Managing and Developing Your Career as an In-house Lawyer

I. Introduction 5
1. How it all came about 5
2. Who has this Special Report been written for? 5
3. Why you need this Special Report 6
4. How this Special Report is set out 7
5. A way of looking at development 9

II. Moving in-house 11
1. Why? And is it for you? 11
2. What makes working in-house different? 12
3. No longer a one-way street 14

III. Learning about other functions – business and management skills 15
1. What skills are needed and where can you acquire them? 15

IV. Skills for the in-house lawyer 19
1. Developing your team 19
2. Moving upwards 32

V. The lawyer as coach and mentor 35
1. Coaching 35
2. Mentoring 42

VI. Developing your career away from law (but in a legal environment) 45
1. What does the new organisation need from you? 45
2. What will you be doing? 46
3. Conclusion 48

VII. Developing your career in-house (but not as a lawyer) 49
1. Getting to be GC or a similar role 49
2. The options when you become GC or a senior lawyer 50

VIII.Developing your career after law 59
1. The importance of managing your career life 59
2. One reason to develop a post-law career: you may be working at 103! 60
3. Or is it just luck? 62
4. Developing a different type of CV 62
5. Where to get help 63
6. Becoming a non-executive director 65

IX. Some final words of wisdom 67
1. Advice and tips 67
2. Concluding thoughts 72

Endnotes 74
About the authors 76
About Globe Law and Business 78
Notes and ideas 79