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Focus (Forum & Focus)

Aug. 9, 2007

It Takes Different Strokes to Thrive In-House

Forum Column - By Irv Hepner - Do your skills, temperament and values make you better-suited to a law firm or a corporate legal department?

FORUM COLUMN

By Irv Hepner

      When I took a position as in-house general counsel some years ago, I found it interesting that my law firm colleagues typically congratulated me on escaping the tyranny of time sheets. I dislike time sheets as much as anyone else, but what struck me was that my colleagues seemed sure that this one disagreeable chore was the heart of the difference between my old and new jobs. I was soon to learn tha...

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