We all know that the field of law is changing. Unlike 20 or even 10 years ago, many recent law firm graduates are taking jobs in-house, and many corporate legal departments are comfortable training recent graduates instead of hiring them directly from law firms

With everyone’s space-age dreams becoming more of a reality, it’s easy to become overwhelmed with all of the opportunities.

As executive vice president, general counsel, and secretary of SolarCity, Seth Weissman has been a dedicated advocate for and champion of his team.

With startup culture becoming a pervasive part of society, the question nearly everyone asks is: How do you start a business?

Kent Leacock, a government relations professional at startup Proterra Inc., the leading US manufacturer of zero-emission commercial transit vehicles, has extensive experience with the relationship between regulators and innovators.

Caroline Krass, general counsel (GC) for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), has a job straight out of a movie

As the general counsel of a company at the forefront of a rapidly changing industry, it’s interesting to learn that Kristin Sverchek credits a significant portion of her success to proactively building relationships with her team, key decision-makers within the company, and mentors from the legal community.

Silicon Valley has its own undeniably unique culture, immortalized in the media as innovation-driven and fast-paced.

Those who know Katy Motiey for her fearless business leadership and in-house expertise may be surprised to hear that corporate law wasn’t her first calling. Those who’ve benefited from her talent, however, are undoubtedly thankful that her path led Motiey to the corporate world. Motiey was born in Iran, moved to the United States when she was a month old, but then moved back to Iran with her family when she was a young child.

In today’s expanding technology marketplace, the hottest topic, commodity, and, at times, area of controversy is the Internet of Things (IoT).

Albert Schweitzer, a French-German theologian, organist, philosopher, and physician, once said, “The purpose of human life is to serve, and to show compassion and the will to help others.”

Merely twenty years ago, artificial intelligence (AI) was the plot line in movies, books, and short stories.

Law is a notoriously high-stress field, yet there is still a pervasive stigma with the subject of mental disorders, such as anxiety and depression.

Why should lawyers consider joining startups? “Because it’s hair-raising fun! You feel like you’re on the precipice of a cliff and guzzling from the fire hose most of the time,” Suzy Fulton, vice president of operations and general counsel at Appspace, colorfully answers.

“I know exactly which three dishes I want to try," says Alexa King with a smile after we greet and exchange niceties at a trendy Vietnamese restaurant in Mountain View, California. King is the EVP, general counsel and corporate secretary of FireEye, a leading network security company.

Determining the appropriate cross-border transfer mechanism is not a decision to be taken lightly. In-house counsel must consider and weigh multiple factors including the types of data your organization transfers, your organization’s data flows, the locations of your corporate entities, cost, effort and ownership within your organization and much more.