GC, Market

GC musical chairs

  • On January 10, 2026
Big GC moves this winter: Apple CLO Kate Adams announced she was retiring in December. Apple is replacing its CLO with Jennifer Newstead from Meta. Meta is replacing its CLO with CJ Mahoney, a VP from Microsoft. Former Microsoft CLO Hossein Nowbar, who left the company in the fall, joined ServiceNow this past week. Current […]
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Compensation, Market

Who is paying extraordinary comp in 2026?

  • On January 4, 2026
No surprise, it’s AI and OpenAI in particular. WSJ reports the company is “paying employees more than any tech startup in recent history” at $1.5M each in stock-based pay on average, which is 7x higher Google’s pre-IPO levels and 34x the average for 18 large tech companies over the last 25 years. It makes up […]
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Market, Networking

Best tactics in this job market

  • On September 13, 2025
It’s a weird market now. We are waiting on geopolitical stability, lower interest rates, and predictable tariffs and supply chains for a turnaround, which is a tall order! As a result “job seekers can’t rely on the usual tactics” per HR expert Morgan Williams. What should they be doing instead? Her article can be found […]
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Market

Job Market Deteriorating Now

  • On September 6, 2025
The job market is “deteriorating markedly” says WSJ. The “hot jobs market of the postpandemic years is over.” Some details: Because the economic outlook is “incredibly uncertain,” companies “are being very cautious about adding personnel” and “pulling back on hiring to keep profits healthy at a time of tepid demand.” The economy lost net 13,000 […]
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Market

Feel stuck in the Bay Area legal market? Here’s what you need to know.

  • On August 20, 2025
Feel stuck in the Bay Area legal market? Here’s what you need to know. You are not alone in feeling like the market is paralyzed. WSJ reports “Americans are stuck in place.” (https://www.wsj.com/economy/american-job-housing-economic-dynamism-d56ef8fc?mod=hp_lead_pos7) Entry level jobs are hard to come by. Those gainfully employed aren’t changing jobs. And housing is getting even more difficult. (In […]
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Market

Which industries pay lawyers best? Tech of course!

  • On August 2, 2025
Which industries pay the best? Tech. The top 5 best paid legal heads are all at tech companies. At #1, Alphabet paid Kent Walker $30.2M (compared to $27.3M in 2023). Broadcom is second, paying Mark Brazeal $29M (compared to $15.5M in 2023). (See https://www.law.com/corpcounsel/2025/07/28/2025-gc-pay-report-at-top-of-rankings-techs-rising-fortunes-crowd-out-other-industries/) Of 544 legal heads tracked by Corporate Counsel, the majority (56%) […]
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Market, Offer

Can you actually negotiate a “best and final” offer in this market?

  • On June 1, 2025
WSJ recently addressed whether candidates can actually negotiate offers described as “best and final.” The answer is surprisingly yes, even in this market where the employer holds the power. What’s the state of the market? Fewer people are negotiating offers now. ZipRecruiter reported 31% of recent job changers negotiated their offers this past quarter, down […]
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Market

Job Numbers Up in April but Market is Still Down

  • On May 11, 2025
The US economy is up 177,000 jobs as of April, but employers are not bullish, the WSJ reports. In fact, “[m]ajor U.S. employers are slowing or pausing hiring to cut costs amid economic uncertainty… Companies are wary of layoffs, but are more cautious about bringing in new workers.” What’s giving companies concern? “Stop-start” trade wars […]
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Market, Uncategorized

Pendulum Swinging Back Towards In-Office

  • On May 5, 2025
While the pendulum is swinging away from remote work and back towards in-office, the Bay Area still “lags significantly behind” almost all other major metro regions. The national average is 32.2% fewer office visits in March 2025 compared to March 2019, pre-pandemic, but San Francisco is tied in last place with Chicago at 44.6%. On […]
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