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So You Want to Be a General Counsel?  How to Maximize Your Chances The attributes you need to be a successful general counsel People often argue that leadership and judgment are innate. However, the attributes that companies look for in the general counsel position are a combination of both instinctive and learned, and qualities that people regard as innate can often be developed with practice. We have divided our discussion of these attributes into three areas: the first two areas cover the skills that may be more instinctive or experiential, and the third area illustrates the skills that you can and will need to learn, both legal and non-legal. Please click on the below link to read full article https://www.spencerstuart.com/~/media/pdf%20files/research%20and%20insight%20pdfs/so-you-want-to-be-a-general-counsel_31jan2012.pdf?la=en

Ten Things: Becoming General Counsel by Sterling Miller December 21, 2015 The first substantive post I wrote for this blog in November 2014 was titled “ How to be a Successful In-House Lawyer .”  Over the past 12 months I have heard from a number of you with a slightly different question: how do you become general counsel?  In particular, what skills should someone develop if they have their eyes on the big chair?  As we come to the end of 2015, I thought this would be an excellent topic to write about.  If you already are general counsel, congratulations!  Hopefully the points in this post ring true to you.  If you aspire to become general counsel (or are looking for an upgrade), now is the perfect time to start thinking about your game plan for 2016 and beyond both in terms of developing needed skills and ensuring you are on the “radar” of the right people.  If you are outside counsel, you can use these points to help your in...