While the general trend by most companies is not to hire, when outside counsel bills are stacking up, and executives get too bogged down with the process of drafting sales contract, the time might be right to hire the company's first in-house general counsel.   more >>

While we may be experiencing a sizzling hot summer this year, the same can’t be said about the job market. What’s it like out there? Clearly, we are not out of the woods, and may even be scaling back. With the headline unemployment rate ticking back up to 9.1 percent in May, the sense of alarm over the state of the economy is once again growing. And it's not helped by a slew of recent reports on everything from the continued high rate of foreclosures to the precarious position of the Greek debt crisis. Things are still incredibly tough in the job market with layoffs outnumber hiring announcements by a sizeable margin.  more >>

A new survey shows senior level lawyers are in particularly high demand for in-house counsel positions. The survey, by New York legal consulting firm Eoilis International Group, found an increase in attorney interviews at big corporations last year and, among them, were interviews of senior level lawyers and law firm partners.  more >>

The recession is officially over, or so we are told. Now that the dust has settled from the last financial storm, what can we expect from in-house legal departments?   more >>

IP attorneys around the country can rejoice, as intellectual property promises to be sizzling in the New Year. Today, legal departments increasingly need lawyers who not only possess the requisite IP skills, but who are able to work across a lot of boundaries in the corporation.   more >>

In-House Job Market Remains Sluggish; Some Bright Spots For Candidates with General Experience in a Specific Industry.  more >>