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Or… We Could Just Fire You Instead

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Recently I took a bit of a shot at law firms trying to pretend that their COVID-related pay cuts came with associated reduced working hours. I'm all for the realities...
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40% Pay Cut, 140% Full Time Load

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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.
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How to Make the Most of Your CLE

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Attending any kind of continuing legal education can feel like it was largely a waste of time - even if it came with a...
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Why is legal writing so hard?  For anybody who is not a lawyer and doesn't have to do legal drafting, you'll just have to trust...
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9 Words and Phrases That Lawyers Use which Have to Stop

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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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It's going to happen - at some point in your legal career you're going to have to come out from behind your desk, stand...
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There's a difficult balance to achieve when you walk into a law firm as a young lawyer. On the...
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Yet Another Post about Lawyers and Christmas

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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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The Myth of the Heartless Lawyer

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Although we're often painted as cold and unfeeling, the fact is that most lawyers got into the profession because of a deep desire to...
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How to Survive the Rush before Christmas

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Yep – we’re there already, and everybody is FREAKING OUT. Clients are bugging you to get things done. You’ve promised (or somebody has on your...
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Or… We Could Just Fire You Instead

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Recently I took a bit of a shot at law firms trying to pretend that their COVID-related pay cuts came with associated reduced working...
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If you've been reading this site for a while, you will know that I am a big fan of what I call "overwhelming positivity"....
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Your Email is Slowly (but Surely) Killing your Legal Career

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You know this already - you just probably haven't said it out aloud. "Did you get my email"? "I get too much email - I can't...
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Recently I took a bit of a shot at law firms trying to pretend that their COVID-related pay cuts came with associated reduced working...
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