{"id":87,"date":"2020-10-12T10:01:00","date_gmt":"2020-10-12T10:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.thesrgroup.com\/taylorroot\/?p=87"},"modified":"2025-04-23T08:52:29","modified_gmt":"2025-04-23T08:52:29","slug":"managing-your-career-to-general-counsel-qa-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.taylorroot.com\/nl\/market-insight\/general-counsel\/managing-your-career-to-general-counsel-qa-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Managing your career to General Counsel – Q&A Series"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The role of an in-house lawyer<\/a> has changed considerably over the last decade. In-house lawyers are expected to offer much more than just straightforward legal advice: they must be able to think strategically and advise commercially, often on non-legal matters. For an ambitious lawyer looking to progress towards a General Counsel position, the route is not as clear as the path to partnership in private practice<\/a>. However, lawyers who successfully navigate in-house moves, internally and externally, will experience great diversity in their careers<\/a> and have fantastic opportunities both as a lawyer and as a business adviser.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As recruiters, we are often asked questions around career progression and throughout the last few months, this has remained at least one constant, despite wider market conditions due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Taylor Root recently hosted a webinar on \u2018Manging your career to General Counsel\u2019 assembling the following panel to discuss how senior lawyers can successfully plan and progress their career, be proactive with their own brand and ultimately secure a General Counsel position:<\/p>\n\n\n\n