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
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
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
Back when I was practicing law, ignoring my health, and always exhausted, there were oh so many things to think about. One of them was… Read More »Buying Clients
You think that baseball is a slow game? It has nothing on networking. Here is a story for you. Many years ago I met a… Read More »The Slow Game
One of my best clients was a very large privately owned corporation. I had a great relationship with Steve, the majority shareholder/CEO. Our firm was… Read More »Know Your Snack Bracket
When I entered law school, each year the most powerful law firm in Montreal would obtain from McGill Law School the names of the ten… Read More »Houston, We Have A Diversity Problem – Call Marketing!
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My father used to ask, “If you’re so smart, why ain’t you rich?” There are probably a million things that are wrong with that question,… Read More »If You’re So Smart, Why Ain’t You Rich?
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One of the most shocking things that young lawyers in private practice learn is that they are required to sell themselves. After all, if they… Read More »Business Development Is Easy-Peasy