The practice and culture of practicing law
Here they are. Rich’s 30 Rules for Legal Writing: Eliminate unnecessary words; no throat clearing. Keep it simple. Keep it direct. Keep your sentences short. Use active voice. State one idea at a time. Accuracy matters. Beware of repetition. State Read More …
In our practice we see lots of new clients. We are particularly sensitive to the attorney-client privilege issues because many of them communicate with us about employment problems. For employees, it often true that just consulting an attorney may have Read More …
Complaints are Opportunities I read Lee Rosen’s email newsletter, Friday File. It’s a great place for practical advice on how to run a law practice. You can subscribe here. In a recent edition, Lee described a traumatic experience with his Read More …
If there is one thing that almost all lawyers do, it is negotiate. Business lawyers do it. Litigators do it do it. Real estate lawyers do it. I suspect that even patent lawyers do it. Most of us think we Read More …
Over the past few months, lawyers around the world have had to adjust how they practice their profession, and legislatures and the judiciary have had to adapt to make access to the legal system as safe as possible. Historically, documents Read More …
If you use mediation, it’s useful to step back once and a while and think about why it works to be sure that you’re taking full advantage of what it has to offer. (If you don’t use it: “why not?”) As Read More …
Thinking in Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don’t Have All the Facts By Annie Duke (Portfolio/Penguin: New York 2018). As a lawyer who strives to give clients objective advice, reading Thinking in Bets was a refreshing challenge. I am Read More …