<p>I am General Counsel for a corporation. I consider myself an “in-house” lawyer. In fact, I HATE corporate practice, which I consider to be SEC, corporate governance and maybe mergers and acquisitions. I handle employment issues, litigation, contracts, and whatever else comes up. I think an in-house lawyer is the “country doctor” of the legal world. You have to know enough about every area of law to know when to call in the specialists.
I was a business (marketing) major with a minor in economics. I went to a large state university undergrad and a top 3 law school. Everything I needed to know to do my job- and I have always worked in-house- I managed to pick up somewhere along the way!
Karen</p>