Private practice lawyer

There is a rake’s progress of attorney from private practice lawyer to inhouse counsel to structurer (with sickly branches peeling off towards human resources and head-hunter. whether it is a Darwinian evolution or a descent into decadent madness is a question on which the different constituents have their own opinions. But private practice lawyers are the Toyota hilux of the market - they will do whatever you ask, and will just keep going until you tell them to stop. Even when it all goes pear-shaped.

See also

• Inhouse counsel
• Structurer
• Head-hunter
• Human resources