How Law Firms End Up on IBM GC’s Do-Not-Hire List
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Lawyers who lead corporate law departments often have a do-not-hire list of banned law firms, even if it’s not committed to writing.
IBM general counsel Robert Weber is no different. There are about 10 law firms and 10 individual lawyers he refuses to hire, the American Lawyer reports. He explained why in an interview with the publication.
“The first sin is pretty simple,” the story says. “Forget what all those business development gurus say. Don’t solicit Weber’s corporate counterparts for business. Never. Ever. It’s fine for lawyers to socialize with the executives. But Weber and his crew don’t want you squeezing the MBAs for legal work. It puts the in-house team in an awkward position, and Weber wants the company’s legal work centralized through the law department.”
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