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Commentary: Micromanagement Turns Staff Into Zombies
Texas Lawyer
Monday, June 29, 2009
Thinking, responsible employees need autonomy to keep their brains from dying, says The Assistant-at-Law. But some lawyers are too busy breathing down their assistants' necks and hand-holding us through every little task to imagine that, if they threw their assistants the occasional challenge, they might just rise to it.
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Learn How to Use LinkedIn to Build Business
The Legal Intelligencer
Monday, June 29, 2009
LinkedIn is predominately a professional Web site that is used primarily for business connections, unlike other sites that are more informal, including Facebook and YouTube. If you want to increase your network, boost your productivity and develop your book of business, you can achieve this by getting familiar with LinkedIn and using this in your everyday interactions with colleagues and clients.
I Like Being a Lawyer
Texas Lawyer
Monday, June 29, 2009
A. Clay Graham lists the top five reasons he likes being a lawyer.
Commentary: Winning on the Papers
Texas Lawyer
Monday, June 22, 2009
Lawyers eager for jury trial experience grow weary of writing motions. But like it or not, motions for summary judgment, motions under Daubert, et al. v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals Inc. and other motions play a vital role in every trial lawyer's life, say David Bissinger and Martin Siegel. Successful motion strategy differs less from trial strategy than many lawyers appreciate, they say.
Movies That Hold Lessons for Lawyers
Texas Lawyer
Monday, June 15, 2009
I was sitting at the bar of a Mexican restaurant in my Dallas neighborhood. A bar mate, hearing I was a lawyer, asked, "So, what are your favorite lawyer movies?" I thought about it and answered. My choices were not necessarily movies about lawyers, but movies that teach us how to be better lawyers.
Commentary: Match Point: Don't Panic, Just Hit the Ball
Texas Lawyer
Monday, June 22, 2009
Ball. Hit. These two words, when accompanied by the adrenaline rush of a competitive tennis match, can help the player focus on the task at hand. But just as a tennis player can't control what's going on around him when he's playing, most lawyers have little or no control over whether their firms lay them off, says Kathleen J. Wu. Since you can't control the world around you, focus on what you can control, she advises.
Strip Away Words That Litter the Path to the Point
New Jersey Law Journal
Monday, June 8, 2009
Having a point worth making is primary. Making it clearly and succinctly runs a close second. To get to the point quickly so that readers can absorb it, buy into it and move on, strip away all words that litter the path to the point.
I Like Being a Lawyer
Texas Lawyer
Monday, June 22, 2009
Amy C. Welborn lists the top five reasons she likes being a lawyer.
Filleting the "Fishing Expedition" Objection
Texas Lawyer
Monday, June 15, 2009
Whether new lawyers have tried to frustrate their adversaries by objecting that a discovery request is an impermissible "fishing expedition" or whether they are the stymied recipients of the objection, now is the time to learn just what this phrase — which lawyers throw around like a salmon at Pike Place Fish Market — really means. Grab a fishing pole as we troll the murky waters of this overused and misunderstood objection.
Commentary: Collectability, Deductibility and Recoverability
Texas Lawyer
Monday, June 8, 2009
In Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, L.L.P. v. National Development and Research Corp., et al., the Texas Supreme Court faces three issues that, if decided, could substantially affect how courts handle legal malpractice cases in Texas: collectability of underlying judgments, deduction of contingent fees from damages and recoverability of attorneys' fees that were paid in the underlying suit, says Bruce A. Campbell.
I Like Being a Lawyer
Texas Lawyer
Monday, June 15, 2009
Susan M. Fisher lists the top five reasons she likes being a lawyer.
