You know me. Always giving back to the profession. Today I want to help associates understand what the partners mean when they use certain phrases.… Read More »Translations From Lawyer Talk Part Five: Partner Talk
One of my favourite clients was an engineering firm. I once wrote a letter of intent for them concerning the purchase of a business. They… Read More »Lawyer, Know Thyself
Once again, since I am all about giving back and public service, I offer these translations from legal talk (“LT”) to plain English (“PE”) to… Read More »Translations from Lawyer Talk Part Four: Speaking to The Other Side (Deal Making)
Law firms give lawyers minimum billable hours targets to meet. There is nothing wrong with setting expectations, I guess. The theory is that you make… Read More »Targets (On Our Backs)
Yet another public service. Lawyers are busy people and often do not have the time to get to personal stuff, so I thought that I… Read More »New Year’s Resolutions for Lawyers… And Likely Outcomes
I recently authored an article about law firm compensation systems, lamenting how they are usually laser-focused on billable hours and business brought in, but not… Read More »More About Compensation Systems
I met Paul at my very first job as a lawyer. Paul was a commercial real estate lawyer. He was hard-working and extremely capable. Paul… Read More »People I Met Practicing Law Episode Six: Tragically, Terminally, Toxic
I was born and raised in Montreal. I started my legal education at the Faculty of Law at McGill in 1975. My plan was to… Read More »Keeping Your Options Closed
Many years ago, the managing partner of my firm, who I will call Sid because that was his name, had on his desk a replica… Read More »All About the Lead Dog
I practiced business law for 40 years. I never knew much about criminal law. In fact, I knew so little about the subject that I… Read More »A Business Lawyer’s Take on Criminal Lawyers