Asking for a raise depends on timing, approach and company culture, said several top women in-house lawyers gathered at the Menlo Circus Club in Atherton, California, for an event focused on women and compensation in the legal industry.

Recruiting firm Kerwin Associates hosted the breakfast session, which included a panel moderated by Sophos Ltd. senior vice president and general counsel Eleanor Lacey; ClearSlide general counsel Olga Mack; Jenny Kim, vice president, law and policy group and associate general counsel, corporate legal group, at Intel Corp.; Maxim Integrated Inc. chief human resources officer Laura Owen; former Google counsel and current Ulu Ventures managing partner Miriam Rivera; and former SolarCity general counsel Seth Weissman.