by Keith Lee | Professional Development
It’s the beginning of a New Year. If you haven’t already blown your New Year’s resolutions, you might be waffling on them. One of the more common resolutions for professionals is to “build their network.” Building your network is...
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...
by Keith Lee | Professional Development
By early December you’ll likely neck-deep in the high season for what can be the most banal of networking events – the holiday party. I easily attend two parties a week. I’m sure I’ll be going to at least half a dozen more this year, as I...
by Keith Lee | Legal News
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 to shy away from my civic duty, I committed to...
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...
by Keith Lee | #data, Site News
Generally speaking, lawyers live in Microsoft Word (or Wordperfect, ick). That is, lawyers work with words more than anything else. It’s our wheelhouse. Convincingly stringing lots of words together is how we earn our keep. Generally speaking, consultants,...
