corporate law departments

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  It’s (still) good to be inside

  By Mike Evers  |  May 17, 2012

  A corporate career or private practice? During my 18 years in the search business, this choice always seemed clear to me.

• How to leverage “Big Data” to better manage the business of law

  By Richard Flynn  |  May 8, 2012

  “Big Data” is a term that is capturing a lot of attention. Almost every industry is involved with some type of transaction that leads to mass amounts of data. These large data sets are often referred to as Big Data because they are difficult to optimize: How do you capture,...

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  More in-house lawyers are exercising power over law firms

  By Ashley Post  |  March 29, 2012

  According to the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC), in-house legal teams are toughening up.

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  Award yourself a seat at the table

  By Mike Evers  |  March 14, 2012

  TLA is our acronym at InsideCounsel for the annual Transformative Leadership Awards dinner.

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  Hiring predictions for 2012

  By Mike Evers  |  January 18, 2012

  Let’s get real. Our search firm’s 10 most recent client requests break down as follows

• Get your house in order with Early Data Assessment: Part I

  By George Socha, Alon Israely  |  October 26, 2011

  If you build a house with a weak foundation, the building is sure to fall apart. The same holds true for e-discovery—if you don’t pay attention to the early stages and properly calculate from the beginning, you’re in for a world of pain down the line.

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  How Leading Companies Are Prioritizing Diversity Early in the Pipeline

  By Melissa Maleske  |  May 1, 2011

  Increasing diversity has become a well established as a central goal of the legal profession, but there's no question that much work remains.

• Creating Opportunities for Young Students Can Drive Diversity

  By Laurie Robinson  |  October 1, 2010

  In-house counsel should build a pipeline for diversity by creating opportunites for young students.

• In-house Action Key to Increasing Law Firm Diversity

  By John Lewis Jr.  |  April 1, 2010

  Diversity has come a long way in the new millennium but still has a long way to go.