by Mike Evers | Jan 21, 2015 | Culture Fit
The conditions for law department growth have never been better. So, if you are going to lobby your CEO for additional headcount, this is the year to do it. Companies are always cautious about expanding law department headcount. But the three drivers required for...
by Mike Evers | Jan 14, 2015 | Culture Fit
I am humbled and grateful to receive this recognition during Mentoring Month from United Latinos for Education Empowerment and Development (ULEED). Mike
by Mike Evers | Dec 3, 2014 | Culture Fit
Ho ho ho. We used to come bearing holiday gifts at this time of year. But Sarbanes-Oxley pretty much squashed corporate gift giving. In 2012, a client even resisted the delivery of customized M&Ms onto which we put the client’s logo, worried it might violate the...
by Mike Evers | Nov 17, 2014 | Culture Fit, Uncategorized
Hmm… I think I come across a bit grouchy. We do, after all, work with a lot of in-house counsel who are displaced post-merger and I do feel the pain from folks who do not land softly and quickly. But there really is a huge glass half full element here: Companies...
by Mike Evers | Oct 14, 2014 | Culture Fit
“I would like to use you, but our HR team is in charge of the opening,” a general counsel we respect and have known for years said to me during a recent phone call. This is not a new development, of course. Many organizations fill law department positions without...