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Associate or Assistant General Counsel These roles may lead teams of attorneys or paralegals, or function as individual contributors. The title of "Associate General Counsel" often implies a slightly higher level of seniority and responsibility compared to "Assistant General Counsel."
In his book Law Department Benchmarks: Myths, Metrics and Management, Rees Morison states that, based on compensation surveys and extensive analysis of legal titles, the title “Associate General Counsel” appears to bespeak more authority than “Assistant General Counsel.”
An Assistant General Counsel is most likely to be found in larger corporations or in government, especially in the US. The Assistant General Counsel usually reports directly into the GC and is a lawyer with around 3-5 years post-qualification experience in commercial law.
Typical ones in-house are (from junior to senior): Associate Counsel (rare), Counsel, Senior Counsel, Assistant General Counsel (rare), Associate General Counsel, Deputy General Counsel, General Counsel, and Chief Legal Officer.
General Counsel handles court negotiations, conveys legal advice to the executives, manages the legal team and oversees compliance regulations. The CLO is a C-Suite position that acts as a linchpin between the business and legal teams.