Team Building & Management
No 'One Size Fits All': Tips for Crafting a Legal Team That Meets Your Tech Startup's Needs No 'One Size Fits All': Tips for Crafting a Legal Team That Meets Your Tech Startup's Needs
Thoughtful Insights for General Counsels
Career & Brand Building
Your First 100 Days as a GC: How to Set Yourself Up for Success in Your New Role Your First 100 Days as a GC: How to Set Yourself Up for Success in Your New Role
Team Building & Management
Hiring Your Legal Team: Why Interview Assignments Can Help You Find the Right Fit Hiring Your Legal Team: Why Interview Assignments Can Help You Find the Right Fit
When hiring legal team members, having candidates complete interview assignments can give you a sense of their skills. General counsels from the TechGC community share best practices.
Privacy & Cybersecurity
No More ‘Ship, Then Fix’: Why GCs Should Lead the Charge in Cybersecurity No More ‘Ship, Then Fix’: Why GCs Should Lead the Charge in Cybersecurity
Increasing regulations in the tech industry make cybersecurity efforts more important than ever. Here’s why general counsels should ensure all company leaders are educated about their business’ software development and risks.
Career & Brand Building
A New General Counsel’s Guide to Hiring and Managing Outside Counsel A New General Counsel’s Guide to Hiring and Managing Outside Counsel
Hiring outside counsel is a top priority for GCs. Learn best practices for hiring, managing, and budgeting for outside counsel from experienced GCs.
Career & Brand Building
When and How to Make Your Second Hire as GC at a Tech Startup When and How to Make Your Second Hire as GC at a Tech Startup
Even the most skilled GCs at a startup eventually need a co-pilot. In this article, TechGC members share expert insights for making that critical second legal hire.
Going Global
Beyond Borders: A Playbook to Empower Tech Legal Leaders – Foreign Private Issuer Insights Beyond Borders: A Playbook to Empower Tech Legal Leaders – Foreign Private Issuer Insights
For in-house legal teams navigating international expansion, here are the steps to take to become a foreign private issuer (FPI) and strategies to harness the full potential of FPI status as your company goes global.
Career & Brand Building
Best Practices for Building Relationships With the Board from Experienced General Counsels Best Practices for Building Relationships With the Board from Experienced General Counsels
Cultivating relationships with board members is necessary to your success as General Counsel. In this piece, experienced GCs share their expert insights.
Career & Brand Building
Top GCs Share Their Strategies for Partnering With Marketing on Consumer Privacy Issues Top GCs Share Their Strategies for Partnering With Marketing on Consumer Privacy Issues
Consumer data and privacy issues are top of mind for GCs, but marketers often control that data. Here’s how GCs can partner with marketing effectively.
Career & Brand Building
How General Counsels Can Build a Compelling Career Brand How General Counsels Can Build a Compelling Career Brand
Getting a job as a general counsel isn’t just about doing great legal work. Top GCs in tech also have to build a compelling career brand. Here’s how.
Career & Brand Building
How to Scale a Legal Team for Global Expansion: 3 Tech GCs Share Their Learnings How to Scale a Legal Team for Global Expansion: 3 Tech GCs Share Their Learnings
When a tech company expands globally, GCs need to do more than hire foreign counsel. Here’s how to hire the right employees and external counsel for your startup’s expansion.
Career & Brand Building
The Legal Team Job Ladder: Building a Future-Ready Framework The Legal Team Job Ladder: Building a Future-Ready Framework
Scaling a legal team at a tech company means creating a well-defined and adaptable job ladder. Top GCs share their best practices.
Career & Brand Building
The Tech GC Job Search: Skills, Responsibilities, and How to Get Hired The Tech GC Job Search: Skills, Responsibilities, and How to Get Hired
In this guide to general counsel jobs, learn the role and responsibilities of a GC and get a step-by-step process to getting your first GC position in tech.
Career & Brand Building
Top GCs in Tech Share Advice for Landing Your Next General Counsel Role Top GCs in Tech Share Advice for Landing Your Next General Counsel Role
Looking for a general counsel role at a tech company? Boost your chances of success with these words of wisdom from established GCs.
Career & Brand Building
Counsel Corner: How to Transition from DeputyGC to General Counsel: 4 Tips for Career Growth Counsel Corner: How to Transition from DeputyGC to General Counsel: 4 Tips for Career Growth
Our Counsel Corner series brings together the top legal minds from our community to discuss complex challenges that GCs face when growing their companies and navigating their careers
Privacy & Cybersecurity
Counsel Corner: 6 Rules for Taking on Generative AI as a GC Counsel Corner: 6 Rules for Taking on Generative AI as a GC
Is your company considering using ChatGPT or other generative AI to augment your products or services? As GC, you know that there are many interesting developments taking place in this space, and that your company will likely want to embrace the latest technology to stay competitive