General counsel have long complained that young lawyers are ill-prepared for jobs in corporate America. Law schools don’t do the job, some grumble, and a few years in a law firm doesn’t solve the problem. That’s why companies such as Hewlett-Packard and International Business Machines began hiring students right out of law school to mold them through their own rigorous training.

But there’s evidence that law schools have received the message, even if more remains to be done. Some schools offer courses with names like “The Role of the General Counsel.” And they’ve paired classroom study with externships in corporate legal departments to make the experience more than academic.

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