Since professional firms are usually partnerships, the well-compensated people at the top of the pyramid are partners, not employees. As a result, all of that… Read More »You are Old. We are Greedy. Get the Hell Out!
“Fools believe silence is a void needing to be filled; the wise understand there’s no such thing as silence.” Michael J. Sullivan, Age of Myth Client:… Read More »Silent Stupidity
Before you read this story, I should let you know that this is a sad story which does not end well. Long ago I had… Read More »Too Nice For This World
I spoke to a young lawyer the other day who hails from another country. I will call her Natalie. Natalie explained to me that where… Read More »Bah, Humble
“This above all: to thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to… Read More »To Thine Own Self Be True
Now that I have been retired for a few years, I sometimes wonder whether my experience as to how law firms work remains valid. Also,… Read More »What Danger Lurks in the Shadow of Brilliance?
“If you don’t know where you’re going, you’ll end up somewhere else.” Yogi Berra. I was speaking to an unhappy lawyer the other day, which… Read More »A Good Day at the Office
So, so much chatter about Chat GPT. I believe some of it. I think that some of it is nonsense. Here is the bottom line:
Back when I was practicing law, ignoring my health, and always exhausted, there were oh so many things to think about. One of them was… Read More »Buying Clients