Level Up Your Game
Two months into my first General Counsel position, my company announced an acquisition that would double the size of the organization and vault it into the Fortune 500. It wasn’t clear that I would be the GC of the combined company. I knew that because the CEO told me so. The start of my tenure had been a […]
Tips to Control Overwhelm for General Counsel
Being an in-house lawyer at a healthcare company is hard enough, let’s not make it even harder by failing to arrange our calendars for peak performance. Committing to daily time blocks dedicated to deep work, unexpected urgencies, and processing emails can help you go from feeling exhausted and overwhelmed to controlled and energized in less […]
Radiology Partners’ CLO: Creating a Sharper Legal Image
Should you ever see a radiologist from Radiology Partners in action—say, reviewing an MRI on an injured knee or an abdominal CT scan from an emergency room visit—one of the first things you’d notice is the number of screens. To the untrained eye, it all seems a bit confusing; a mishmash of images and charts. […]
Podcast with Joe Schohl: 7 Things I Did To Become A General Counsel
Joe Schohl set out to become a public company GC before turning 40. He wrote this goal on a piece of paper and carried it in his pocket until he landed a General Counsel role at the nation’s largest dialysis provider, Davita, at age 34. He later became Chief Legal Officer of Radiology Partners and […]
I am setting new goals for the future…
by Joe Schohl I am setting new goals for the future. Not just new versions of old goals, but rather new types of goals. Ones reflecting who I want to be, not just what I want to achieve. Be Kind. Imagine a world where everyone is kind to one another. That’s the world I want to […]
What a GC Wants
What a GC wants… When I was a GC, I found that most outside counsel could tell me what the law is. Many could even apply the law to our facts and tailor their advice accordingly. But very few could assist with the harder parts of my job, including strategizing on how to effectively operationalize […]
A Cup o’ Joe: The Value of In-Person Connections
Last month we had the opportunity as a sponsor to attend the IPMI Healthcare Law & Compliance Institute held at the Langham Hotel in Pasadena. It is an event that includes over 75 healthcare General Counsel and Chief Legal Officers. The presentations on such topics such as recent antitrust enforcement activity in healthcare, the federal […]
A Cup o’ Joe: Let the Outside In
Earlier in the year I sent a note to a group of parents with executive-level jobs with the following advice: “In these roles, the responsibilities are significant and the demands endless. Never forget to unplug, get outside, and enjoy quality time with the ones you love.” Recently, I felt overloaded, on edge, too easily provoked, […]
A Cup o’ Joe: What It’s Like to be a General Counsel Right Now
Being a general counsel has always been a difficult job. No easy problems make it to the GC’s desk. It’s hard for me to believe, but I’ve been practicing law for nearly 30 years. It’s been almost 18 years since I first served as a public company GC. Since then, I’ve had the opportunity to […]
A Cup o’ Joe: Silver Linings
We are now 18 months and counting into our world being turned upside down by the Covid-19 pandemic. As I reflect on what has transpired between then and now it occurred to me that there are certain things that I now believe to be true in the professional workplace that I might not have been […]