{"id":1797,"date":"2024-05-08T13:14:49","date_gmt":"2024-05-08T13:14:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lawsikho.com\/blog\/?p=1797"},"modified":"2024-05-08T13:15:40","modified_gmt":"2024-05-08T13:15:40","slug":"stairway-to-general-counsel-your-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lawsikho.com\/blog\/stairway-to-general-counsel-your-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Stairway to general counsel – your future\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I want to fire up your desire today. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you want to achieve big things in life, there are 4 things you must do: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. You must desire them<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. You must believe that you can achieve them<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. You must get a plan<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. You must take the necessary action (execute)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    If you have a coach, achieving all of the four above becomes much easier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Let\u2019s start with the first one. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Let us imagine your future 5 years down the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Imagine that you have been transported to the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    And create these images in your head.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Add as many vivid details as you want.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    More clearly you can see your future in your mind\u2019s eye, more likely it will be that you are going to take the action needed to get there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    It’s a Sunday morning, you just wake up and go to your balcony. Imagine, 5 years into the future. It\u2019s May 2029!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \"House<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    It\u2019s a very peaceful neighbourhood. You live with your small family here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    And this is where your office is. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    You are the global general counsel of a large MNC today. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    After heading Asia Pacific (APAC), you were promoted last year.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \"Why<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    Getting a job at an MNC like this was not easy for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    You started working towards this goal 5 years back, exactly from this day, when you were a  struggling litigator\/burnt out law firm lawyer\/college student in 2024. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    You realised that there is a massive opportunity to become an in-house counsel and actually help businesses navigate the legal maze as they grow<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    You decided to become a generalist and learned a bunch of unique skillsets<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    You started reaching out to startups in India, supporting them on the side, associating as an advisor, and even helping them for free initially.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Some of them started paying you comfortable retainers as you were helping them with litigation management, creating standard-form contracts, negotiation playbooks, and compliance calendars. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    You were earning an additional 1 lakh per month on the side through this work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    You got introductions to investors as these startups grew, and you worked alongside lawyers from top law firms on deals. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    You were posting your learnings on LinkedIn and Twitter, and built a community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    In 7-8 months, headhunters started noticing your work and reached out to you for a mid-level in-house counsel that paid around 15-20 LPA. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    This was the perfect opportunity! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    It was a venture funded new-age startup in India which had recently secured to scale up massively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    They had global ambitions, and you supported them to expand to 15 countries over 3 years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    You had to travel across the world frequently, whenever the company opened up a new subsidiary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    You briefed foreign litigators, arbitration counsels, law firms, handled difficult regulatory raids and proceedings, created negotiation playbooks and training for business teams, implemented some cutting-edge business model innovations which are the gold standard in your industry – they are even adopted by competitors now! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The in-house legal department has a team of 20 people now. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    After 3 years, you got an opportunity from an MNC to head their Asia Pacific division from Singapore. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    When you shared the challenges you supported your employer through, they realised that they were looking for someone like you. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Even Indian and foreign law firm partners had not done that!  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    You got that job. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    This was an exhilarating journey, full of learnings, and also a great work-life balance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    You feel like you are a much better, well-rounded lawyer now. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    It\u2019s not that your options are closed outside in-house – you can come back to India anytime and you will have a lot of clients who will send you litigation or advisory work!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Headhunters frequently reach out to you for partner-level positions in law firms! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    A lawyer who can solve client\u2019s problems is in demand everywhere. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    You are the first person from your college who has become a global general counsel in an MNC, that too outside India!  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    For now, you are experiencing what life has in store for you to the fullest!  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    It took hard work, it took patience. It took years of consistent work. But you did it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Imagine this moment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    How will you feel about yourself? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Could this be your future?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Do you want a foolproof plan to follow so that you can achieve this dream? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Over 500 lawyers were able to secure in-house counsel jobs in the past 12 months by following this plan. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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