by Keith Lee | Legal News
If you haven’t been paying attention, there are some fairly serious amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP) that are going into effect on on December 1, 2015. The amendments, which apply to both new and existing civil actions pending in federal...
by Keith Lee | Professional Development
Once the purvey of advertisers and marketers, almost everyone is now aware of the concept of branding and brands. The Marketing Accountability Standards Board (yes, that’s a thing) defines a brand as a name, term, design, symbol or other feature that...
by Keith Lee | Book Reviews
It’s no secret that I’m a fan of Ross Guberman’s work. I reviewed his first book, Point Made: How to Write Like the Nation’s Top Advocates here (and the 2nd edition here). I still think it’s probably the best legal writing book out there. If...
by Keith Lee | Technology
This morning I received a press release, which is nothing worthy of comment in and of itself. I get lots of press releases. usually from some PR company that wants to promote a lawyer’s recent: book, case, appearance in the news, conference, etc. I also get lots...
by Keith Lee | Legal News
It’s been a couple of years since I’ve made a large scale post on resources for new associates and lawyers, so I thought I would give it updating. But once I got into it, I decided to not go with a half measure and instead make as a robust online resource...
by Keith Lee | Legal News
If you’ve been out of the loop the past few years, crowdfunding has become a major force in how capital is raised – outside of vcs, angels, banks, and the like. Crowdfunding is the process by which business, causes, and people raise monetary contributions...
by Keith Lee | Reputation
A few days ago I received a head’s up that a lengthy, research-heavy post I had written here at Associate’s Mind had been “scraped” (i.e stolen), with copyright intact and was appearing at another website. Nothing too out of the...
by Keith Lee | Technology
“Need legal consulting, contracts drafted, or advice? I have experience in almost all areas of law and can answer almost any legal question! Only $5. (Educational purposes only, not actual legal advice)” So goes listing after listing on the...
by Keith Lee | Technology
A number of items for your attention, that will provide background reading for what follows. 1) An ongoing theme in my Above The Law column the past month or so has been the over-the-top enthusiasm among technical startups looking to move into the legal industry...
by Keith Lee | Professional Development
This weekend, my family and I went to the gym. We belong to a club call Life Time Fitness. Huge place, great equipment, layout, services, etc. My son loves it, we take him all the time. Instilling fitness into children from an early age is important. It helps them...
