Legal Career Advice Columns

Mike Evers is the exclusive Career Advice columnist for InsideCounsel. The columns are available here, but you are also encouraged to visit www.insidecounsel.com for additional news and resources designed to serve corporate counsel. If you have an idea for a column, or wish to comment on a column, please write to mike@everslegal.com.

Advice for General Counsel

Celebrating the New Girls' Network - special GC awards dinner recap
Selecting the Best Candidate - trusting your gut is not enough
Doing More with More: How to End Run Hiring Freezes - six strategies for shoring up your in-house staff
Using New Model Law Firm Alternative - expanding in-house capabilities, not headcount
Becoming a Consigliere - what your CEO wants from you
Be Brave, Recruit Talent Today - contrarian opportunities to grow your legal department
Diversity is Easy - start by using a really good recruiter
Talent Shopping in a Downturn - be careful GCs: quantity does not equal quality
Hiring Gray Hair - what a young General Counsel should know
Solving Title Inflation - when an AGC is really a staff attorney
A New Sheriff in Town - how a new General Counsel gets off to a great start

Advice on Climbing the Ladder

Undercover Counsel - working a line job in the field for a day is a great career move
Using Web 2.0 to Advance Your Career - consider these ideas for really standing out
Climbing the Ladder in Windy Conditions - strategies for advancement in recessionary periods
Playing the Corporate Game - how to succeed in corporate America
Mid-Career Mentoring - you're never too old to seek guidance
Roundtable Lessons - tips from leading General Counsel
Personal PR - how to get noticed
Show Your Worth - more on how to get noticed
Money Money Money - the title of this one speaks for itself

Advice on Making a Move

Tick Tock: Dealing with Resumé End Dates - graceful ways to keep your resume current
I'm Going to Google You - carefully manage your web presence
The 411 on Thank You Notes - updated do's and don'ts
Winning at the Interview - finishing first in this competitive sport
In-house Counsel Layoff Protection - trade severance for client work if you are laid off
From Inside Counsel to Consultant - a lucrative career option if you can sell
Ideas for Financial Services Attorneys, Part 2 - dealing with downsizing
Ideas for Wall Street's Inside Counsel - help for financial services attorneys
Embracing Change - trust yourself to move when it feels right
The Power Reference - using references to get in the door
The Road Less Traveled - great companies in smaller markets
Love At First Sight - evaluating a new opportunity
The Unemployment Stigma - tips to avoid the stigma at all costs
Government is Cool Again - leveraging a government attorney resume
The Devil You Know - not a good reason to stay put
Just Say Yes - overcoming the fear of change

Advice on Other Topics

Law School Reunion Goldmine - how to enjoy and maximize a reunion as a networking opportunity
Law Department Hiring 2020 - predicting the future (always fun)
Maximizing Your Conference Experience, part 3: You Got the Interview! Now What? - tips for a successful meeting
The Art of the Follow-up: Maximizing Conference Attendance Part Two - turning an introduction into a real meeting
Maximizing Your Conference Experience - how to really meet decision-makers at conferences
The Aging Workforce - a reality check for older attorneys looking for positions
Don't Follow Your Heart - is there a "dream job" for attorneys?
Women on the Move - my favorite SuperConference session
Say It, Don't Email It - learn from my mistake
Labor Day Resolutions - career introspection
Escaping Time Sheets - the title speaks for itself

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