In fact, other than «Other,» win - generation - likelihood was the factor ranked lowest for how in -
house counsel hires outside litigation firms.
No matter how capable you are at running your in -
house counsel hiring process, the fact is that lawyers are expensive.
In an article titled Things Are Looking Up for In -
house Counsel Hiring, reporter Rebekah Mintzer focus in on the inside counsel number from the Robert Half Legal study in Corporate Counsel's online sister publication to the print magazine.
by Ken Lopez Founder / CEO A2L Consulting A little more than a month ago, I surveyed our readership and asked, «how does in -
house counsel hire outside litigation counsel?»
Not exact matches
On Wednesday, the White
House announced that it had
hired a veteran lawyer who helped President Bill Clinton weather impeachment, while Trump's top personal lawyer expressed new defiance towards special
counsel Robert Mueller and his Justice Department superiors.
The White
House announced the
hiring of lawyer Emmet Flood after disclosing the retirement of Ty Cobb, who for months has been the administration's point person dealing with special
counsel Robert Mueller.
Kelly, White
House counsel Don McGahn, and others knew about the allegations well before they were surfaced by the media because of an FBI background check as part of Porter's
hiring process.
But showing it, too, was gearing up for a political fight, Goldman Sachs
hired Obama's former White
House counsel, Gregory Craig, Politico reported last night.
But Republican former
House Speaker Newt Gingrich, who initially praised Mueller's selection, said he has changed his mind because the special
counsel is
hiring some «bad people.»
In March, Schneiderman
hired Howard Master as a senior enforcement
counsel, who will directly focus on corruption issues regarding the White
House.
As of May 2014, TIFIA has implemented this plan by
hiring 10 new employees and in -
house counsel and has plans to
hire the remaining six in the near future.
«Just as you can either clean your own
house or
hire someone to do it, you can also use your time to organize your entertainment and travel activities or you can «
hire» someone to do it,» said Nessa Feddis, the American Bankers Association's senior vice president and deputy chief
counsel for consumer protection and payments.
Barbara Boxer
hired, into a key
counsel position for the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, a Republican whose resume includes fighting against stronger acid - rain provisions when Republican
counsel to the
House Energy and Commerce Committee and employment with that stellar environmental institution, -LSB-...]
Not surprisingly, a recommendation from a trusted source is still the most important factor for in -
house counsel who are looking to
hire.
Our survey found that in -
house counsel use lawyer bios, lawyer - authored blogs and articles, LinkedIn profiles, and lawyer social media activity to research potential
hires.
More insurance companies are
hiring in -
house lawyers to represent them, rather than retaining outside
counsel.
Based on the company's need for a practical, responsive and experienced technology and business lawyer to serve as their part - time in -
house legal
counsel, Prelert
hired Outside GC; and today, the company's CFO, John O'Donnell, works with Outside GC attorney Dan Carroll on all of its customer, partnership and OEM agreements.
Amy later was
hired as the first in -
house counsel at UL Workplace Health and Safety, a software company specializing in health and safety management (including electronic medical records) and health and safety education.
We're a curated legal marketplace that uses a data - driven approach to optimize the outside
counsel search and
hiring process for in -
house legal departments.
Serving as outside employment
counsel for a national company, advising in -
house counsel and human resources professionals on all aspects of employment law including due diligence,
hiring and termination issues, wage and hour compliance, risk management, and other employment - related matters.
Companies often
hire in -
house counsel to take on the legal tasks that they had previously sent out to expensive law firms that bill by the hour.
For those campaigns, organizations, businesses and startups that have legal and compliance needs, but not the ability or means to
hire full - time in
house counsel, RCo.
With only four full - time employees, Joe knew that
hiring an in -
house lawyer was not feasible, and engaging external
counsel for routine, high - volume customer contract work would not be cost - effective.
Rotstein says most corporate
counsel still work in small in -
house departments, despite the recent uptick in
hiring he's noticed.
When he talks to in -
house counsel, there is a consistent theme of getting more work and
hiring more lawyers, and as a result, the relationship between external legal providers and in -
house departments is changing as well.
Surely companies should be
hiring in -
house counsel to bring much more value to the table than being cops.
For this reason, clients often
hire us before litigation to consult with claim professionals and in -
house counsel on challenging claims issues to ensure compliance with good faith investigation and claim settlement practices and to avoid exposure to extracontractual liability.
Recommendations from trusted sources still carry the most weight with in -
house counsel when making
hiring decisions (97 % said it was «very» or «somewhat important»), followed closely by biographies on law firm websites (91 %).
If you're not ready to spend on an in -
house hire but are also leery of high outside
counsel bills, Priori Legal offers a way of engaging top outside
counsel at exceptional rates.
Some good news is that there is a growing trend in recent years for companies to depend more on their in -
house counsel, as opposed to
hiring outside
counsel.
Companies with in -
house legal departments save because the costs involved are less than
hiring outside
counsel.
Answering these questions can help you approximate your «break - even» budget for
hiring in -
house counsel ---- the maximum you can pay and still generate a net savings on your legal spend.
With the Mississippi
House passage of HB 555, the state has taken a bold step in providing much needed oversight for the
hiring of outside
counsel by the state attorney general.
When she's
hired by in -
house counsel, Woldow starts by asking and recording what they need rather than focusing on what firms are willing to provide.
Or do in -
house counsel believe that
hiring a large firm is a matter of security — just like no one ever got fired for
hiring IBM, is it likewise true that no one ever gets blamed for
hiring a Cravath or a Simpson Thatcher or a Skadden?
Directories and rankings were named as the sixth most influential factor by clients when asked to indicate the importance of different ways in helping to research outside lawyers and law firms for potential
hire in a new survey of in -
house counsel trends.
As for where that work went, nearly half of the responding legal departments increased their outside
counsel ranks while only 28 percent
hired more in -
house attorneys.
Hiring one of our experienced business lawyers as outside general
counsel can ensure you have an experienced legal advocate by your side when you need it without the cost of maintaining full time n in -
house lawyer.
This position is at a growing and well known hedge fund, founded several years ago, in Singapore, which is looking to
hire its first in -
house counsel.
«General
counsel are
hiring corporate
counsel, patent attorneys and contract managers to take on more work in -
house and reduce their spending on outside law firms,» said Charles Volkert, executive director of Robert Half Legal in an announcement on the survey results.
Corporate
Counsel use the Database to negotiate Outside
Counsel Annual or Multi-Year engagements, Verify Actual Market Prices, Find new Outside
Counsel and
Hire Private Attorneys into In -
House Counsel.
For example, if intellectual property licensing matters consistently cost the company more relative to other matters, the company may consider
hiring in -
house counsel with a specialty in that field.
One such tool will be client reviews — ratings and reviews of outside
counsel designed to assist in -
house lawyers with making
hiring decisions.
Asked whether he had «to make a business case each time you want to add a lawyer in -
house,» David Allgood, the now retired senior vice president and general
counsel for the Royal Bank of Canada told Canadian Lawyer InHouse: «We do a cost comparison to outside
counsel and tend to
hire in the three - to - five - year range.
In -
house counsel take the safe route in their outside
hiring, meaning large firms with established reputations.
Companies who engage Outside GC fall into two main categories: (1) those without in -
house counsel who need regular, on - going legal support but do not wish to
hire a full - time in -
house lawyer, and (2) those with in -
house counsel who do not wish to add more full - time resources to their existing in -
house staff.
A few weeks ago, a survey of international General
Counsels showed that almost half of in -
house legal teams used a competitive bidding process when
hiring outside
counsel.
In it, the author recounted the views of several in -
house counsels as they reflected on how law a firm's blog could affect the
hiring of an outside firm.
Back in the day when I was an in -
house lawyer and regularly
hiring outside
counsel, my response to a low - hourly - rate quote was never, «Wow!
The figure was about 55 percent of in ‑
house counsel say that a legal blog can actually influence their
hiring decisions.