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Hitt Contracting's general counsel, Sheila Sears, found the idea of joining the growing company appealing, even though she wasn't looking to leave her law firm. Photo by Shannon Ayres
Aug 30, 2023

Keeping their own counsel

Of the 1.3 million attorneys practicing in the United States — more than 35,500 of them licensed to practice in Virginia — the American Bar Association reports that more than half are based at law firms, while only about 10% serve as in-house general counsels. That disparity is not because general counsel jobs are unwanted […]

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