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About Job Titles and the hierarchy within corporate structures and in the respective IT Departments.
Each company will call the various IT positions by other names since each company’s structure will be different from one another. This will partially depend on the size of each company, the job descriptions and who the IT professionals work for and under.

Assistant General Counsel

The assistant general counsel (assistant GC) title sometimes is used interchangeably with the associate general counsel title. In corporate legal departments that are structured to include associate general counsel, the assistant GC generally reports to that person. In other corporate legal department structures, the assistant general counsel may be under the supervision of the general counsel or deputy general counsel. The job description, attributes, educational requirements and duties of the assistant GC are generally the same as those for the associate general counsel. Depending on the size and structure of the corporate legal department, seven or more years of experience is generally preferred.

Highly skilled attorneys are in demand and employment opportunities should remain strong for the coming year. Salary increases have been on average about 4.6%. Attorneys who have five-plus years of experience in areas such as: corporate transactional law and who have technical backgrounds can expect to receive salaries from a range between $160,000 and $195,000. Yet, the longer these GCs are with a company providing excellent guidance resulting in corporate growth, bigger raises will continue to be given out along with incentive bonuses that substantially increase the compensation package.

Some responsibilities for the Assistant General Counsel include:

Consulting with management, commercial advisors, tax experts, accountants and marketing staff
Meeting with clients
Coordinating and managing outside counsel and litigation
Negotiating and drafting contractual agreements, such as real estate leases, and advising on employment matters
Overseeing compliance and corporate governance issues
Keeping informed of industry-specific regulations and ensuring that appropriate risk management strategies are in place