In-house Counsel

General counsel compensation climbs, aligned with equity and company scale

General counsel compensation continues to increase, particularly among large public and private equity-backed companies, creating a divide in how legal chiefs are paid.

May 28, 2026 1:09 PM CDT

Love, Lies and Liability: Ethical boundaries in the age of dating apps

Dating apps, designed for deep connection, have the potential to create ethical tensions for the attorney swipers out there.

May 20, 2026 10:18 AM CDT

Former Willkie Farr & Gallagher counsel pleads guilty, agrees to cooperate in M&A insider trading case

A former Willkie Farr & Gallagher attorney has pleaded guilty and agreed to cooperate with the government in a multimillion-dollar mergers-and-acquisitions insider trading case.

May 8, 2026 11:01 AM CDT

LegalEng Consulting Group names new CEO—one of ‘most recognized figures’ in legal ops

Mary Shen O’Carroll has been named the new CEO of the LegalEng Consulting Group, a boutique legal consulting and services company based in San Francisco.

May 5, 2026 9:05 AM CDT

Harvey will expand legal AI presence with new Chicago office

One of the top legal artificial intelligence players is moving to the Windy City.

Apr 30, 2026 9:28 AM CDT

Paramount Skydance’s new chief legal officer gets $63M for 3 months of work

The Paramount Skydance Corp.'s new chief legal officer made $63.6 million during his first three months of work, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Apr 28, 2026 9:39 AM CDT

Netflix chief legal officer’s pay raise could move him to top-paid CLO

The 2025 salary of Netflix's chief legal officer hit $2 million—a 33% increase from the $1.5 million that he earned one year earlier and placing him at the top of the market, according to a proxy statement filed Thursday.

Apr 20, 2026 9:52 AM CDT

Kennedy Center general counsel denies allegations he tried to book his band at site

Elliot Berke is the general counsel for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, but he also gigs with the DePlorables, a cover band whose repertoire includes songs from Motörhead, Thin Lizzy and the Clash.

Apr 14, 2026 1:55 PM CDT

Lawyers see more opportunities in cybersecurity

More lawyers are building their careers in cybersecurity law as cyber threats continue to increase and grow more sophisticated.

Apr 13, 2026 9:51 AM CDT

1 in 3 GCs who left Fortune 500 companies were in role less than 3 years, new report says

More than half of general counsels hired in 2025 were external candidates, marking a shift from the previous year when the majority were internal hires, according to a new report from leadership advisory company Russell Reynolds Associates.

Mar 25, 2026 9:42 AM CDT

Highlights from the Legalweek ‘Reinventing Professionals’ podcast mixtape

Ari Kaplan, a legal industry analyst and the host of the Reinventing Professionals podcast, recently spoke with attendees at the 2026 Legalweek conference about current trends and opportunities in the legal sector for his annual mixtape.

Mar 24, 2026 9:09 AM CDT

Goldman Sachs’ top lawyer, who has been linked to Epstein, exits with $25M pay package

The top lawyer at the Goldman Sachs Group Inc., who has been linked to disgraced multimillionaire financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, secured a $25 million pay package and new security perks in 2025 before she announced her upcoming resignation in June.

Mar 23, 2026 10:25 AM CDT

Nearly half of in-house legal professionals report internal conflict because of AI, new study shows

Two-thirds of legal professionals report that they’ve had to override or correct legal information generated by artificial intelligence, according to a new study from Paragon Legal that examines how in-house legal departments are using the technology.

Mar 18, 2026 10:01 AM CDT

More than half of legal professionals expect AI to drive more work to ALSPs, new report says

The adoption of artificial intelligence is expected not only to reduce billable hours but to increase the amount of legal work that is allocated to alternative legal services providers, according to Wolters Kluwer's 2026 Future Ready Lawyer Survey Report.

Mar 10, 2026 10:43 AM CDT

Lawyer fees skyrocket; some charge up to $3,400 per hour

Some senior partners now charge as much as $3,400 per hour at the country’s largest law firms, according to data from Persuit, a software company that in-house lawyers use to analyze their legal bills.

Feb 19, 2026 9:39 AM CST