlegal Is Official

Roberts, the legal recruiter and wife of Chief Justice John Roberts, has a new recruiting partner in D.C. now that Lauren Drake has emerged from litigation and followed her to Mlegal from Major, Lindsey & Africa.
7 minute read

Corporate Counsel

New Program Links Out-of-Work Lawyers to Legal Departments Overwhelmed by Coronavirus Impact

New Cadence Counsel CEO Monique Burt Williams, who assumed her position at the Los Angeles-based firm Monday, said the program is no cost to the lawyers looking for work or to the corporations for two weeks when they receive newly placed lawyers.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Gender Diversity Pays

The data has been consistent for decades now: companies led by female executives are more profitable.
8 minute read

The Recorder

Should I Pipe Up About My Dysfunctional Work Environment in a Job Interview?

Regardless of how terrible things are--dysfunctional execs, mercurial boss, bad culture, being underpaid or being wronged--talking negatively about the reasons for your departure in an interview will reflect poorly on you.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

General Counsel Should Have Plan In Place for Unexpected Executive Departures

With the CEOs of WeWork, eBay and Juul resigning in the past week, it shows how general counsel must play a crucial role in finding a replacement when a CEO suddenly steps down or is forced out.
3 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Search Under Way for New Chief State's Attorney

The search for a new chief state's attorney will be open, transparent and fair, according to Andrew McDonald, chairman of the Criminal Justice Commission and associate justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court.
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

Paul Weiss Brings On Davis Polk Executive Comp Veteran

Jean McLoughlin is the latest in a string of notable lateral additions at Paul Weiss this year.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Headline-Making Companies Change Legal Leaders as General Counsel Become CEOs: May 2019 In-House Moves

Major companies from newly public Beyond Meat to scandal-ridden Boeing filled and created in-house positions in May as more general counsel assumed the CEO role.
18 minute read

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