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Inside Track: Gender Pay Gap Narrows As General Counsel Earn the Highest Paychecks

When comparing last year's top GC salaries, the 2020 General Counsel Compensation Report shows the gender pay gap was shrinking. Also, corporate legal departments are using alternative legal service providers more.
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Inside Track: COVID-19 Adds Pressure to Legal Departments Already Working 'More with Less'

Top lawyers manning legal departments alone or with a few members already adopted a "more with less" mindset, but COVID-19 has heightened the pressure to work harder with fewer resources. Also, general counsel at Honeywell International and Flex discuss how they reduced their preferred law firm panels by prioritizing diversity and inclusion.
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Inside Track: Even with Added Risk, Doing Business Over Video Is Getting Easier for In-House

A flash poll by the Association of Corporate Counsel finds in-house counsel are more comfortable with using videoconferencing tools at work now due to the pandemic. Also, college and university in-house counsel are dealing with COVID-19 legal challenges around welcoming students back to school in the fall.
9 minute read

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Inside Track: Analyzing Metrics Can Reduce Legal Issues Around Diversity & Inclusion Hiring

Legal and human resources departments should analyze staffing data for potential hiring initiatives that won't be brought up in court. Also, Lexion GC explains how to do more with less under COVID-19 conditions.
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Inside Track: General Counsel Are Still Starting New Jobs During COVID-19 Pandemic

The number of general counsel appointments looks to be almost back to normal in June, which is similar to May, after dismal numbers in the spring at the start of the pandemic. Also, in-house lawyers join an initiative to mentor young Black attorneys.
7 minute read

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Inside Track: Current Diversity & Inclusion Measures May Not Be Effective Enough in Helping LGBTQ Employees

During Pride Month and a week after a U.S. Supreme Court victory, a new survey finds LGBTQ employees are still facing a high level of workplace discrimination. Plus, in-house counsel report in another survey they had planned to look for a new job this year because they wanted more money, but the COVID-19 pandemic may have dashed those goals.
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Inside Track: How General Counsel Helped Their Companies Make Juneteenth a Paid Holiday

General counsel from Mastercard, Eventbrite and Adobe share why their companies have decided to recognize Juneteenth as a paid holiday on Friday along with several big-name companies who have made headlines. Plus, the largest in-house bar association teams up with the largest human resources association to take aim at racism in the workplace.
7 minute read

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Inside Track: Black In-House Lawyers Should Be Added to More Corporate Boards

With racial injustice at the top of mind for many companies, a few are speaking up about not having a black board director, and black in-house lawyers have the skill set to fill those diversity holes. Also, in-house hiring seems to be up despite the pandemic and economic downturn.
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Inside Track: Civil Unrest May Force In-House Counsel to Address Race in the Workplace

Protests across the U.S. are making companies answer to what they plan to do about diversity, inclusion and equity, and they may tap their in-house counsel to take that charge. Plus, in-house counsel deal with looting at their companies' storefronts while a Kimberly-Clark deputy GC looks for dialogue after her son is racially profiled at a Sonic Drive-In restaurant.
7 minute read

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Inside Track: When You Don't Want to Be General Counsel. Plus, In-House Still Mostly Unaware of How Origination Credit Is Awarded.

Mid-level in-house counsel may not be eyeing the general counsel spot and are comfortable growing in their particular position specializing in their particular practice area. Also, a survey finds more than half of the in-house respondents don't know how origination credit is awarded within the law firms they work with.
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