From Big Law to Law School and Back: Follow the Money
One cold December evening when I was twenty-two years old, I lined up outside for almost an hour to get into an exclusive club in… Read More »From Big Law to Law School and Back: Follow the Money
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A Tale of Two Law Firms
Let me tell you about two different law firms. Big Law Group One is a well-respected Canadian firm with many hundreds of lawyers, some of… Read More »A Tale of Two Law Firms
Be Careful What You Wish For
Those of my era may remember the comic book character known as “Richie Rich.” Nice little kid, but being brought up by wealthy parents, he… Read More »Be Careful What You Wish For
To Everything There is A Season
I was the managing partner of a law firm for a while. At that time I saw myself as being something like Cassandra, who the… Read More »To Everything There is A Season
Pivoting From Big Law
Sometimes I meet a young lawyer whose career goal is to work in Big Law. That path might not be my first choice, but as… Read More »Pivoting From Big Law
Pay For Play
A friend of mine, who I will call Bill, was named as a Best Lawyer. Bill is a sole practitioner in a narrow specialty, and… Read More »Pay For Play
Guarding Your Sanity
I was pushing my wife’s buttons the other day when she shoved back and explained, “I am diligently guarding my own sanity.” I replied, “you may be guarding it, but I think that it has escaped.”
The rest of the argument did not go well for me.
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Enough Already, You Greedy Billionaire Wannabe!
“Work hard, earn a great living, get whatever you want out of life, have all the stuff you want. But there should be a ceiling on it-enough is enough!”
~ Sandy Duncan
I used to think that I was a fairly sophisticated guy. I got me an education. I was a partner in a law firm. I advised some successful clients. But since I retired, moved to the country, and bought a pick-up truck, I have been rethinking some things and I realize that perhaps I am, and have always been, more of an Okie from Muskogee, or in Canadian terms, a hick from Temiskaming. And I am happy to be one.
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Sometimes, I Just Don’t Care About The Client’s Damn Budget
A young lawyer named Eve called me today about a fee dispute. She had quoted an hourly rate without providing an estimate and had issued… Read More »Sometimes, I Just Don’t Care About The Client’s Damn Budget
A Masterclass on Quoting Fees For Lawyers Who Bill by the Hour
“Estimating is what you do when you don’t know.” ~ Sherman Kent A young lawyer named Eve called me today. She had made the same… Read More »A Masterclass on Quoting Fees For Lawyers Who Bill by the Hour