A New Year’s Resolution For Grape Popsicles
I like orange popsicles. The cherry flavoured ones are also okay. The grape flavour is terrible. This is one of the few topics upon which… Read More »A New Year’s Resolution For Grape Popsicles
mentoring
Who Really Built The Pyramids?
I have heard it said that “an expert is someone from out of town with Power Point.” This expression has some old roots. When I… Read More »Who Really Built The Pyramids?
Murray’s Marketing Missives
2. Take your law school friends to lunch. They will be handing out work in a few years. 3. Hold your glass in your left… Read More »Murray’s Marketing Missives
Time To Go
“There is a time for departure even when there’s no certain place to go.” Tennessee Williams On the day that the love of my life… Read More »Time To Go
Building a Team of Partners and Losers
We live in a hierarchical world. In a law firm, the levels are pretty clear. From top to bottom it goes something like this: Managing… Read More »Building a Team of Partners and Losers
Selling Out For the Price of a Postage Stamp
Just about everything that I learned about stupidity in the realm of managing people, I learned from lawyers, much of it from my own mistakes.… Read More »Selling Out For the Price of a Postage Stamp
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
Stupid Talk
Lawyers (other than litigators, I suppose) don’t like public speaking much more than other people do, and most people rank public speaking as their greatest… Read More »Stupid Talk
The Lunatic Fringe
Back in the day, there was a law firm in which the partners were – how do I say it sort of nicely – not… Read More »The Lunatic Fringe
Living Well in the Legal Profession
Doug was an Associate at my first law firm. Martin was our boss. Just after lunch on my first Friday at the office, Doug said… Read More »Living Well in the Legal Profession