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What is it like working as a General Counsel?
December 2015
Corporate attorney specializing in health care law.
General Counsel:
Find the area of law and environment that suits you best.
October 2015
No Job Reviews, Politically Charged Atmosphere.
General Counsel:
Absentee owner and back-biting executives.
September 2015
General Counsel - Vice President.
General Counsel:
As general counsel, it is important to have not only good legal skills, but also you are usually a member of upper management. It is imperative to understand the legal and business needs of the business and to be an active participant in resolving problems and building the business. This requires general counsel to take a proprietary interest in the success of the business. Also, this is a position which benefits enormous from a broad range and extended time of experience and the attendant understanding, insight and maturity. General counsel also be very good at supervising and coordinating the work of different persons and work groups both in terms of day-to-day business and longer range plans and projects. General counsel must be able to prioritize and "juggle multiple balls" so to speak, because there often is not time to carefully analyze and research for the decisions that must be made on a daily basis.
September 2015
Take the initiative and to best build the business.
General Counsel:
As General Counsel, it is important to have not only good legal skills, but also you are usually a member of upper level, executive management. It is imperative to understand the legal and business needs of the business and to be an active participant in resolving problems and building the business. This requires General Counsel to take a proprietary interest in the success of the business. Also, this is a position which benefits enormous from a broad range and extended time of experience and the attendant understanding, insight and maturity that comes with such experience. General Counsel also be very good at supervising and coordinating the work of different persons and work groups both in terms of day-to-day business and longer range plans and projects. General Counsel must be able to prioritize and "juggle multiple balls" so to speak, because there often is not time to carefully analyze and research for the decisions that must be made on a daily basis.
May 2015
Promote yourself.
General Counsel:
Need to promote self and a coo polish, wants to senior managements.
March 2015
Challenging.
General Counsel:
Pros: Being able to help the business and organisation move towards the direction that they have planned.
Cons: Being quoted out of context when things go wrong.
July 2014
Be diplomatic.
General Counsel:
Get to know senior management.
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