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Dumb question, but what does this mean and how do you do it? What is the pay difference, and the hours difference?

It generally means working for a corporation in their legal department. The pay and hours are generally less than biglaw, though the pay per hour worked is usually higher.

bk1 wrote:It generally means working for a corporation in their legal department. The pay and hours are generally less than biglaw, though the pay per hour worked is usually higher.

And one usually does this by working at a biglaw firm for awhile and then moving into the legal department of one of the companies it represents?

I have a question about in-house: is it a bad idea no matter what to start your career in-house? Can I call someone who knows these things and chat?

Pro-tip don't lecture people about where graduates end up if you don't know what the fuck in house is.

Hipster but Athletic wrote:I have a question about in-house: is it a bad idea no matter what to start your career in-house? Can I call someone who knows these things and chat?

No.
Yes, but not me.

You're welcome.

emu42 wrote:

bk1 wrote:It generally means working for a corporation in their legal department. The pay and hours are generally less than biglaw, though the pay per hour worked is usually higher.

And one usually does this by working at a biglaw firm for awhile and then moving into the legal department of one of the companies it represents?

I might change "usually" to "often."

Hipster but Athletic wrote:I have a question about in-house: is it a bad idea no matter what to start your career in-house? Can I call someone who knows these things and chat?

1. There aren't many in house positions available for people straight out of law school, so it's usually easier to work for a law firm for a while first.
2. I don't know, can you?

Desert Fox wrote:Pro-tip don't lecture people about where graduates end up if you don't know what the fuck in house is.

you're the only one who did the lecturing

AntipodeanPhil wrote:

Hipster but Athletic wrote:I have a question about in-house: is it a bad idea no matter what to start your career in-house? Can I call someone who knows these things and chat?

1. There aren't many in house positions available for people straight out of law school, so it's usually easier to work for a law firm for a while first.
2. I don't know, can you?

What's your number

emu42 wrote:

Desert Fox wrote:Pro-tip don't lecture people about where graduates end up if you don't know what the fuck in house is.

you're the only one who did the lecturing

Sure bro.

emu42 wrote:Subject: What does working "in house" mean?

Desert Fox wrote:Pro-tip don't lecture people about where graduates end up if you don't know what the fuck in house is.

See you at Harvard bro

U mad you turned down the Rubby?

Desert Fox wrote:

emu42 wrote:

Desert Fox wrote:Pro-tip don't lecture people about where graduates end up if you don't know what the fuck in house is.

you're the only one who did the lecturing

Sure bro.

emu42 wrote:Subject: What does working "in house" mean?

Desert Fox wrote:Pro-tip don't lecture people about where graduates end up if you don't know what the fuck in house is.

See you at Harvard bro

U mad you turned down the Rubby?

I'm happy I turned down the 'Rubby'

If you are interested in working in house, you should pick your practice area carefully (you should probably do that anyway) because working in house varies across industries. Although, like all law practice, there is significant overlap (i.e. you are a paper monkey wherever you work in law, except maybe as a P.D. or something), working in house at a financial services company and working in house at McDonalds will mean that you spend most of your time working on different issues and areas of law.

what are some of the more interesting in house jobs you've heard of? what is the pay usually like?