2023 in Review: 4 Top GCs offer advice on accelerating your law department career
Any one lawyer’s law career is as unique as a fingerprint. Many start off in a law firm or in government, while others may land in any number of other positions as a first-time lawyer. Regardless of where a lawyer launches their career, the path they pave to their...
Eleanor Cabrere discusses her long career with Navistar and the importance of “doing the extras”
A Chicagoan through and through, Eleanor Cabrere had a pretty typical childhood. She grew up in the city and south suburbs and was close to her younger brother, who was nine years her junior. Even in her early years, Eleanor excelled academically. So, it wasn’t too...
Top 5 traits of a great GC
In my monthly career advice column for Corporate Counsel, I like to put together an occasional Top 5 list. Top 5 interview do’s and don’ts, Top 5 best practices for using LinkedIn — that sort of thing. Last month, I apparently touched on what in-house counsel really...Boost your career with helpful insights about succeeding in-house
Mike pens a monthly career advice column in Corporate Counsel magazine. Check out his most recent columns in Corporate Counsel (law.com) discussing salary trends in 2024, the top traits that make a great general counsel and the challenges of year-end hiring in 2023....Congratulations Erica Mateen
We are pleased to announce the placement of Erica Mateen, who joined Adtalem (NYSE: ATGE) as Senior Counsel on October 2. Erica joins Adtalem after a successful ten year run in-house with T-Mobile. She is a University of Illinois law school graduate with 15 years of...Career Advice Roundup
Mike pens a monthly career advice column in Corporate Counsel magazine. Check out his most recent columns in Corporate Counsel (law.com). He discusses what really matters when it comes to titles. He gets touchy-feely pontificating about the value of time. And he...
Blowing our Horn (humbly, I hope)
In an uber competitive environment for the best recruiting assignments, I continually look for ways to stand out vs. the “executive” search firms. This newsletter, writing career advice columns for Corporate Counsel and moderating panels at conferences have been my...
Virginia (Ginny) Johnson, Chief Legal Officer at Aspen Aerogels
We recently spent a few minutes with Ginny Johnson, Chief Legal Officer, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer at Aspen Aerogels, to learn more about her career story, the big moments that have shaped her personally, and her perspectives on...Career Advice Roundup
Mike pens a monthly career advice column in Corporate Counsel magazine. Check out his most recent columns in Corporate Counsel (law.com) discussing how AI may affect jobs in law and whether your current pay is keeping up with inflation. He also offers some tips every...
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