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
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
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
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)
Partners need to understand what their associates are saying to them, but Associates do not always have the gumption to express themselves clearly and partners… Read More »Translations From Lawyer Talk Part Six: Associate Talk
There was once a medium-sized law firm in Ontario which had two bright, young, industrious associates. Both of these associates were being considered for partnership,… Read More »It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time
Back in grade two, the class bully and I got hauled off the principal’s office who demanded to know why we were fighting in the… Read More »The Litigator’s Dream Client
I sometimes hear from young (and sometimes not so young) lawyers who do not understand the math that supports their compensation in a law firm.… Read More »Lawyers: Understand the Math
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