Jury Duty: A Lawyer’s Journey
A couple of weeks ago I received a summons to serve as a juror. My first one ever. Lawyers usually don’t like jury duty because we almost always get struck. It’s a waste of our time. But as I’m not one...
View ArticleHow To Handle Criticism
“Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is necessary. It fulfils the same function as pain in the human body. It calls attention to an unhealthy state of things.” – Sir Winston Churchill As a new...
View ArticleBar Exam Tips
Lots of nervous, recent graduates from law schools will be sitting down to take the bar exam soon. For some it might be their first time, for others it’s the 2nd or 3rd time at the rodeo. It’s been a...
View ArticleShould Lawyers Ditch Legalese?
Here is the difference between winning Olympic vaults, 56 years apart: Here are examples of two contract clauses, 56 years apart. Old: The parties hereto do hereby stipulate and agree that it is their...
View ArticleA Blinking Light Locating A Weak Point In An Argument
Many lawyers will spend significant amounts of time reading, analyzing, and deconstructing briefs, motions, and contracts. This requires a significant amount of reading and research. The consumption of...
View ArticleNo Growth Without Risk
This month, there are law students graduating from law school all around the country. If you’re one of them, you’re graduating into one of the worst legal job markets ever. If you already landed a job,...
View ArticleLawyer Destroys “Facebook Legal Notice” Meme
At some point, you’ve likely seen someone post some variation of the below from someone you’re friends with on Facebook: I do not give Facebook or any entities associated with Facebook permission to...
View ArticleChurchill’s 5 Elements Of Persuasive Speaking
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, famed British Prime Minister during World War II, was not only a noted statesman, but also a gifted student of oration and history. Churchill wrote numerous...
View ArticleDevelop Selective Focus (Avoid “Garbage In, Garbage Out”)
This past weekend my wife and I went to dinner with some friends to a nice restaurant and had a very large meal. Amuse-bouche, appetizers, soup, salad, entree, dessert. It was a gamut of flavors. Pork...
View ArticleHow To Get Disbarred In 5 Easy Steps!
With some regularity, some pretty funny stuff occurs in the legal world. Like the time I found the best courtroom transcript of all time. THIS IS THE BEST COURTROOM TRANSCRIPT OF ALL TIME....
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