Associate's Mind

This isn’t legal related at all but I found it very compelling. A soldier, a Scotsman, who landed at Normandy on D-Day, armed with only his pipes: ANY reasonable observer might have thought Bill Millin was unarmed as he jumped off the landing ramp at Sword Beach, in Normandy, on June 6th 1944. Unlike his [...]

Interesting breakdown on Gen Y/Millennials found here, from The Jury Expert. Quick excerpt: Case themes a. Millennials led very structured and protected early lives. Themes of how investors/plaintiffs/trainees were not protected, trained or supported may resonate with them. Betrayal of trust is a serious violation. The trial theme trifecta of T-L-C (training, leadership and communication) [...]

Professor Peter Friedman of Case Western Reserve University Law School recently posted an entry under the above heading. Professor Friedman’s entry was in response to a bit of back and forth between Dan Hull of What about Clients?/What About Paris? (an international legal blog focusing on client service) and the writers and commentators on Popehat [...]

Conrad Saam at the Avvoblog just put up a great anecdote as to why lawyers, or any business should pay attention to social media. Most importantly it highlights that social media cannot be approached with a a fire-and-forget strategy but rather a  business’ online persona in the social media sphere requires the careful maintenance and nurturing a master gardener would give to [...]