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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Resume

The Economist on the Perfect Resume

  • On August 4, 2024
I recently read the Economist’s article on writing the perfect CV/resume, and agree with so many points. It acknowledges “[y]our audience is made up of recruiters and hiring managers,” and confirms we “spend an average of 7.4 seconds skimming a job application.” Valid recommendations to follow: Do not “put the reader off.” The format should […]
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Inhouse, Presentation

Do Companies Make “Personality Hires” within Legal?

  • On July 28, 2024
In-house legal teams care about personality — after all, their lawyers cannot scare internal clients away — but no company I know of has the luxury of making “personality hires,” which the Wall Street Journal defines as “charismatic employees [who] lay the foundations of positive corporate culture” but “leave teammates to pick up the slack.” […]
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Resume

Don’t Customize Your Resume?!

  • On July 21, 2024
OK I bit. I had to click on the career advice article telling applicants NOT to customize their resume to the job since that is often the FIRST thing I tell people to do. So why does the Nike head of talent acquisition say tailoring the resume is a “waste of time?” He explains job […]
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Uncategorized

What’s the State of AI in the Legal Workplace?

  • On July 14, 2024
AI is everywhere! What does Legal think about it? (Spoiler alert: Legal is pretty skeptical about using AI) The SF-based software company Retool surveyed 750 tech workers about their AI use and found: Legal is the slowest department to adopt AI compared to 9 other departments. From most to least, here are the 10 department’s […]
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Market

What’s Going on with the Bay Area Job Market?

  • On July 7, 2024
The Bay Area job market and pay have dropped from peak 2022. Per SFGate, the good news: “Workers in the Bay Area received the highest average tech pay of any American metro. The bad news: “but also withstood the largest year-over-year drop at 15.25%.” Pay decline was due to area layoffs. Comp dropped 26% for […]
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Startup

Best Place for a Startup? Silicon Valley

  • On July 7, 2024
Good news for startups (per WSJ): your odds of success increase by 277% if you are in Silicon Valley! Why is SV “the best destination for startup companies”? Because it has an “entrepreneurial ecosystem” where VCs and other startups “help foster new ideas and innovation.” SV based startups are 277% more likely to achieve equity […]
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Interview

Questions NOT to Ask at End of Interview

  • On June 16, 2024
I read with interest this Forbes article on 5 Must Ask Questions to End Your Job Interview on a High Note. Yikes, do not ask 4 out of these 5 unless you want to end on a low note. Some might be worthy questions to ask when you have offer in hand, but not at […]
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Job Search, Market

Job Hunting is Like House Hunting in the Bay Area

  • On June 9, 2024
We all know the joys of buying a house in the Bay Area. Supply is low, and there is fierce competition. Yes, job hunting now is like this. Here are some applicable lessons for the win: Target the area. Like knowing what neighborhood you want to be in, you have to know what jobs and […]
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