Today: 08 : Wednesday | 9:38 PM   Forgot your password? Welcome Guest! Tell a friend Search Site: Article Archive Market Watch An Active In-House Legal Recruiting Market Corporate Legal Hiring is on the Rise The Good Times Still Roll Thanks to a Strong Corporate Sector Corporate Profiles Rosland F. McLeod: Vice President, General Counsel, Ethics and Compliance Officer, and Corporate Secretary for Novation, Inc. Julie Getzels: On The Art Of Working As A General Counsel Mike Gibbs Burgers, the bar, and changing careers Michael R. McAlevey, Chief Corporate and Securities Counsel, General Electric Co. Gary Nelson, Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary, Ceridian Corporation Moving on Networking: How to Make it Work for You Builders and Destroyers 10 Ways to Reciprocate in Networking Between Offer and Acceptance Considering an Alternative Career Coping with Losing Your Job Finding the Right Way to Explain a Negative Handling References: A Basic Guide How to Write a Legal Resume Interview Uncertainty Interviewing tips The Danger of Getting Jobs Through Friends The Dos and Don'ts of Cover Letter Writing Ways to Leverage Your Network The Power of Self-Awareness and Positive Thinking During Your Job Search Resume-Writing Tips Your Resume as a First Impression Getting Established Striving for Professional Mediocrity Credibility and Your Career Many Workers See Benefit in Professional Coaching Five Tips for Catching (and Correcting) Errors in Your Business Writing Have You Gone for Your Annual Career Checkup? A Critical Assessment of In-House Legal Careers Achieving Career Satisfaction: Make the Investment, but Choose Your Investments Carefully Credibility and Your Legal Career Getting Involved in the Legal community In-House Job Satisfaction In-House Salaries: Getting a Fair Deal Is Anyone Out There Happy? Lawyers See Benefit in Professional Coaching Marketing as a Career-Development Strategy Meditation, Mediation, Marketing, and Medication Part-Time General Counsel Striving for Professional Mediocrity Governance Consulting Grows Corporate compliance training, Part II Corporate compliance training, Part I Life Sciences : The Rising New Practice Managing Your Career In A Competitive Market Managing Your Time: Working Smarter Managing Your Time: Working Smarter Going In House Getting a Job as a Copywriter Corporate Counsel Project Growth In-House MySpace to Block Unauthorized Copyrighted Material Companies Dissatisfied with Outside Counsel Attorneys Seeking Greener Pastures In-House Hiring Your First In-House Counsel Going In-House The How to Select the Best Legal Recruiter and Maximize the Effectiveness of Working with One Is an In-House Position Right for You? Cautionary Word For Attorneys Going In-House Inhouse News The Legal Ramifications Associated with Forced Wellness Programs Wal-Mart Class Action Earns Plaintiff’s Attorneys $45.7 Million Step Away from the Keyboard ''Emotion'' in the Court Westar's Fee Delay Request Denied by 10th Circuit Discrimination Claims Now Heard in State Court General Counsel for Eastern Michigan University Disciplined Larry D. Thompson, General Counsel for PepsiCo, Speaks to FBA Fraud Charges Filed Against Former General Counsel Former GC is Delta Air Lines' New CEO Pacific Life Insurance Company's General Counsel to Retire after 30 Years of Service Whole Foods Market, Inc., Scheduled to Merge with Wild Oats Markets, Inc. Nike Settles Lawsuit to the Tune of $7.6 Million Caterpillar, Inc., Lawyers Offer Pro Bono Services to Nonprofit Organization In-House Attorney Files Sex-Bias Lawsuit against General Electric Company New Jersey Seeking to Recover Damages for Polluted Sites SOX Exemption Extended English-Only Workplace Policies 401(k) Fee Suits on the Rise EEOC Claim-Filing Limits Altered by Supreme Court Underpaid Worker Lawsuits Increase $2.9 Billion Settlement Reached in Tyco Case OxyContin Manufacturer, Executives Plead Guilty to Drug Misbranding Family Responsibilities Discrimination Claims Increase U.S. Chamber of Commerce Releases State Liability Systems Ranking Study California Supreme Court Rules on Wage Claims In Court, Splenda and Equal Battle over Advertising, Profits, and Market Share Drug Companies and Supreme Court Hears IPO Antitrust Case Salespeople Sue for Overtime Pay Viacom Sues YouTube Verizon Wins Infringement Suit, Vonage to Appeal YouTube, BBC Reach Partnership Agreement Samsung to Pay $90 Million in Price-Fixing Lawsuit Media Conglomerate Demands That YouTube Remove Unauthorized Videos Wal-Mart to Pay More Than $33 million to Employees in Back Wages Growing Complaints against Highly Paid Executives Compel the Senate Finance Committee to Approve Limit on Executive Compensation Plans Consulting Giant Demands Diversity among Outside Counsel Attorneys Seeking Greener Pastures In-House Real Estate Attorneys Play Bigger Role in Corporate Deal-Making Attorneys Seeking Greener Pastures In-House New Disclosure Rules for Public Employers New E-Discovery Rules Take Effect General Counsel Frustrated with Licensing Rules General Counsel Frustrated with Licensing Rules Cybercrime Costly for Companies Firms losing top talent to clients Corporate Counsel Salaries Soar In-House Counsel Join the Blogosphere Execute Internal Investigations Carefully GCs Prepare for Increased Immigration Law Enforcement The SEC’s December Agenda Backdating stirs up controversy Arbitration Gains Popularity Recruiters Face New Obstacles in an Unstable Marke Prepping for E-Discovery Changes Trends in Hiring Outside Counsel GCs Moving Up the Corporate Ladder SOX: Culprit Behind Increased Delisting? The SEC Approves New Executive Disclosure Rules Backdating: The New Securities Fraud? Corporate Counsel Releases GC Compensation Report Kenneth Lay's Death Stalls Legal Proceedings Court Broadens Employees' Rights China's Legal Boom Northwest Airlines GC to retire The Wavering Future of Auditor Privilege Corporate Penalties Mixed Reactions to K&LNG's Top of Mind Survey Are Executive Compensation Disclosures the Answer? Adapting to the E-world The Increasing Need for Law Firm's General Counsel SOX Under Fire News Allstate Corp. hires new GC OneBeacon Insurance hires Brad Rich as GC New GC for healthcare major CDC Corporation promotes Liou to GC Marriott International names new associate GC New organization to hold roundtable meetings for top general counsel Apple’s new GC strikes it rich KCS restructures legal department Legal departments unprepared for new law News New GC for University of California Board of Regents Former Home Depot corporate counsel hired by Aaron Rents Apple hires IBM’s senior VP and GC GC careers: a panel discussion Terra appoints Huey to head its legal affairs department CaseCentral introduces improved IT tools for GCs US Airways appoints Minerva VP, Legal General Counsel Consulting News Baer appointed Deputy GC for Bank of America PricewaterhouseCoopers has new global GC Monster GC on suspension Actors' labor union names new GC New GC at Entelos Northrop hires employment and corporate counsels Reynolds American hires Lambeth as GC US Airways promotes Dhillon to Senior VP and GC GCs endorsed as Chief Executives AP appoints new GC Wimmer named GC of Gannett Wuchitech named Deputy GC for Department of Defense 2012 Olympic Committee hires brand protector Sears GC drives into Nissan President nominates Frank R. Jimenez as GC New GC for CIGNA New GC at General Motors New deputy general counsel in SEC Satellite giant names new General Counsel In The News SEC Appoints Temporary GC FTC Announces New GC Johnson Appointed as Defense Department GC Working with Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Is Dream Job for GC Ex-GC for UnitedHealth Fined $575,000 Moynihan Named Bank of America GC O2 Cuts Euro GC Position for First Euro Legal Panel GCs Among Highest-Paid Executives Who is Making the Big Bucks in Global Litigation GCs Brace Themselves for Rate Battles Standardized Work and Cost Cutting Alter GC Relationship with Outside Counsel Broadcom Named Chong New General Counsel MTV's New Legal Affairs Head Not Surprising United Steelworkers Union Names New GC Facebook Gets First GC Krispy Kreme Gets New GC Warner Brothers Appoints New GC Apple Settles Backdating Case Pricewaterhouse Cooper Adds Three Counsel ABN Amro Loses Its GC after Takeover SEC Settles with Former Apple GC UBS Hires New GC New General Counsel at Bennett Jones GM In-house Lawyer Helps Fund Mobile Legal Clinic for Vets NJ Supreme Court Broadens Scope for In-House Counsel Caterpillar GC Named ''General Counsel of the Year'' Washington Mutual Appoints New Chief Legal Officer Billing Pressures Affect Relationships between Firms and Corporate Counsel ACC's ''Green-House Counsel'' Feature Becoming Popular Indemnification Changes May Impact General Counsels HudBay Appoints New General Counsel Former Broadcom General Counsel Charged in Stock Option Backdating Scandal Shearman & Sterling Eliminates GC Position Apple Hires Hewlett-Packard's Deputy General Counsel New GC at Con Edison Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank Hires First-Ever GC Siemens Hires Seven New General Counsel Sallie Mae Hires New GC Sona Mobile Hires New GC AAR Corp. Hires New GC Massey Energy Hires GC Getty Realty Hires New GC Lake Shore Gold Hires New GC BDSI Hires New GC Raytheon Hires New GC Springbok Services hires new GC HFA and SONYMA Hire New GC Alternative Investment Software Provider Hires New GC The Cooper Companies Hires New GC Presstek hires new GC Blockbuster Inc. hires Eric H. Peterson as its new GC Landquest appoints Vining as GC Lehman joins Hawker Beechcraft as new VP and GC Hughes joins Bell Microproducts as GC and secretary Orbitz Worldwide appoints new senior VP and GC Toll Brothers appoint Kessler as GC New GC for Direct Buy Lionbridge VP, GC, and secy. receives accolades Leading take-and-bake pizza chain appoints new GC SEC settles case with Monster's former GC Energy specialist joins Linn Energy Northrop Grumman appoints new legal head RDA appoints new VP and GC GC of Bahrain´s leading bank receives accolade Fulbright attorney chosen as chief counsel for FAA Viacom reduces GC's salary, raises cash bonus Jarvis joins Nature's Sunshine as GC and CCO StarTek appoints new GC Holston steps in as new GC at Hewlett-Packard Sandra Leung new senior VP and GC at Bristol-Myers Squibb Home Depot’s GC steps down Patty Elias to serve as GC of SoftBrands New York Life announces new legal appointments Merrill Lynch GC granted $8.2-million stock incentive bonus Proformance Insurance names new GC NES hires tax lawyer Apparel leader appoints new legal and business head Techbooks hires new assistant GC Biz-sector upswing brings lawyer job boom GCC Profile Michael Brizel: General Counsel for Saks, Inc Angela Williams Brings a Musician's Finesse to Her Job as General Counsel of the YMCA of the USA Paul Barringer: General Counsel for Common Good Douglas J. Wood, Renaissance Man of Marketing and Advertising Law Megan Muir: Senior Vice President of Corporate Development and General Counsel for RadioFrame Networks Georgia Yuan: General Counsel for Smith College Ian Thompson Enjoys Helping to Plan and Execute Strategy as General Counsel for SeaMobile, Inc. Stephen Martin Thinks Outside the Box as General Counsel for Corpedia, Inc. Lorraine Koc Does a Lot of Everything as Vice President and General Counsel of Deb Shops, Inc. Richard T. Hills Likes Being Part of the Team as Executive Vice President and General Counsel for MagnetBank Gil Goldschein Thrives on the High Energy and Excitement of Being General Counsel for Bunim-Murray Productions Lewis Shender, Vice President and General Counsel for Jenny Craig, Inc., Enjoys the Hands-On Involvement of Being an In-House Attorney Jeff Kerr Battles Animal Abuse as General Counsel of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) Thomas Dorer: General Counsel for West Virginia University Wayne Lovett: Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary of Mercury Air Group, Inc. Law Integral to Society, says Vanderbilt General Counsel Civil Rights Movement Motivated Marvin Krislov to Pursue Legal Career Bart Epstein: General Counsel and Vice President of Corporate Development for Tutor.com Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary of Jack in the Box, Inc., San Diego, CA Thomas Mills: General Counsel of the New Mexico Tourism and Economic Development Departments Nicole Paquette: General Counsel and Director of Legal and Government Affairs for the Animal Protection Institute, Sacramento, CA Michael Tyler: Senior Vice President, Chief Legal and Administrative Officer, and Corporate Secretary of Gateway, Inc. 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