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Chris Hargreaves

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Communication

When your Ego Writes your Letters for You

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I'm all for authenticity in legal writing. But there are some limits. Those limits kick in right around the time where I can tell the...
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Legal Career

3 Times your Client Isn’t your Top Priority

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The other day I saw a social media post from a well known firm.  Together with a lovely image, it said that: the client always...
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Legal Career

Being told to Smile More to Make Partner Isn’t Sexist

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Recently I found a little story about an aspiring partner that got told to "smile more" if she wanted to get the nod from...
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Communication

501 Words of Excessive Pontification

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Let's see how it goes. 501 Words While I was consuming my evening beverage I began to contemplate (as I regularly do) regarding, in particular, the...
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Legal Practice

Disruption in Law Isn’t an Act – It’s a Culture

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For many law firms, attempting disruption is like trying to find the "secret ingredient" without knowing the rest of the recipe. I'm seeing a lot...
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Legal Career

Is Your Firm’s Culture a Toxic Cesspool?

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When I decided to approach the topic of bad law firm cultures, I assured myself that I would do so with a reasonably balanced...
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Legal Career

The Dark Side of Flexible Work Hours

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In a discussion that's starting to look like the quest for the holy grail, the chants of "we want flexible work arrangements!" are increasing...
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Legal Practice

Being Right Doesn’t Matter – These 5 Things Matter More

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It's always disappointing to find this out for yourself in practice, so I thought I'd break the news now - just because you're right...
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Legal Career

Finding your Sweet Spot in your Legal Career

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If you're aiming for a legal career that you actually enjoy (which I highly recommend you do) then one thing is certain: it might...
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Communication

Four Fundamentals of Excellent Legal Writing

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Good writing doesn't rely on tactics. It's not one size fits all. It's regularly something that senior lawyers say you should master, but don't execute well themselves. And...
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Communication

Practice Doesn’t Make Perfect

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One of the most common ways that young lawyers believe they're going to "get better" at essential legal skills is this: time. It doesn't work. Sorry. 5...
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Communication

We Need to Care More about Legal Writing

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As lawyers we spend a lot of time writing. In fact - looking back, if I had to pick a single task which took up...
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Legal Practice

4 Truths About Time Management

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Time management is one of the most important skills for a lawyer to develop. Too often, though, we tell ourselves that "time management" means the...
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Should you Just Phone Your Opponent?

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Ah yes, the great joy of the litigator: writing unbelievably long-winded letters back and forth for months to set out why your client is...
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Legal Career

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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Legal Practice

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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Legal Career

Legal Careers Are Awesome

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Recently I mentioned what I thought was a fairly self-evident concept: being a lawyer is actually pretty challenging. If...
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Should you Just Phone Your Opponent?

Chris Hargreaves - 0
Ah yes, the great joy of the litigator: writing unbelievably long-winded letters back and forth for months to set out why your client is...
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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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