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Insourcing vs. Outsourcing

Outsourcing has become a very common practice in business and is thought of as the moving of operations or functions overseas, and although a great deal of outsourcing is done locally, the term has some negative connotations in some circles. … Continue reading →

June 19th, 2007 by | General, In-house Counsel, Outsourced GC | 128 Comments »


Using a Law Firm is like calling for a Medic After Stepping on a Landmine-It's too little too late!

A brief article from the website of an NBC affiliate in Washington State caught my attention this morning.  It noted that a jury awarded three female prosecutors $1.5 million following a trial of their complaint that their boss, the Thurston … Continue reading →

March 12th, 2007 by | Employment, General, In-house Counsel | No Comments »


Changing Role of the In-house General Counsel

I am fascinated by the article written by Susan Friedman of Marsh in the New York Law Journal and discussed further at The Wired GC about the new role of the General Counsel as “gatekeeper” with an increased role in … Continue reading →

February 26th, 2007 by | General, In-house Counsel, Outsourced GC | 162 Comments »


Proactive vs. Reactive Legal Advice – The Difference may be Personal Liability

The General Counsel is committed to serving businesses that recognize the value in preventing legal difficulties up front, rather than resolving them after they have arisen. The officers of many fast-growth companies choose to deal reactively with legal issues which … Continue reading →

February 14th, 2007 by | General, In-house Counsel, Intellectual Property, Outsourced GC | No Comments »


The Powerful Impact of Face-to-Face Meetings

There are a couple of very interesting blog entries at Small Business CEO and Sales Intensity discussing how a personal meeting can make a powerful impact.  I agree with this concept and believe that well-managed face-to-face meetings, rather than a … Continue reading →

February 5th, 2007 by | General, In-house Counsel, Outsourced GC | 127 Comments »


In-house Counsel and CEO Influence on Company Culture and Ethics

There is a great article posted today on Law.com by Lynn Lieber, the CEO and founder of Workplace Answers, Inc.  While I concur with the conclusion she makes that corporate counsel can influence the culture and ethics in a company, … Continue reading →

January 29th, 2007 by | In-house Counsel | 133 Comments »


The General Counsel on Coast to Coast Podcast

This morning I participated on Coast to Coast, a free podcast available on the Legal Talk Network with co-hosts and Law.com bloggers, J. Craig Williams and Bob Ambrogi, on the topic of the growing trend of part-time in-house general counsel. … Continue reading →

January 24th, 2007 by | General, In-house Counsel, Outsourced GC | 131 Comments »


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