Reporter, In-House Desk

ALM, publisher of Corporate Counsel, The American Lawyer, The National Law Journal and other award-winning national, international and regional publications, seeks a full-time reporter – ideally on the West Coast -- to cover in-house legal departments, general counsel and chief legal officers, with a particular emphasis on Silicon Valley and risk. The reporter will cover the evolving role of top legal chiefs, legal department hiring, compensation, competition for talent and trends in their outside counsel spending and budget, among other issues. We're looking for someone who is ready to break news, craft features and develop a broad and deep network of sources across the country. As part of ALM’s global newsroom, the in-house reporting team covers the news, trends and issues affecting corporate legal departments and the legal industry. We’re focused on delivering breaking news, analysis and features on matters that impact large and small in-house teams, such as staffing issues, compensation, leadership within departments, diversity challenges, hiring, legal department budgets and outside counsel spending.