Welcome to: Wasbeer - In House Legal
A short intro: Our goal here is to collect tips, tricks, research, and resources for in house counsel around the world.
About Wasbeer
Our goal here is to collect tips, tricks, research, and resources for in-house counsel around the world. In doing so, we’ll explore:
Ethics and professional responsibility for in house legal teams
Tips and tricks on how to provide legal services when in-house
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for legal departments
Templates, standard documents, and negotiation techniques
Knowledge Management for in-house legal teams
In-house legal teams in an international environment
Different global and cultural approaches to lawyering and to being in-house
Career management, and hiring and managing in-house teams.
How will we do this? It will be a combination of:
In-depth posts on specific topics
Interviews with in-house legal professionals around the world
Links and other practical resources for in-house teams
About me
My personal background is working in-house at tech companies, though many if not all of the concepts here will be applicable to in house legal professionals in any organisation. I’ve spent 13+ years in house at tech companies, both public and private, and worked for in-house legal teams of 1 (just me!) to 1200+. I’m dual qualified in Texas and England & Wales, and currently live in Amsterdam.
I also like raccoons, hence the name and the picture.
You can find out more about the in-house counsel research project at inhouse.jordanhatcher.com or about my other research interests at jordanhatcher.com.
Raccoon Fun Facts
The Dutch word for “raccoon” is “wasbeer” which means wash bear, because raccoons wash their food!