In-House Counsel

My company gives special wfh privileges to certain people (regardless of rank or years of service) and this bothers me - mostly because I am not one of the chosen ones even after asking for more flexi...

What typically happens to an in house securities/SEC lawyer when the company’s IPO fails? Laid off?

An in-house interview process requires that the candidate sign an NDA. Is that normal? Would you sign one?

I'm working 55-60 hours. I don't miss billing hours in private practice but sometimes I feel like I might as well work slightly more and get that biglaw comp. Then again I like the oriole, company, cu...

How do you make sure you are continually learning and improving as a lawyer? At a firm it’s easy - someone above you redlines every single thing you do and you’re on calls with more senior lawyers eve...

Folks that were (or are) in PE M&A, did you encounter much difficulty in finding roles if you did not have any specific industry focus? I see many roles that express strong preferences for candidates ...

A coworker from a non-legal team at my old job messaged me, asking for a referral to an opening at my new company. I don’t remember him at all. Is it OK to message my old legal coworker to (confidenti...

For screening calls with HRs, what questions would be helpful to ask to help prepare your interviews down the road?

How long after final round interview, did it take to hear back with rejection or offer?

Salary negotiation question. I just submitted my resume to a recruiter for an in-house role and he asked me what my preferred salary range is. How on earth do people calculate that? FWIW, class of 201...

Has anyone pivoted from financial services to tech? I'm currently at a BD/RIA firm and am wondering if a switch is possible.

Any insight into comp at a national bank in a MCOL city? 4 Y/E in their CRE lending group.

Can anyone give insight of the process for applying for House Counsel? How long did the process take?

Has anyone developed an artificial intelligence policy for your company to use internally that’s applicable to employees, their use of AI for work purposes, and how AI can be used for other purposes b...

Anyone currently working as transaction counsel in secondaries willing to chat about where you see the industry is going, WLB, pay, growth opportunities etc? Thank you in advance!

What is the total comp for legal roles at places like Citadel or Two Sigma? (YOE would be super helpful too)

A recruiter reached out to me about a contract position at a company. I am very interested as I’ve been searching for an in house role in this industry for a very long time. My only concern is that I ...

Is there “downtime” when you’re in house? I’m class of 2021 at a big firm and one of the few things that I enjoy about big law is that I can go surfing, workout, etc and be generally not glued to my d...

Interviewing with a late stage startup company. 3 years of experience. They told me in the interview that the base salary is $95K, and then there's bonus, bunch of stock options, etc. This seems a b...

Seeking feedback for purposes of applying to positions - regarding (years of) “legal experience.” 1) would this include a corporate counsel internship/externship? 2) would this include a regulatory ...