Resources on Becoming and Succeeding in an In-House Role
Going In-House
- From Solo to In-House Counsel for a Current Client: A Cautionary Tale
Solo, Small Firm and General Practice Division, GPSolo Magazine, February 2022 - Pathways to In-House Counsel (And the Ins and Outs of Working In-House)
Young Lawyers Division, TYL Magazine, May 2022 - Making the Transition to In-House Counsel
Young Lawyers Division, Career Resources Article, November 2019
In-House Practice and Ethical Issues
The Productive In-House Lawyer: Tips, Hacks, and the Art of Getting Things Done
ABA Business Law Section, Book (2024)- The Corporate Counsel Survival Guide
Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section, Book, July 2017 - Tips for Success as an In-House Counsel
Antitrust Section, On-Demand Video, February 2023 - Ethics in the Boardroom: How In-House and Outside Counsel Can Support and Protect Directors CLE Credit not available
Business Law Section, Program Materials and Recording, April 2024
(Accessible to BLS members only) - Ethics and Privilege Issues that Confront Inside and Outside Corporate Counsel in the Post-Pandemic Era (93 minute audio recording, with materials, of panel discussion with the top legal officers of five well-known public companies, at ABA Business Law Section Fall Meeting, September 8, 2023) CLE credit not available. (Accessible to BLS members only)
- A Deeper Dive — Who Is the Client? The Ethics Rule Implications for In-House Counsel and Outside Counsel - Business Law Today from ABA (Video: 27 minutes; posted on Business Law Today, June 2022)
- How In-House Counsel Can Protect Themselves from SEC Enforcement Actions and Criminal Prosecutions - Business Law Today from ABA (Article from Business Law Today, May 2021)
Becoming a GC
Leadership & Training
Legal Department Management/Operations
Bias Interrupters Tools for In-House Legal Departments (excerpted from “You Can’t Change what You Can’t See: Interrupting Racial & Gender Bias in the Legal Profession,” a Report of the ABA Commission on Women in the Profession and the Minority Corporate Counsel Association)
Grit and Growth Mindset Leadership Development Model for developing Grit and Growth-Mindset-Oriented, Successful Teams (excerpted from “Leveraging Grit and Growth Mindset to Drive Team Success,” a Report of the ABA Commission on Women in the Profession)
- Showing the Value of the Legal Department: More Than Just a Cost Center (americanbar.org) Sterling L. Miller (ABA Book, 2021)
Coming Soon! Upcoming CLE Webinars and In-Person Conferences of Special Interest to In-House Counsel
- Ongoing SEERies for In-House Counsel Committee and ESG Committee to discuss relevant ESG related topics, including greenwashing, and disclosures.