Howdy, everyone! Greetings again from Texas. It’s been a while since I last did an index to all of the posts in the “Ten Things” blog. Since the last one (July 2020), we’ve added over 1,300 new subscribers and we are now over 5,400! And we are well into year eight of the blog. All of which just absolutely, positively blows my mind. A huge “thank you” to all the loyal readers out there, especially to those who pass along the blogs to friends, colleagues, and on LinkedIn. That said, I know it can be a pain in the ass to wade through all of the blogs and try to find what you’re looking for. So, for all of you new kids and for you crusty veterans, this index post is long overdue. I may get around to putting an index on the site, but if you saw my desk, you’d realize just how much of a pipe dream that is. I do have a new blog ready to go, but have decided to publish it next month and we’ll put the “act” back into “practical” (man, that sounded way better in my head).
This edition of “Ten Things” sets out – in chronological order – all of the “Ten Things You Need to Know as In-House Counsel” blogs, from the November 2014 introduction to last month’s post on building your executive presence in-house. It was fun for me to look back through these. I found a few surprises that made me go “when did I write that?” and “why do I have so much free time?” The first ones are a little rough, but I got better – I think. You be the judge:
- Introduction
- How to be a Successful In-House Counsel
- All I Want for Christmas is a FCPA/Anti-Bribery Health Check
- Time for a Conversation About Drafting Documents and Emails
- Your Company Has Just Been Sued. Now What?
- Help Your Client Get Their Contract Through Legal Quickly
- Setting Goals for the Legal Department
- Simple Ways to Retain and Reward Your People
- Effectively Managing Outside Counsel Spend
- Running an Effective Staff Meeting
- Increasing Efficiency in the Legal Department Through Technology
- How to Run a Government Affairs Campaign
- Crisis Preparation 101
- Trade Secrets and Protecting Your Company
- Partnering with HR (1 + 1 = 3)
- Trade Associations and Legal Risk
- Data Privacy –The Essentials
- Protecting Your Company’s Reputation and Brand
- Index to Posts – November 2014 to May 2015
- Website User Agreements
- Explaining Litigation to the Board and the CEO
- Creating a Client Satisfaction Survey
- Common Ethics Issues for In-House Counsel
- Insurance Law Basics for In-House Counsel
- The Attorney-Client Privilege – What You Need to Know
- The “Safe Harbor Agreement” Invalidated – What Should I do Next?
- How to Be More Productive Every Day
- Preparing for When “Bad Things” Happen
- Becoming General Counsel
- Ten Best Legal Blogs for In-House Counsel -2015
- In-House Counsel “To Do” List for 2016
- Record Retention – Policies, Programs, and More
- Europe’s New Data Protection Law: What You Really Need to Know
- Writing Skills for In-House Counsel (It’s Different In-House)
- What In-House Lawyers Really Want from Outside Counsel
- Settlement Agreements – Making Sure it’s Really Over
- Basic Corporate Governance for In-House Counsel
- Dealing with the Board of Directors
- Europe’s New Data Privacy Law: What You Really Need to Know
- Index to All the Posts – November 2014 to May 2016
- How to Negotiate: Practical Tips for In-House Counsel
- Spotting, Analyzing and Managing “Risk”
- Ten Habits of Highly Effective In-House Lawyers
- Cool Tech for In-House Lawyers (2016)
- Litigation Financing – a Primer
- How to Delegate – The Essentials
- How to Market the Legal Department to the Business
- How to Create a Great Legal Department Website
- The Search for the Perfect Arbitration Clause
- How to Plan a Legal Department Offsite
- An Index to All the Posts (November 2014 – November 2016)
- Preparing Outside Counsel Guidelines – The Keys
- Legal Blogs You Should Check Out (2016 Edition)
- Succession Planning for In-House Legal Departments
- Working From Home: Can it Really Work for In-House Counsel?
- Ten Things In-House Lawyers Should Read Every Day
- The Essentials of a Successful Trans-Border Transaction
- Getting Internal Investigations Right
- Protecting Your Board of Directors
- Basic Finance for In-House Lawyers
- Ten Essential Legal Department Issues for 2017 (What You Should be Focused on Right Now)
- What In-House Counsel Need to Know About Social Media Pitfalls
- How to Make Your In-House Clients Love You (and the Legal Department)
- Slaying the Email Jabberwocky
- An Index to All the Posts (November 2014 to June 2017)
- Getting the Most Out of Mediation
- Legal Project Management for Beginners
- Artificial Intelligence – What Every Legal Department Really Needs to Know
- Cool Tech for In-House Lawyers (2017)
- Career Killers – Ten Things Not to Do as In-House Counsel
- Things In-House Counsel Should be Doing Before a Data Breach Occurs
- How to Prepare an Annual Legal Department Budget
- Things That Should Scare the S#%@ Out of In-House Lawyers
- Creating an In-House Patent Program
- Legal Blogs You Should Check Out (2017 Edition)
- Making Legal the Department of Yes
- Early Case Assessments – What In-House Lawyers Need to Know
- Legal Department of One – A Survival Guide
- How to Lead
- I Know It’s Only Boilerplate (But I Like It)
- Ten Essential Legal Issues for In-House Counsel (2018 Edition)
- Managing a Dispersed Legal Team
- My Boss is a Total [Censored] … What Do I Do?
- Sherman Act 2 – The Monopoly Man Cometh
- Buying and Implementing Legal Tech
- So You Want to Hold a Contest (and Not Go to Jail)?
- Creating a Good Contract Playbook
- What In-House Lawyers Need to Know About Joint Ventures
- Presenting Legal Issues to Senior Executives
- Sexual Harassment Claims in the #MeToo Era
- Cool Tech for In-House Counsel (2018 Edition)
- Legal Procurement – The Next Big Thing for In-House Lawyers
- Minimizing Risk in Commercial Contracts
- What to do When Your Company is the Subject of a Government Investigation
- Best Legal Blogs for In-House Counsel (2018 Edition)
- Essential Legal Issues for In-House Counsel (2019 Edition)
- Drafting an Enforceable Non-Compete Agreement
- Building a Strong Compliance Department
- Using Data Analytics in an In-House Legal Department
- Legal Operations – What In-House Lawyers Need to Know
- Attracting, Training, and Retaining In-House Talent
- A Primer on the Work Product Privilege
- Running an RFP Process the Right Way
- Ten KPIs All In-House Legal Departments Should Track
- Cool-Tech for In-House Lawyers (2019 Edition)
- How to Read a Contract
- Escaping Meeting Hell
- Software Audits – Scary Stuff
- Looking for a New In-House Job
- The “Strategic” In-House Lawyer
- Best Blogs for In-House Counsel (2019 Edition)
- Essential Issues for In-House Counsel (2020 Edition)
- Showing the Value of the Legal Department
- Dealing with a Pandemic (yes, I am Talking about the Corona Virus)
- Electronic Signatures (What In-House Counsel Need to Know)
- Ten (Non-Legal) Books All In-House Counsel Should Read
- Creating a “SWOT” Analysis for the Legal Department
- More Effective 1:1 Meetings (Employee View)
- More Effective 1:1 Meetings (Manager View)
- Preparing Board of Director Minutes
- Cool-Tech for In-House Lawyers (2020 Edition)
- Rules All In-House Counsel Should Live By
- Making Yourself “Indispensable”
- The Sherman Act: Section 1
- How to Fire Someone
- What Should In-House Counsel Do During Trial?
- My Favorite “Ten Things” Blog Posts (So Far…)
- Best Blogs for In-House Lawyers (2020 Edition)
- Essential Issues for In-House Counsel (2021 Edition)
- The Productive Power of “Little Things”
- Getting Performance Reviews Right
- What You Need to Know as a Woman In-House Lawyer
- Legal Departments and the Value of Huddle Meetings
- How In-House Lawyers Can Reduce Stress (In an Overly Stressful Job)
- Making Contracts Easier to Sign
- A “New to the Job” In-House Counsel Reading List
- Cool-Tech for In-House Counsel (2021 Edition)
- Taking Advantage of Opportunity to Build Your In-House Career the Right Way
- Managing Litigation: A Primer for In-House Counsel
- Ransomware: What In-House Counsel Need to Know
- Best Blogs (and Other Media) for In-House Lawyers (2021 Edition)
- Essential Issues for In-House Counsel (2022 Edition)
- Building Your Executive Presence In-House
Whew! That’s a lot of blogs. If you’ve slogged through them all, I owe you a drink or two. As you know, I love to get feedback and suggestions for topics from all of you, so feel free to send me your thoughts and ideas. And, if you would like a CLE/webinar for your legal department on any of the “Ten Things” posts, reach out to me at smiller@hilgersgraben.com and we’ll see what we can set up.
I have been asked to do a lot of live speaking in 2022 and I hope to see some of you readers at those events. I am excited to get back out on the road. In May, I will be speaking in Brooklyn at the Reuter’s Legal Leaders 2022[1] and at the annual CLOC Global Institute conference in Las Vegas. In August, I’ll be in San Antonio at the Texas Bar’s annual Advanced In-House Counsel Institute. In November, I will be in Portland for Oregon State Bar Corporate Counsel Section annual conference. And, there are a few others in the works as well. Just come on up and say “hi.” If you have a book, I’ll sign it (even if it isn’t mine)!
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That’s it for now –hopefully this was a helpful post and you’ll find a few things of interest. Thanks again for reading and lots of great stuff still to come in 2022! Take care and stay well, everyone.
Sterling Miller
March 31, 2022
My fifth book, Showing the Value of the Legal Department: More Than Just a Cost Center is available now! As the ABA says, “Buy this book or we invade Nebraska…” The ABA is serious about this. And they know where Nebraska is (sorry mom)! You can buy it HERE. Now available as an e-book!
Two of my books, Ten Things You Need to Know as In-House Counsel – Practical Advice and Successful Strategies and Ten (More) Things You Need to Know as In-House Counsel – Practical Advice and Successful Strategies Volume 2, are on sale now at the ABA website (including as e-books).
I have published two other books: The Evolution of Professional Football, and The Slow-Cooker Savant. I am also available for speaking engagements, webinars/CLEs, coaching, training, and consulting.
Connect with me on Twitter @10ThingsLegal and on LinkedIn where I post articles and stories of interest to in-house counsel frequently.
“Ten Things” is not legal advice nor legal opinion and represents my views only. It is intended to provide practical tips and references to the busy in-house practitioner and other readers. If you have questions or comments, ideas for a post, please contact me at sterling.miller@sbcglobal.net or, if you would like a CLE for your team on this or any topic in the blog, contact me at smiller@hilgersgraben.com.
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