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It's been fascinating watching law firms react (in advance) to what they believed was going to be the horror story of COVID-19. I get...
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Lawyers think they're expert communicators. Most are wrong. If you replace the word "expert" with "unnecessarily complicated" (or anfractuous, if you're feeling extra clever today) then...
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'tis the season to write about Christmas mania, tra-la-la-la-lah, la lah... lah.... lah.
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