After spending your career as a litigator, perhaps those job listings for in-house positions are growing more attractive to you. Over the course of your career, you have successfully represented your clients and received outstanding results. Now, you may find that you are looking for a bit of a change of pace. Through your network you are hearing more and more about these ever-elusive in-house positions. At this stage, many of us have a colleague who is a newly minted in-house attorney and has shared the increased focus on work-life balance. For others of us, the promise of shedding forever the notion of the billable hour has proved too intriguing to leave unexplored.

Irrespective of your reasons, if you are considering making the move to in-house counsel, you are in good company, and here are some insights to keep in mind. As with any move, there are two critical questions you should ask yourself. First, what skills do you pack to bring along for the move? Second, what skills may be best to simply leave behind?

What Skills to Pack With You for the Move?

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