in-house counsel.

Working as an in-house Attorney differs from law firm employment in a number of significant ways. While a law firm’s success depends upon serving a wide range of clients, in-house attorneys have the responsibility of serving only one client - the corporation.

The traditional role of most in-house attorneys is managing outside counsel. Some corporations, particularly those with small in-house staff, perform little actual legal work in-house, preferring to delegate substantive legal tasks to local counsel based on the issue and practice involved. Larger corporate legal departments, particularly those seeking to reduce outside counsel fees, perform almost all of the substantive legal work in-house. This is becoming more and more common in the current economic environment (see our link in Legal Resources). 

Our firstPRO legal recruiters have years of experience and knowledge in placing first time Corporate of Staff Counsel candidates who are interested in making the transition from private practice, as well as those with years of In-House experience with a desire to move up.

We partner with corporations ranging from Fortune 100s to smaller companies hiring their first In-House Attorney. The firstPRO name is well known in the industry, not only in Atlanta, but also in many other major markets.

The following are links to GC compensation documents:

Daily Report - GC Compensation Article

GC Compensation Chart

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