Well every lawyer has heard it at least few times – you can do anything with a law degree. Old adage, meet this article from Slate which pours some cold water on the party. From our view, there is some merit in this article – a J.D. alone does not empower you with broad skills … Read more
Are You Checking Work Email in Bed?
The demands of being “omniavailable” can seriously backfire according to new research (who knew?). So, if you are checking work email in bed or at other times when you should be relaxing, read on: Over time, the creep of off-hours messages from our bosses and colleagues has led us to tolerate these intrusions as an … Read more
Conference Call in Real Life (Funny)
As an in-house counsel, your life probably includes a bevy of meetings (and sometimes, meetings about planning future meetings). But nothing surpasses the joy of the conference call. Check out this hilarious conference call YouTube video by Tripp & Tyler.
Drawbacks to In-House Life?
Biglaw attorneys look at in-house life as the promised land, but is it really? Mark Herrmann at AboveTheLaw gives his thoughts on a few drawbacks to in-house life: …But there are occasional drawbacks to working in-house, and I try to share those with the world when I notice them. Three recently came to my attention. … Read more
What do you wish someone had told you when you were a first-year lawyer?
What do you wish someone had told you as a first-year lawyer? Chime in over at the ABA Journal: Last week, Dallas-based lawyer career coach Cordell Parvin (who practiced law for 36 years) asked and answered this question at his eponymous blog: What do I wish someone had told me when I was a first … Read more
Breaking the reactive cycle in-house
Some wise words from Canada: Law departments across Canada should see themselves, and be seen company-wide, as integral parts of their corporate clients’ businesses. As in-house counsel, we can provide much more value if we’re not merely a group that’s brought in just to give a last-minute legal blessing or to fix a problem that … Read more
In-House Lawyer Hit With Malpractice Charge After Employee Deposition
A cautionary tale for in-house counsel: A court of appeals found that when an in-house counsel took an employee’s deposition without giving him proper warning, and that employee was subsequently fired because of what he disclosed, it may have been malpractice and the suit against the counsel should continue. Read: In-House Lawyer Hit With Malpractice … Read more
Lawyer admits napping at trial, but rates his performance an 8 or a 9
Just imagine the rating he would have given himself had he been awake the entire time: A Texas lawyer blamed sleep apnea for his naps during the trial of a drunken driving defendant, but defended his courtroom performance. Texas lawyer Martin Zimmerman rated his performance in the case of Daniel Textor Jr. an eight or … Read more
Attorney who billed for 29-hour day “did the work”
The Ohio attorney disciplinary authorities have their work cut out for them: An Ohio lawyer who billed for lengthy work days on court-appointed cases, including one that stretched for 29 hours, is facing a disciplinary proceeding. However, Ben Swift did the work and just needed to keep better records, his lawyer told the Dayton Daily … Read more
Survey: Lawyers Contribute Least to Society
Happy Monday, dear readers. A new survey is in and the results are not pretty: Americans were asked to rate 10 professions on their contributions to society. Lawyers were dead last. Read: Sad: Lawyers Contribute Least to Society at LexBlog.