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Fortune 500 Company Seeks Assistant GC

A Fortune 500 company in the Chicago area seeks an assistant general counsel with 15-plus years of patent experience. Duties will include global strategic responsibility and management of a team of 50 people including nine direct reports. A hard science background is a must, preferably in chemical or mechanical engineering....
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Career Moves

U.S. Steel Corp. Appoints New GC United States Steel Corp. appointed James D. Garraux as general counsel and senior vice president of labor relations and environmental affairs. Garraux most recently served as the company's vice president of labor relations. He succeeds Dan Sandman, who retired as the company's vice chairman...
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Get Connected

Networking is a crucial part of career advancement. Talent can get you far, but combine skill with connections and you're much more likely to move up the ladder. According to Susan Sneider, former general counsel of Turtle Wax Inc. and founder of legal consultancy New Vistas Consulting, networking is essential...
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Helping Hands

A growing number of corporate counsel are finding career satisfaction, developing new skills and networking in their communities through probono work. Learn how and why your department should get on board.
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Total Package

Teri McClure's timely delivery of legal services keeps UPS out of trouble.
16 minute read

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New Year, New Salary

In-house counsel will see a 4.6 percent increase in average compensation in 2007, according to a recent survey by Robert Half Legal, a legal staffing agency based in California. According to the report "Robert Half Legal 2007 Salary Guide," in-house attorneys with one to three years of experience will see...
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California Tech Company Seeks First GC

Sunnyvale, Calif.-based Symyx, is hiring its first general counsel to supervise all legal matters for the company. Symyx seeks a well-rounded corporate lawyer with 20-plus years of general corporate experience, a strong commercial orientation and demonstrated experience in securities compliance, M&A and "deal." The ideal candidate will have trained at...
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Career Moves

Google's GC Gets Promotion Google Inc. hired John Kent Walker Jr. to be vice president and general counsel. Walker joins Google from eBay where he served as deputy general counsel. Walker succeeds David Drummond, who has been named as Google's CLO. Drummond retains his previous title, senior vice president of...
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The Year In Review

20 Stories That Shook the In-house Bar in 2006
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Smart Counsel

An animal loving lawyer finds his niche as GC of PetSmart.
8 minute read

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