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How to Say No, Without Becoming the "Department of No"

Mar 18, 2026

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13 min read

How to Say No, Without Becoming the "Department of No"

A business-minded approach to protecting the company

Heather Stevenson
Heather Stevenson
The Friction Eliminator In-House Lawyers Shouldn't Ignore

Mar 11, 2026

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11 min read

The Friction Eliminator In-House Lawyers Shouldn't Ignore

How you can use SOPs to reduce chaos and increase impact

Heather Stevenson
Heather Stevenson
What if the key to avoiding being a bottle neck...is doing less?

Mar 4, 2026

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14 min read

What if the key to avoiding being a bottle neck...is doing less?

Here's how effective in-house legal teams drive more impact and move faster, without working harder

Heather Stevenson
Heather Stevenson
What Executive Teams Actually Want From In-House Legal

Feb 25, 2026

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13 min read

What Executive Teams Actually Want From In-House Legal

And How to Deliver Every Time

Heather Stevenson
Heather Stevenson
How to Become a Better In-House Lawyer (by doing things differently)

Feb 18, 2026

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12 min read

How to Become a Better In-House Lawyer (by doing things differently)

A second installment of oddly useful advice that you haven't heard before

Heather Stevenson
Heather Stevenson

Career Growth

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Weird Ways to Become a Better In-House Lawyer

Feb 11, 2026

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12 min read

Weird Ways to Become a Better In-House Lawyer

Oddly useful advice that you haven't heard before

Heather Stevenson
Heather Stevenson
Being Busy is Not the Win You Think It Is

Feb 4, 2026

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13 min read

Being Busy is Not the Win You Think It Is

A practical playbook for turning moving from busy to strategic

Heather Stevenson
Heather Stevenson
Why Being a “Safe Pair of Hands” Can Stall Your Career

Jan 28, 2026

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10 min read

Why Being a “Safe Pair of Hands” Can Stall Your Career

Heather Stevenson
Heather Stevenson
When Business Teams Don't Take Legal's Advice

Jan 21, 2026

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11 min read

When Business Teams Don't Take Legal's Advice

Influence, communication, and knowing when to let go.

Heather Stevenson
Heather Stevenson
How to Set Legal Goals that Actually Drive the Business

Jan 14, 2026

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15 min read

How to Set Legal Goals that Actually Drive the Business

Start setting legal goals that move the company forward and make legal indispensable.

Heather Stevenson
Heather Stevenson
How to Have Highly Effective Recurring Meetings with Your Manager

Jan 7, 2026

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12 min read

How to Have Highly Effective Recurring Meetings with Your Manager

A practical playbook for turning 1:1s into momentum

Heather Stevenson
Heather Stevenson
The goal-setting system I use every year to get results I'm excited about

Dec 31, 2025

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13 min read

The goal-setting system I use every year to get results I'm excited about

A lawyer-friendly approach to personal & professional vision, goals, and momentum.

Heather Stevenson
Heather Stevenson
Wishing You a Joyful End to the Holiday Season & Year!

Dec 24, 2025

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7 min read

Wishing You a Joyful End to the Holiday Season & Year!

Plus some oldie but goodie topics for high-impact in-house lawyers

Heather Stevenson
Heather Stevenson
Why managing yourself matters more than you think (and how to do it well)

Dec 17, 2025

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10 min read

Why managing yourself matters more than you think (and how to do it well)

How the best in-house lawyers manage themselves before managing others.

Heather Stevenson
Heather Stevenson
December is A LOT. Here’s how to manage it (and still show up strong as an in-house lawyer)

Dec 10, 2025

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12 min read

December is A LOT. Here’s how to manage it (and still show up strong as an in-house lawyer)

Heather Stevenson
Heather Stevenson
7 Avoidable Mistakes In-House Lawyers Make

Dec 3, 2025

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10 min read

7 Avoidable Mistakes In-House Lawyers Make

Heather Stevenson
Heather Stevenson
Thanksgiving Eve Gratitude

Nov 26, 2025

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7 min read

Thanksgiving Eve Gratitude

Heather Stevenson
Heather Stevenson
How to Get Looped in Early (Without Begging or Policing)

Nov 19, 2025

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10 min read

How to Get Looped in Early (Without Begging or Policing)

Heather Stevenson
Heather Stevenson
What Excellence Really Looks Like In-House

Nov 12, 2025

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14 min read

What Excellence Really Looks Like In-House

Heather Stevenson
Heather Stevenson
Write Legal Updates Your Colleagues Will Actually Read

Nov 5, 2025

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13 min read

Write Legal Updates Your Colleagues Will Actually Read

How to communicate legal priorities to business leaders in a manner that gets a response and drives action

Heather Stevenson
Heather Stevenson
How to Finish 2025 Like the Strategic In-House Lawyer You Are

Oct 29, 2025

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11 min read

How to Finish 2025 Like the Strategic In-House Lawyer You Are

Heather Stevenson
Heather Stevenson
This "Helpful" Habit May Be Sabotaging Your Impact and In-House Career Progression

Oct 22, 2025

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9 min read

This "Helpful" Habit May Be Sabotaging Your Impact and In-House Career Progression

Heather Stevenson
Heather Stevenson

Business Mindset

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How to Earn Bigger Opportunities Early in Your In-House Career

Oct 15, 2025

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10 min read

How to Earn Bigger Opportunities Early in Your In-House Career

Heather Stevenson
Heather Stevenson
7 Signs You're More Than "Just" the Lawyer in the Room

Oct 8, 2025

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11 min read

7 Signs You're More Than "Just" the Lawyer in the Room

Heather Stevenson
Heather Stevenson

Business Mindset

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When Everything is Uncertain, Effective In-House Lawyers Do These Things First

Oct 1, 2025

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9 min read

When Everything is Uncertain, Effective In-House Lawyers Do These Things First

Practical ways in-house lawyers can thrive and lead in times of uncertainty

Heather Stevenson
Heather Stevenson
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