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How In-House Legal Leaders Are Approaching AI: Lessons from Peer Conversations
Written by Latitude Partner Michelle Culligan, this article was originally published in the Minnesota Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel members LinkedIn group. Artificial intelligence has increasingly become part of everyday work and conversation within legal departments, and with each new development comes both new possibilities and new questions. As organizations continue exploring how…
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Personal Branding, Visibility, and Career Growth for Attorneys in Today’s Legal Job Market
Most of us can identify a handful of moments that changed the trajectory of our careers. Some are obvious: a move in-house, a promotion or a chance to work in a new industry. Others arrive unexpectedly through a corporate RIF, a new boss, a merger or acquisition, resulting in a role that suddenly looks very…
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Evaluating New Legal Department Capabilities with Flexibility
A legal department is supporting a significant commercial initiative while also managing a growing volume of day-to-day requests. At the same time, new privacy considerations are emerging, a major transaction is accelerating, and a senior team member is preparing for an extended leave. The general counsel recognizes the department may benefit from additional resources or…
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The Cravath Model and the Challenge of Volatility
By: Jay Harrington I started my legal career as part of the system I’m about to describe. As an associate at one of the world’s largest law firms, I saw what it builds: rigor, skills, and institutional knowledge that compound over the years. Indeed, what the Cravath Model gets right is foundational. It’s a traditional…
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Interview Tips for Attorneys: Telling a Compelling Career Story
If you think back on the most engaging conversations you’ve had, they likely weren’t an exchange of bullet points. They were stories. Stories that unfolded naturally. That connect ideas. That kept you engaged and following along—and made it easy to remember later. Interviews are conversations. So, why not approach them in the same way? For…
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How Flexible Attorneys Keep Legal Teams Moving at Full Speed
When an experienced relief pitcher heads out to the mound mid-game, they understand the situation they’re stepping into—what the score is, what the stakes are, and what the team needs from them in that moment. Bringing a contract attorney onto a legal team often works in much the same way. Flexible attorneys typically join teams…
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De-Risking Lateral Partner Hires with Flexible Legal Talent
By: Jay Harrington Lateral partner recruiting has become a higher-stakes exercise, as law firms use lateral hiring as a growth engine, and bidding wars for partners—particularly those with large books of business—have intensified, raising both the potential upside and the cost of getting it wrong. As a recent Law.com article reports, firms are responding by conducting more diligence,…
