Those Who Got Away
Let me tell you about a lawyer named Josh. Josh was not very good. Everybody said so, especially the partner who was his practice group… Read More »Those Who Got Away
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Kentucky Fried Lawyers, Anyone?
The magic of a franchise system is that someone brilliant develops a business system and then documents every step that must be taken to permit… Read More »Kentucky Fried Lawyers, Anyone?
Happy Law, Sad Law
I often find myself speaking to law students and young lawyers who are having difficulty deciding what area of law they should practice. I also… Read More »Happy Law, Sad Law
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)
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)
Translations From Lawyer Talk Part Six: Associate Talk
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
Translations From Lawyer Talk: Part Three
Due to popular demand (I have now asked myself to do this ten times) and as a continued public service, I am providing some more… Read More »Translations From Lawyer Talk: Part Three
How To Raise a Baby Lawyer
Those who know me would not be surprised to learn that I think that I was a brilliant supervising lawyer and mentor. Not necessarily because… Read More »How To Raise a Baby Lawyer
Estimates or Guesstimates?
Every time I phone a call centre for just about any company, it turns out that they are experiencing a higher volume of calls than… Read More »Estimates or Guesstimates?
Translations From Lawyer Talk: Part Two
As a continuation of my public service, I offer the following additional translations from Lawyer Talk to Plain English:
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