In Conversation
With the benefit of 15 years’ experience in-house, Peter Seka shares the importance of understanding the business relevance of legal work and using it to demonstrate the department’s value.
I worked at law firms in Washington DC for almost a decade, where I was a transactional tax specialist, doing mostly cross-border work. I was at Skadden about 15 years ago, when I got a call about an in-house opportunity at Mars, Incorporated. I knew a little bit about Mars, but it was something of a mystery to me. But when I came to speak to them and learned of the international scope and pipeline, I was blown away.
Making the decision to go in-house, I was interested in getting the opportunity to pursue the breadth of subject matters (legal and non-legal) that working for a law firm doesn’t tend to offer. I think going in-house can be a terrific way to diversify your expertise and talents.
