When The Time Comes, Get The Hell Out
The worst partners meeting that I ever attended ended with me storming out, telling one of my partners to fuddle-duddle off (not in those exact… Read More »When The Time Comes, Get The Hell Out
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A Sweeter World?
I was speaking to a university student the other day who I will call Lara. Lara told me that she occasionally has a super nice… Read More »A Sweeter World?
Emily Two – A Tale about Sun Visors, Money, and Ego
When automobile manufacturers first put vanity mirrors on sun visors, they only put them on the passenger side. Their reasoning was that the passenger was… Read More »Emily Two – A Tale about Sun Visors, Money, and Ego
How Quickly My Good Idea Becomes Your Great Idea
Now and then I will tell a story about something that I did back in the day when my wife Maureen and I practiced at… Read More »How Quickly My Good Idea Becomes Your Great Idea
Worrying For Godot
When I practiced law, I worried a lot. I worried about making a mistake on my files. I worried that I was too busy. I… Read More »Worrying For Godot
Math at the End of Days
Let’s say that Michael is a partner at his firm. He stays for many years and builds up a substantial client base. And while we… Read More »Math at the End of Days
Somebody Hates Chat GPT
The more seditious and outrageous stuff that I write usually originates in my own tiny little brain. Occasionally the creative spark comes from another lawyer.… Read More »Somebody Hates Chat GPT
Is Someone Out to Get You?
“Just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean they aren’t after you.” Joseph Heller In some law firms there are politics among the Partners. Someone wants… Read More »Is Someone Out to Get You?
Believe Them the First Time
“When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.” Maya Angelou I have observed that in the legal profession there are a… Read More »Believe Them the First Time
Law Firm Primer For Articling Students and New Associates – Part Seven: The Supervising Lawyer
This is the last in a series about the questions which Articling Students and new Associates should figure out about their firms when deciding whether… Read More »Law Firm Primer For Articling Students and New Associates – Part Seven: The Supervising Lawyer