The Lawyers Career Blog

As an owner in a legal search practice, a number of legal recruiting articles come across my screen on a daily basis. It occurs to me that anyone could get lost in the quagmire of information on what’s hot, what’s … [more]

We were recently engaged by a public company to lead a national search for its next General Counsel. We launched the search in October and had an offer and acceptance before New Years. Extraordinary and beyond what you can expect … [more]

Quite often a lawyer will approach a career change with limited perspective or experience in understanding the scope of a career transition. This is the case when changing companies, changing industries, moving from a law firm to an in-house role … [more]

There are many predictions for 2019, so we thought we would steer away from piling on with more predictions. Instead, we thought it would be beneficial to share our “top five” technology resources that we use or which General Counsel … [more]

A hot topic of conversation lately at conferences, in articles and in our conversations with attorneys and our clients is corporate culture- what is it and why does it matter? The question in part may be driven by millennials influencing … [more]

There have been a number of topics discussed, reviewed or written about over the course of 2018. As the year ends and performance reviews and strategic planning are top of mind, seven areas are noteworthy to consider as part of … [more]

“Brand lawyers” are in demand in the life sciences industry.  The term “brand lawyer” is often used to describe an attorney with experience supporting a specific brand/product that is on the market.  For example, a brand lawyer within the pharmaceutical industry … [more]

We work closely with legal departments across a wide range of industries and have a first-hand view of the different ways that in house legal departments are structured. If you are experiencing challenges growing your legal department and have difficulty … [more]

We have all been told that staying at a job for a long time is an asset.  In past generations, people were known to spend the entirety of their careers at the same organization.  In current times, however, the landscape … [more]

The definition of a lateral move is subjective.  Most attorneys believe that a career move is ‘lateral’ (and therefore not worthwhile) if the title and compensation are similar to his/her current situation.  With the current market, however, that premise no longer … [more]