Taking Charge of Your Financial Future: Understanding the In-House Attorney Career Path

Join us for Part 3 of our financial health series with the Emerging Leaders Group! This is an opportunity to ask your questions about the realities of transitioning from a law firm to in-house legal department. Ron Garber, Medtronic; Neera Chatterjee, U.S. Bank; and Peter Goss, Pentair will participate in a frank discussion moderated by Jeremiah Allison, Medtronic about their journey to in-house legal work and the financial benefits and challenges of working in-house. Our panelists will share insights about their career paths and some of the financial differences between working at law firm and corporate legal department.

Questions our panel may discuss include:

• What was your career path? What did you anticipate when you transitioned to in-house work, and what was different than what you expected?
• What was your reason to move in-house?
• How did you get to the point in your career where you were considered as a candidate for an in-house position?
• What is networking like as an in-house attorney?
• What does career development and growth look like at an in-house legal department?
• What are the actual financial realities of transitioning in-house? How did you change your budget and what kinds of material changes did you make?
• Are there opportunities to negotiate when evaluating an in-house attorney job offer? i.e. more vacation, company car, 401K matching / stock plans etc.
• Is there a difference in the workload for in-house attorneys and firm attorneys?
• What kind of flexibility is there at in-house legal departments? What kinds of different positions are available?