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Ten Rules for Proving Your Value
Fred Krebs    May 3, 2013

Being valuable is like being a lady.  If you have to tell people you are, you aren’t. - Margaret Thatcher In-house counsel must be focused on providing value in today’s corporate legal environment. Failure to do so likely will have adverse consequences for your career. So, I offer these 10 “rules” to help you prove... Continue Reading ... Read more

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