Breaking The Rules
Near the end of my career, at a time when I frequently congratulated myself (since no one else would listen) about how brilliant I was… Read More »Breaking The Rules
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My Dream Job in Law
Last night I worked on a trademark file. It was a disaster. The application had been filed incorrectly and the Trademarks Office had cited a… Read More »My Dream Job in Law
The Power of Walking Away
Herb Cohen, the author of ‘You can Negotiate Anything’ and once labelled ‘the world’s best negotiator’ tells a story about negotiating the purchase of his… Read More »The Power of Walking Away
Leverage
Early in my career, I represented a franchisor of retail bakeries. As is commonly done, my client leased premises from commercial landlords and subleased them… Read More »Leverage
The Big Picture
At one stage of my career I did a great deal of work for a franchisor of bakeries. If the truth be known, my client… Read More »The Big Picture
Professional Negligence 101
Once upon a time, one of my litigation partners had a field day suing a very senior partner of a reputable law firm in the… Read More »Professional Negligence 101
Murray’s Handy Dandy Guide to Becoming a Partner
I once had a partner who was a “heads down, get your work done” type of guy. Knew his law. Billed like a fiend. Not… Read More »Murray’s Handy Dandy Guide to Becoming a Partner
Racing to the Bottom of the Legal Profession
Many of you will be familiar with the old saying (sometimes attributed to John Adams and other times to Winston Churchill) to the effect that… Read More »Racing to the Bottom of the Legal Profession
The Power of Doubt
Back when I was practicing law, I used to say that my greatest skill was doing lunch. I did an awful lot of lunch with… Read More »The Power of Doubt
Tales of Fundamentally Flawed Founders
I have decided not to pick on Big Law today for a change. Let’s talk about smaller firms with entrepreneurial founders instead. Sometimes lawyers call… Read More »Tales of Fundamentally Flawed Founders