Category: Going In-House

Should you send a follow-up note – either by email, or hand-written – after you interview? This is one of the toughest questions to think through during your in-house counsel job search (or any professional job search, for that matter). There are different schools of thought here, but I’ll give you my personal opinion: I would not.

Part 2 in our two-part series on making the move from law firm to in-house corporate counsel practice is here! These are the second five of our ten commandments for getting out of the law firm grind, from picking an industry instead of practice area to being patient while you’re still an associate looking for the right in-house role.

All the greatest cover letter and CV templates in the world aren’t worth a thing if you can’t find any good positions to apply for! But in a world where we’re bombarded by emails from LinkedIn, Indeed, Glassdoor, and other sites, how do you cut through the noise and set up a job search that’s laser-focused on positions for which you’re qualified? Here are a few tips that have worked for us in the past, and which you should continue using to keep tabs on the job market even while you’re still gainfully employed.

If you’re in the middle of a furious in-house counsel job search, applying for more than one position at a time, what can you do to make your cover letter for different positions stand out? Here’s our advice on how to build a stable of cover letter templates to keep your job search moving along full-steam ahead.