Speaking Goodly
Many years ago, someone who I was related to was arrested on a relatively minor charge, but one which had potentially devastating consequences for his… Read More »Speaking Goodly
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Translations From Lawyer Talk Part Eight: Talking to Your Corporate Law Clerk
Every corporate lawyer knows that a great corporate clerk is essential to running their practice. However, in order to work most efficiently with their law… Read More »Translations From Lawyer Talk Part Eight: Talking to Your Corporate Law Clerk
Playing The Price is Wrong
“The bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten” is a quote frequently attributed to Benjamin Franklin. Quite true, but… Read More »Playing The Price is Wrong
Living La Vida Loca (Stressed Out in the Legal World)
I like being retired. I really do. But someone called a pandemic and everyone showed up. My plans to travel the world have been on… Read More »Living La Vida Loca (Stressed Out in the Legal World)
Trust Me, You Want to be the Trusted Advisor
There was this one time that an accountant called me to let me know that our mutual client had called him for advice about firing… Read More »Trust Me, You Want to be the Trusted Advisor
Competing With the Big Guys
Over 20 years ago, the flavour of the month in the legal press was that medium sized firms were doomed. The big firms were coming after… Read More »Competing With the Big Guys
Translations from Lawyer Talk Part Seven: Client Talk
How we interact with clients sometimes differs from how we interact with other people. For example, I used to have a partner who played golf… Read More »Translations from Lawyer Talk Part Seven: Client Talk
People I Met Practicing Law Episode Seven: The Super Star
Let me tell you about a real person, whose real name is not Emily. Emily is a superstar. She does it all and has been… Read More »People I Met Practicing Law Episode Seven: The Super Star
Truth In Advertising Part Two
I have written before about how lawyers are usually fairly good at dealing with their clients in a truthful manner in the course of providing… Read More »Truth In Advertising Part Two
Timeless Wisdom (Or Get Out of the Way Grandpa)
I became a partner of a law firm and attended my first partners meeting many years ago. Since my firm was a medium sized firm,… Read More »Timeless Wisdom (Or Get Out of the Way Grandpa)