Top Students Avoiding Law School 2016 Edition

by Keith Lee | #data

Back in 2013, I was the first person to notice that students graduating from the top universities in the country were beginning to avoid law school in droves. The LSAC usually updates this information around this time of year, but you have to just keep an eye on their...

Book Review: Deep Work

by Keith Lee | Book Reviews

Three years ago I reviewed So Good They Can’t Ignore You by Cal Newport. It was one of my favorite books that year and I continue to recommend it to people. Newport has just released his next book, Deep Work: Rules For Focused Success In A Distracted World, and...

2015 ABA 509 Disclosures: Fifty Shades Of Grey

by Keith Lee | #data, Law School

Quietly and without fanfare, the ABA 509 Required Disclosures website was updated with the 2015 reports. December 15th is the required reporting day, but you don’t see it mentioned that often. Law schools are required to post their 509 reports on their website...

Annual Planning For Lawyers – Reference Guide

by Keith Lee | Business

This guide has been revised and updated for 2017. I was walking around a shopping center in early November and there were already Christmas decorations hung up everywhere. Thanksgiving seems like it has almost been completely subsumed by the winter holiday season....

Ethics Of Misrepresentation In Negotiation

by Keith Lee | Litigation

Being an effective negotiator is an incredibly important aspect of being a lawyer. Whether it be a contract dispute or a bitter custody battle, negotiation comes to play on a regular basis in the representation of clients. Negotiation can either be amicable...