What I Learned in My First Year of Law that Applies to Interviewing

On November 3, 2024

I started my career as a litigation associate, didn’t stay on that track, but learned some key lessons that port over to interviewing: Prepare for interviews like you’d prep for a case. Research the company and the audience so you can anticipate likely questions, e.g., why should they hire you, what do you have to […]

Resume

WSJ’s “New Coveted Resume Line”: What is It?

On October 27, 2024

I fell for the WSJ’s article cleverly headlined “The New Coveted Résumé Line: Flipping Burgers.” Apparently fast food experience on your resume is now coveted: “A stint in fast food is a badge of honor for business leaders who want to be viewed as humble and relatable—and proof that they worked to get where they […]

Compensation

Don’t Expect Much of a Raise This Year

On October 20, 2024

WSJ reports flat raises and higher healthcare costs ahead per Mercer’s survey of 1,100+ companies. Key points: Merit raises in 2025 are projected to remain largely flat at an average of 3.3%. Job changers aren’t getting as big a pay bump as they used to. People who changed jobs in September made 6.6% more than […]

Mentors, Networking

Reaching out on LinkedIn/Cold Email for Informational Interview (Sample Language Given!)

On October 13, 2024

I actually liked the CNBC article intriguingly entitled “Don’t Make This Mistake When Asking for an Informational Interview.” Yes, informal calls with people about their job/industry are super helpful, whether prepping for an interview or growing in your field. How do you get someone to take your call? The article says you can do it […]

Compensation

Can You Get a Sign-On in This Market?

On October 6, 2024

Although the recent September job report was positive, the in-house market has not yet recovered. But even so, the Wall Street Journal reports signing bonuses are still possible. How can you do it? You must ask. Always ask for a signing bonus, “even in a soft market.” When to ask? 70% of those who got […]

Compensation, GC

Best Bay Area In-House Comp Numbers

On September 29, 2024

I’ve posted a couple compensation rules of thumb for in-house lawyers: the GC generally makes 24.3% of the CEO and won’t make more than the CFO. But how to get more granularity than that? For the best Bay Area in-house comp numbers, fill out this survey https://forms.gle/ogDnyb9d3RNUHHGQ8 anonymously, and you will get the complete report after numbers are […]

Compensation, Inhouse

Rule of Thumb on In-House Comp

On September 22, 2024

The top lawyer’s pay at a company generally won’t be more than the top financial exec’s. So a general rule of thumb to figure out comp somewhere you can’t get insight into a legal team’s pay is look at what your financial counterpart is getting. Also, you know you won’t make more than your GC. […]

Uncategorized

Return To Office vs. Work From Home

On September 22, 2024

Amazon is calling workers back in the office five days a week! How common is this? WSJ gives some context on RTO vs WFH: Of all US companies, 33% require employees in office 5 days/week. Of large tech companies, 7% require employees in office 5 days/week. Pre-pandemic, workers reported working from home 7% of the […]

Resume

Are Boring Formats OK for Legal Resumes?

On August 25, 2024

Lawyers often ask me about updating their resumes to industry standard. What does that entail? Simple is ok; I’m backed up by recruiters from top companies like Nvidia on what to do. I agree you should do these basics: use the language from the job description, impactful verbs, and metrics to quantify accomplishment. Should you […]

Compensation, GC

GC Comp Trends from Law.com Report

On August 18, 2024

Law.com analyzed the top 526 GC pay from Fortune 1000 companies’ proxy statements covering fiscal year ending after June 30, 2023. (Note: this is “an imperfect snapshot of the pay landscape” because companies disclose pay for only their top 5 most highly paid execs, so GC/CLO data is missing from Microsoft, Meta, and Tesla.) The […]

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