A Sucker’s Game
Imagine the following scenario: Jordan is a third year Associate with a mid-sized firm in Calgary who has a billable hour target that is somewhat… Read More »A Sucker’s Game
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Being Brilliant is Over-Rated
Way back before the cell phone, we had a telephone in our reception area for clients to use. At the same time, my doctor had… Read More »Being Brilliant is Over-Rated
Another Law Firm Just Went Down
“Write what you know.” Mark Twain I know absolutely nothing about the collapse of Minden Gross LLP beyond what I have read in the Globe… Read More »Another Law Firm Just Went Down
Users and Mentors
This is an abridged version of one of my first posts from several years ago. Supervising lawyers fall into two groups.
Law Firm Primer For Articling Students and New Associates – Part One: The Managing Partner
When articling students or young lawyers enter a law firm of any size for the first time, they see the carefully cultivated image that the… Read More »Law Firm Primer For Articling Students and New Associates – Part One: The Managing Partner
Too Nice For This World
Before you read this story, I should let you know that this is a sad story which does not end well. Long ago I had… Read More »Too Nice For This World
The Importance of Asking The Right Questions
This is a true story, even though it may not sound like one. Chris was a law partner who joined a new firm. Two of… Read More »The Importance of Asking The Right Questions
The Me Generation
I am on a fifty-five day segment of a one hundred and eleven day geriatric world cruise. That is not the official title – the… Read More »The Me Generation
Lies We Tell Our Associates
My wife says that I am pathologically honest. I even have trouble bringing myself to tell little white lies (except when writing on LinkedIn where… Read More »Lies We Tell Our Associates
The Evolution of a Question
When I first attended partners meetings, “what are other law firms doing?” was a question that I heard over and over. Whether the topic was… Read More »The Evolution of a Question