Until recently, the path from law firms to in-house departments was usually a one-way trip -- but lawyers are increasingly finding that careers can go full circle. The image of in-house jobs as less demanding intermediary roles has faded, partly because the roles have evolved to become full-service functions central to major business decisions. Smith, Gambrell & Russell aviation partner Donald Mitchell says that his seven years working in-house at Delta proved to be "invaluable."
March 27, 2008 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
Until recently, it was usually a one-way trip from law firms to in-house counsel, but increasingly lawyers are finding that careers can go full circle.
“It used to be a one-way street from law firm to in-house,” said Frederick J. Krebs, president of the Washington-based Association of Corporate Counsel. “Now you see much more of people going both ways.”
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