Interview Prep – Book & Checklist

August 23, 2022.Reading time 4 minutes.

Most of my readers know that I have been busy “creating things” (and even started learning Italian) during the pandemic, but I have not posted anything new on this blog for quite a while! Time to start up again, and I am excited to do just that. Since my last post, my coaching practice has […]

February 2020 Recap @ AnneMarieSegal.com

February 28, 2020.Reading time 5 minutes.

February is a hard month. It’s like everyone got so busy celebrating the New Year in January that they didn’t get down to business until February. Yet the feeling of newness has worn off a bit, and it’s tempting to feel like you are already behind on the year!

I don’t know if you have had that experience, but if you have, I feel for you.

Here’s my February 2020 Recap, with a new free online course, UChicago webinar (open to all), ABA Conference and some articles you might enjoy. Happy almost March!

Nine Ways to Accelerate Your Career Growth and Job Search as a Chief Legal Officer or General Counsel

February 27, 2020.Reading time 11 minutes.

Many of my clients are Chief Legal Officers or General Counsel at public or private companies who want to know how to (1) expand the growth runway in their current role and/or (2) find a new role that better suits their growth trajectory. Often these two goals go hand-in-hand, especially if you can initiate further career-enhancing opportunities within your current organization while opportunistically being open to new roles externally. If you are a Chief Legal Officer or General Counsel and at a similar career juncture, here are some insights that may help you accelerate your career growth and/or job search.

Understanding How Corporate Boards Evaluate Prospective Board Members: Corporate Board Series, Part 2

February 12, 2020.Reading time 9 minutes.

In my prior article on corporate boards, I explored how you can build out and articulate your vision for board service. This time, I will take the other perspective. What do (and should) corporate boards have in mind when they evaluate prospective board members?

Four Leadership Traits of High-Performing General Counsel (Women GC’s Speak)

November 9, 2019.Reading time 4 minutes.

This week I attended “Women GC’s Speak,” a New York City Bar Association panel moderated by Debbie Epstein Henry. Among the four General Counsel panelists, the leadership message was exceedingly clear: Take on challenges, find opportunities, push yourself to be a little uncomfortable, fill leadership gaps, and figure it out. Panelists and moderator, from […]

General Counsel and Other Lawyers as Business Partners – Building Vision, Capacity, Judgment and Leadership

October 26, 2017.Reading time 6 minutes.

To succeed as General Counsel, you need not only to build relationships and move outside of what may be your comfort zone – a lawyer with excellent substantive legal skills – but also position yourself as a strategic member of the leadership team. Enclosed is a list of articles to help you explore and master the expanded General Counsel relationship.

Anne Marie Segal

Tag: general counsel