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Lessons for Lawyers from the Great Conversation: Alexander
For when he was in Asia, and heard Aristotle had published some treatises of that kind, he wrote to him, using very plain language to him in behalf of philosophy, the following letter. “Alexander to Aristotle, greeting. You have not done well to publish your books of oral doctrine; for what is there now that [...]
The Top 5 Reasons Lawyers Fail
Here is the final excerpt from Dr. Robert Jeffery Sternberg’s book, In Search of the Human Mind, written in 1994. In it, Dr. Sternberg lists what he believes to be the twenty reasons why intelligent people fail. Now, regardless of public perception or personal anecdote, lawyers are intelligent people. Certainly some are more intelligent than [...]
Anger and Negotiations – A Cultural Perspective
Arbitration, mediation, trials – any time two parties come together to discuss making a deal, they will engage in negotiation. As the world continues to become more inter-connected and business and law engage across time zones and cultures; it is worth noting that what might seem an effective negotiating tool in one culture, can be [...]
Associate’s Mind News
Just FYI, An Associate’s Mind was featured as the Law Blog of the day over at Tom Mighell’s blog, Inter Alia. Inter Alia has been featuring a new legal blog daily for some time now. It’s a great way to discover new blogs, as well as get some exposure for a your own blog. Mr. [...]
Postcards from the Bar: Texas Wesleyan Law Grad 2009
Today’s postcard is from freshly minted lawyer, Lené Alley DeRudder, who runs Lawyers in Training. She recently made a post on her website in regards to the Bar exam, which I feature as a postcard today. As a recent Texas Bar survivor, I can honestly say it is not that bad. After the July 2009 [...]
Innovation: Ideas Having Sex
Reason.com has a great article focusing on innovation up that is adapted from Matt Ridley’s book, The Rational Optimist, entitled Ideas Having Sex. An excerpt: Innovators are in the business of sharing. It is the most important thing they do, for unless they share their innovation it can have no benefit for them or for [...]
Why Lawyers Fail: #10-6
I continue to focusing on an excerpt from Dr. Robert Jeffery Sternberg’s book, In Search of the Human Mind, written in 1994. In it, Dr. Sternberg lists what he believes to be the twenty reasons why intelligent people fail. Now, regardless of public perception or personal anecdote, lawyers are intelligent people. Certainly some are more intelligent than others, [...]
Lessons for Lawyers from the Great Conversation: Tiberius Gracchus
For Tiberius, maintaining an honourable and just cause, and possessed of eloquence sufficient to have made a less creditable action appear plausible, was no safe or easy antagonist, when, with the people crowding around the hustings, he took his place, and spoke in behalf of the poor. “The savage beasts,” said he, “in Italy, have their particular [...]
Postcards from the Bar Exam: City University, London 2002
From across the pond, Darren Sylvester of Interalialegal.com is featured in today’s Postcard from the Bar Exam. I was Called to the Bar in 2003, after graduating from University of Essex (LL.B.) and the Inns of Court School of Law, City University, London. While I had a good time at law school, it was also [...]
5 Basic Mistakes for a New Associate (or Clerk) to Avoid
After having shown a number of new clerks the ropes, (I’ve been clerking at the same firm throughout law school) I thought I’d list a few basic mistakes to avoid of which I think every new associate or clerk should be aware. I include associate as I’ve seen freshly graduated law students come in as [...]
