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Why I’m Leaving Legal Practice (sort of)

Chris Hargreaves - August 13, 2016 5

Recently I completed my last day as a full time employee of a law firm. I've got to say - it's a strange feeling, because...

Legal Career

3 Lessons I was reminded of while I was sick

Chris Hargreaves - September 26, 2014 6

I've been unwell for the past few days. It's been a decidedly unpleasant experience, but I wanted to try and make something useful out...

Legal Practice

My Love/Hate Relationship with Email

Chris Hargreaves - July 24, 2014 2

I love email. And I hate email. I like to think that I'm not alone in this. Email has offered legal practice huge benefits in legal...

Legal Career

Practical Training for Law Students (AKA – where have articles of clerkship gone)

Chris Hargreaves - May 7, 2014 6

I had a very interesting conversation recently with somebody who has an important role in the training that is given to law students and...

Legal Career

Lawyers should be more Intolerant

Chris Hargreaves - May 5, 2014 0

Intolerance is wonderful. In fact I would almost go so far as to say that being intolerant is one of the more useful characteristics...

Legal Career

Take the Training Wheels Off your Legal Career

Chris Hargreaves - April 30, 2014 7

It has occurred to me over the last little while that I've never really written a "manifesto" for this site. Many writers (or bloggers...

Communication

How to be Persuasive P2 – Know your Enemy

Chris Hargreaves - March 21, 2014 1

Sun Tzu in The Art of War said: “It is said that if you know your enemies and know yourself, you will not be imperiled...

Communication

How to be Persuasive

Chris Hargreaves - March 19, 2014 2

Let's Start with a Wedding... Maybe Michael and Jane have been dating for about 3 years, and they are madly in love. Michael wants to...

Legal Career

Does Your Career Plan Work for You?

Chris Hargreaves - March 17, 2014 5

"Career Plan" sounds like one of those pieces of paper (much like a "marketing plan") which is produced with a mammoth amount of effort,...

Legal Practice

Passionate Professional or Pitiful Plodder?

Chris Hargreaves - March 10, 2014 3

The news is not good: when asked, most lawyers find most parts of their job, and most of their clients, "tolerable", "acceptable" or "terrible"...

Legal Practice

Lawyer – Still a Noble Profession?

Chris Hargreaves - December 5, 2013 8

Lawyers, by and large, cop a fair battering from media. After all, media about lawyers ripping people off, betraying trust of their clients, acting...

Legal Career

Is University failing us?

Chris Hargreaves - November 23, 2013 7

University degrees are failing up and coming professionals by not teaching the skills they need to flourish in the workplace. To some, this opinion will...

Legal Practice

How to Catch an Egg without Breaking It

Chris Hargreaves - November 18, 2013 0

Knowing how to go about approaching your first legal file (or files) with a minimum of risk, especially if your first file is inherited, can be...

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Instead of Career Goals…

Chris Hargreaves - January 4, 2021 0

Here we are again - the start of a new year. More likely than not, a bunch of people are about to set a bunch...

Communication

Should you Just Phone Your Opponent?

Chris Hargreaves - August 15, 2020 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...

Legal Career

Or… We Could Just Fire You Instead

Chris Hargreaves - July 26, 2020 1

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...

Legal Practice

40% Pay Cut, 140% Full Time Load

Chris Hargreaves - June 8, 2020 0

It's been fascinating watching law firms react (in advance) to what they believed was going to be the horror story of COVID-19.

Continuing Legal Education

How to Make the Most of Your CLE

Chris Hargreaves - May 8, 2020 0

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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