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When the economy tumbles, a company usually circles its wagons to protect in-house lawyers rather than pay expensive outside counsel. In fact, most legal departments have been gradually growing during the past several years. But in this recession, many companies are cutting attorneys loose…
The Obama administration today released the annual salaries of all White House Office staffers, including salary information for its 46 staff lawyers. Obama promised when he took office to freeze the salaries of all workers making more…
While managing partners or chairmen of large law law firms seem to be feeling more optimistic about the future, and while associate layoffs appear to have slowed down, new reports predict more rightsizing to come…
While experts are pointing to signs of a possible economic recovery in 2010, they are nevertheless anticipating hiring to lag behind an economic recovery…
While law firms may have begun to attack the lockstep system of compensation and implement salary cuts to navigate through this recession, law departments have also been busy making cuts to their compensation packages and in-house compensation figures are down…
Big Law associates are taking a pay cut to work in-house according to an action by the major law firm of Mayer Brown…
Summer time is usually a good time to lounge somewhere and enjoy a good book…or in this case perhaps just a great movie. Let’s take a look at The 25 Greatest Legal Movies…
InsideCounsel took a long and hard look at initiatives that are driving diversity and inclusion in legal departments ? Here are the results:
Mentor Momentum
Bertha Whatley, chief legal counsel …
It’s official: Google rules the world! Not only has Google become the world’s most visited Internet property, but its legal department is one of the most coveted places for attorneys to work for in the U.S. and around the world…
Taking control of your career can make all the difference. InsideCounsel asked in-house lawyers and career experts to share their most valued tips. Here is their best advice on how to…
