In-House Counsel

I have been looking at in house roles and some places seem to have aweful salaries (like sub 200k or even 100k) but require an insane level of specialization. Do people take these roles?

Should I leave a fully remote job that pays $450K to $500K total comp (range due to equity) to take an offer that pays $550K to $600K but requires 3 to 4 days per week in office with a 45 min commute ...

Sanity check - I’m 3 years into my first in-house role - 200K with 20% bonus, no equity. My boss is awesome, there’s lots of support, I work 9-5, and I’m remote. But it’s hard to advance (I can move u...

comp check 337k base , 25% bonus, some espp with 15% discount and i can sell immediately after vest. and 6 YOE. Experience is all in house, role is for a senior tech transactions and AI role in a fin...

Comp check: 3–5 YOE considering first in-house move at growth-stage tech company. Offer is $175k base, no bonus, 4% 401k match, solid healthcare/perks, small equity grant vesting over 4 years, fully r...

Fellow in-house warriors, please help me with a situation. I'm a solo GC, tech start-up, series C-ish. My CEO has become increasingly unhinged, obsessed with closing deals super quick such that he say...

Currently at a stable Fortune 500 company , 4 years of in-house experience. Comp is $200K base, 20% bonus, and $25K in stock annually, all in a MCOL city. The quality of life is great, but my wife 2 k...

Folks, do you feel like you and your work are valued and respected in your in-house job? I know legal is never really truly respected, or atleast as much as core business or even some others, but I do...

Are in house lawyers who aren't doing M&A, capital markets, joint ventures, and strategic investments basically playing pretend house?

What companies are paying 250k+?? I'm 5 years into big law but all of the commercial counsel positions I'm seeing are for like 200-220k. It would be great to get an idea of what companies I should kee...

How much does company brand or reputation matter for your first in-house role, similar to how law firm recruiting often places value on joining a V10 firm? For someone interested in securities work,...

Offer gut check please: Securities & governance role at a fast-growing public tech company. VHCOL market, 4 days/week in office. Comp: $210k base, no bonus, plus ~$110k in RSUs vesting over 3 years...

Is TC $285K (cash) for 5 yoe a good offer (VHCOL)?

Today I learned the former GC of the startup I’ve been at for the past 4 months agreed to come back and as a result my role is being eliminated. They said that I do great work, am well-liked, and that...

Anyone have advice for picking your first in-house job? Anything you wish you’d considered when you first went in-house? E.g., is all in-house experience in a given field considered equal, or is the...

To those who work in hybrid setting, when do you get to the office and leave?

Comp Check: 3YOE (2.5 in house, .5 in small firm) Mediocre law school, ok GPA, good internships 128k base after raise, 10% cash bonus, 5% RSUs (past bonus was above target on both) Benefits aren’t gr...

Any securities lawyers that went in house NOT doing securities? I'm an associate looking to go in house currently and although I actually really like securities work, there just don't seem to be a lot...

How flexible is Google with working from another office? NY based; applied for a role in another city, willing to fly to that city monthly

Have you ever gone through the interview process for an in-house position and then turned the job down? How did you approach it? I’m concerned about the culture/WLB at an in house position but going t...