Associate's Mind

So I’m hosting Blawg Review #281 this week. If you’re not familiar with the concept, check out this post for a rundown on what this is about. I wasn’t actually planning on hosting a Blawg Review so soon, I was going to try and get a few more months of “blawging” under my belt before [...]

Just a head’s up to everyone, I’ll be hosting Blawg Review this upcoming Monday. What is Blawg Review? But what about Blawg Review, specifically? For those whose posts are reviewed, it’s an opportunity to get seen and linked by other legal bloggers. For the hosts, it’s an opportunity to gain exposure to the audience of [...]

From: Politics and the English Language by George Orwell Horizon, April 1946 ….But an effect can become a cause, reinforcing the original cause and producing the same effect in an intensified form, and so on indefinitely. A man may take to drink because he feels himself to be a failure, and then fail all the more [...]

I think many lawyers, law students, anyone really, could benefit from the use of a program/service called Evernote. I am a huge, huge fan and user of Evernote and thought I would talk about it briefly since many people don’t seem to understand the concept – or have never heard of it. Most importantly, it’s [...]

For the unaware, the ABA has numerous divisions focusing on a variety of topics. Rainmakers, Young Lawyers, Women Lawyers, etc. Each division provides its own variety of services. Of particular note is the Litigation division that publishes a brief podcast titled “Sound Advice” on a semi-regular basis. The most recent edition features the Honorable Lee [...]

Just a quick note to read Mark Britton’s (CEO at avvo.com) post, “Write It Down.” Something of which I am a large proponent. It’s #2 in my 5 Basic Mistakes for a New Associate (or Clerk) to Avoid. An excerpt from Mr. Britton’s post: Second, short-term memory aside, I see writing things down as a [...]