Some Stuff Matters. Some Not So Much.
This is for the young folks looking for jobs in private practice early in their careers. Here is what matters and what does not matter… Read More »Some Stuff Matters. Some Not So Much.
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Alone Again, Naturally
I speak to many lawyers who strike out on their own soon after being called to the Bar. They have various reasons for doing this.… Read More »Alone Again, Naturally
Yoga, Mental Health, and Law Firms
If any among you have not yet happened upon the writings of H.L. Mencken, you should correct that. Among his many pithy quotes are the… Read More »Yoga, Mental Health, and Law Firms
Welcome to the World of Clients
Back when I practiced law, it had been drummed into my head that every mistake was a potential catastrophe and a source of shame. I… Read More »Welcome to the World of Clients
Justifiable Paranoia – Nothing New Under the Sun
“All of this has happened before. All of this will happen again.” Battlestar Galactica, Peter Pan, and Ecclesiastes 1:9 It is not often that I… Read More »Justifiable Paranoia – Nothing New Under the Sun
Never Trust a Lawyer Who Doesn’t Make Mistakes
Back in the day, I would have an Associate join a client meeting with instructions to speak up if they thought I was getting something… Read More »Never Trust a Lawyer Who Doesn’t Make Mistakes
Bah, Humble
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
To Thine Own Self Be True
“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
What Danger Lurks in the Shadow of Brilliance?
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?
A Good Day at the Office
“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