by Keith Lee | Professional Development
It’s the difference between a fixed mindset and a growth mindset. A fixed mindset is intimidated by obstacles, sees effort as fruitless, and takes criticism poorly. A growth mindset embraces challenges, sees effort as a means to achievement, and integrates criticism...
by Florida Esq | Uncategorized
Another month, another batch of numbers. May’s numbers were both encouraging and disappointing. Encouraging because I’m still able to keep my “normal” overhead (regular expenses like rent, malpractice insurance premiums, fax service, etc.) down around $1,000 per...
by Florida Esq | Uncategorized
It’s the first of the month, and you know that that means: time for more numbers! As usual, here’s a bit of context to go with the data: This month’s numbers are skewed a bit thanks to taxes. As a small business owner, I have to withhold my own taxes from my net...
by Keith Lee | Professional Development
I distinctly remember the first time I was hired by a new client. I was nervous as hell. To be perfectly honest, I felt like a fraud. I had done work for new clients before while I was an associate at a firm, but this was this first time someone had specifically...
by Keith Lee | Law School
This morning I saw on the Legal Skills Prof Blog that a new paper was released on SSRN by Professor Neil W. Hamilton entitled Changing Markets Create Opportunities: Emphasizing the Competencies Legal Employers Use in Hiring New Lawyers (Including Professional...
by David L. Smith | Great Conversation
In the long period since my last post, I’ve thought a lot about the applicability of recounting these battles to you all. I first entitled this series “…Battle/Debate Strategy” because I thought the “Debate” part would appeal to you...
by Alan Duke | Book Reviews
In all honesty, Maritime Letters of Indemnity is not the title of a book I would normally consider reading. I am glad, however, that I was able to have the opportunity to read this book. I preface my review on the fact that I am not well versed in maritime law. While...
by Keith Lee | Book Reviews
I’m always looking for ways to improve my own writing – legal or otherwise. I think my writing is pretty good (I was number one in legal writing in my class for what it’s worth), but I know I have a long way to go to get it to “great.” Therefore I follow a...
by Florida Esq | Uncategorized
Just dumping a bunch of numbers on you won’t be very helpful, so in order to provide some context for the data, here’s a little information about my practice: I live and practice in a place that has a somewhat lower cost-of-living than you might associate with Florida...
