Kay Thrace
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The Gotcha Moment They’ve All Been Waiting For
Or ... Reason #472 that in-house counsel life is not like the movies. Not at all. Not even a little. → Read More
The Kids Are Alright: How To Share Your Wisdom With The Up-And-Coming Generation
Teach the newbies and then use them to your advantage. → Read More
An In-House Counsel’s Mantra: May It Be Legal, May It Be Safe*, May It Make Sense
There is no better time to share this than the first day back in the office when your business partners realize there is one quarter left in the calendar year. → Read More
AOP: The Biggest POS Of All Them
Annual Operation Planning is a special circle of hell reserved for betrayers, heretics, and in-house counsel. → Read More
Sugar, We’re Goin’ Down (Swinging): When It’s You Or The Business
Sometimes, in-house counsel need to fight against the business team -- and win. → Read More
The Interns Cometh: An In-House Counsel Perspective On Shaping The Future Generation
Maybe not all interns are so bad; after all, they serve as good reminders as to how shiny and new we all used to be. → Read More
Night Of The Living Auditors: The Things That Keep In-House Counsel Up At Night
Care to descend into the in-house maelstrom? You've been warned. → Read More
Game Of Moans: Put The Burden Of Prioritizing Back On Your Business
Oh my god, the pissing and moaning that ensues when you ask a business partner to prioritize something is epic. → Read More
Put Down The Pen, Faulkner: Stop Marking Up Documents In A Completely UAF Manner
Join in on waving the proverbial middle finger at some favorite in-house UAFs of 2019. → Read More
Shakedown Street: Et Tu, Biglaw Friends? Et Tu?
That uncomfortable moment when your old Biglaw friend tries to shake you down for business because you're working in-house. → Read More
Simmer Down, Ahab: Be The In-House Counsel Ishmael That The Crew Needs You To Be
It falls on us to talk our partners out of these doomed courses of action, so they don’t end up like Ahab going down with the ship. → Read More
Highly Agile Team Training: It’s A Jungle Out There
What happens when in-house lawyers are forced to participate in seemingly pointless team training sessions? → Read More
She Shoots. She Scores. GOAL! How To Win Internal Meetings For The In-House Counsel Attendee
Because even where there’s nothing for you on the menu, you can still pull off an in-house counsel win. → Read More
The Horror Within: Grappling With Insanity Babble When It’s Your In-House Counterpart
What do you do when it’s the attorney leading the descent into madness? → Read More
The Salesman Has Two Faces
When you're working as in-house counsel, sometimes people in the sales department can still surprise you. → Read More
Not The Droid You’re Looking For: Embracing Your In-House Counsel Limitations
You may not be not the droid your business partner is looking for, but at least you can direct him to the right planet. → Read More
The Safety Blanket: The Delicate Co-Dependency Balancing Act Of The In-House Counsel
What happens when someone from the business team treats the legal team like a well-worn blankey... → Read More
I Told You So: Now What? The In-House Counsel Search And Salvage Mission
Sometimes, you just need to let your team fail, especially when they don't listen to your advice. → Read More
The New Year’s Regime Change: Why You Should Question Authority
New team? New year? Same old mistakes that in-house attorneys must deal with. → Read More
Give Yourself Permission To Stop Being A Year-End Sucker
You already know this, but it bears repeating. → Read More