by Cate Flahardy | Feb 11, 2016 | General Counsel Q&A
Janice Block was destined to be a lawyer. She grew up in northwest Indiana, her father was in private practice and her mother was an English teacher. But when Block was in sixth grade, her mother decided to get a law degree of her own. Family dinner table...
by Mike Evers | Dec 9, 2015 | Culture Fit
I am pleased to have my colleague Meredith Haydon back and working with us again on a regular basis. As some of you may know, Meredith lost her husband Chris to cancer earlier this year and she took some time off. So this photo from a holiday party on Dec. 3 takes on...
by Cate Flahardy | Dec 9, 2015 | Your Career
Need holiday gift ideas for your career-aspiring family, friends and co-workers? Your shopping just got easier! Eight current and former general counsel—all of whom are highly successful lawyers who have been profiled on Evers Legal’s blog—talk about the books that...
by Cate Flahardy | Dec 9, 2015 | General Counsel Q&A
One thing is for sure, ever since Bonnie Michael can remember, she wanted to be a lawyer. Legend has it, she announced to her parents, at about six years old, that she would grow up one day to become a successful attorney. The youngster then sat down at her kitchen...
by Mike Evers | Nov 30, 2015 | Culture Fit, Uncategorized
To our friends in the HR community: We are pleased to Sponsor the STAR Chicago holiday party this Thursday, Dec. 3 at the Union League Club. Please look for us on-site. If you want to attend and don’t have a ticket yet, email [email protected]. For event...
by Mike Evers | Nov 24, 2015 | Culture Fit, Uncategorized
Please take 2-minutes to complete our first annual Career Satisfaction Survey. It’s not all about $$$. We hope you find the questions engaging, and we look forward to sharing results in an upcoming issue of Evers eNews. Participation is anonymous. Thank...
by Mike Evers | Sep 18, 2015 | Culture Fit, Your Career
Thank you to Meredith Ritchie and her fellow Board members for including me in yesterday’s Coalition of Women’s Initiatives in Law event. The largely law firm oriented audience seized on client access and origination credit as a key driver towards...
by Cate Flahardy | Sep 16, 2015 | General Counsel Q&A
Born into a family of high-achieving academics, Cornell Boggs enjoyed a unique childhood to say the least—and success was almost certain. His father was the first person to receive a PhD in zoology from Howard University and went on to serve as a professor at Virginia...
by Meredith Haydon | Sep 16, 2015 | Your Career
Fall is upon us, and we know what that means: football tailgating parties, pumpkin-flavored everything and conference season. We’re into it already, as Mike writes in his blog about the recent Coalition of Women’s Initiative in Law event. In-house counsel...
by Mike Evers | Sep 16, 2015 | Culture Fit
If you have had a good experience with our search firm and believe your law department might benefit from using us in the future, I have a request. Regardless if your company is currently hiring, please introduce me to your key internal contact in human resources. It...