BarkerGilmore is a boutique firm specializing in in-house legal and compliance executive search, leadership development, and consulting. With a network of advisors and recruiters spanning the United States, BarkerGilmore consistently places exceptional talent at leading consumer, energy, financial, healthcare, industrial, and technology companies. In addition, as a prominent thought leader within the legal industry, BarkerGilmore has released various reports to inform the conversations on in-house counsel compensation, succession planning, and the role of the General Counsel as both a legal advisor and business partner.
Tesla Tapped a Trial Lawyer as GC—Here’s What That Could Mean
Last week, troubled auto company Tesla announced that a trial lawyer Dane Butswinkas will become its general counsel. It’s a move [...]
Companies Expected to Hire More Female GCs, Despite Some Obstacles
An Association of Corporate Counsel survey released Tuesday showed that women in America may have finally turned the corner in their [...]
A Legal Team (Geographically) Divided: How to Manage a Dispersed Department
According to a report in the Wall Street Journal reported, Amazon is planning to split its second headquarters into [...]
4 Secrets To Ace The Interview For Your In-House Dream Job
Law360 (September 25, 2018, 7:35 PM EDT) -- Whether it's a yearning to have an impact on a business [...]
BarkerGilmore Announces Industrial Practice Team
Over the past several years, BarkerGilmore has experienced increased demand for executive search, coaching and advising services from the [...]
Cultivating Future CLOs With People-focused Leadership
General counsels (GCs) and chief legal officers (CLOs) repeatedly cite talent and succession planning as critical to the success [...]
Think Like a CEO
Josh Beser went to law school because he was interested in the intersection between business and the law — [...]
How GCs Struggle (And Succeed) After Retirement
Jetting along in high-powered positions, top in-house lawyers can make the mistake of failing to prepare for the day [...]
Leaders Create More Leaders: Why GC Succession Planning is Critical
There may be nothing more important to the work of the legal department - and its impact on the organization it serves - than the way it plans for and executes general counsel succession.
Top Six Trends for Compliance Officer Compensation in 2018
Within the last half decade, there has been a significant increase in the need for [...]
People-focused Leadership: Developing strong talent as a Chief Legal Officer
The importance of developing talent The Deloitte Chief Legal Officer (CLO) Program has been working closely with CLOs to [...]
Top Six Trends for In-House Counsel Compensation in 2018
Within the last year, uncovering compensation information has become increasingly difficult as states and cities [...]
