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...				
					
			
					
				
															
					
					 by Mike Evers | Sep 9, 2015 | Culture Fit, Uncategorized
Congratulations to my friend, and former client, Jeff Carr.  Jeff is launching a new service offering, and I’ll talk about that in a moment.  Jeff practiced the elusive art of prevention for 21 years as the General Counsel of FMC Technologies.  He might balk at...				
					
			
					
				
															
					
					 by Mike Evers | Aug 5, 2015 | Culture Fit, Uncategorized
Inside Counsel recently came out with it’s third annual list of DGC/AGC level attorneys who are ready to assume General Counsel positions.  R3-100 stands for, essentially, the 100 top women in-house counsel who are Ready for GC roles within the next three years...				
					
			
					
				
															
					
					 by Mike Evers | Jul 15, 2015 | Culture Fit
So, this is not really an invitation. But it could be. I’m not sure. Would you like one? I seek your input on the pros and cons of socializing with outside service providers. Earlier this month, I wrote a column for Inside Counsel addressing corporate social activity...				
					
			
					
				
															
					
					 by Mike Evers | May 18, 2015 | Culture Fit
The general counsel role continues to expand, and in-house lawyers are integral players in business development activity. But the most important piece of any GC’s job description remains as simple as this: Protect the Company. Accordingly, I often ask our clients:...				
					
			
					
				
															
					
					 by Mike Evers | Apr 8, 2015 | Culture Fit
If survey summary info and pie charts are to be believed… according to Corporate Counsel’s 2014 law department benchmarking survey, 55% of law departments increased headcount last year.  That looks and feels about right to us, and it’s an...