by Keith Lee | Law School
Law schools traditionally do thing: teach students to “think like lawyers.” This means most law students graduate not really knowing how to do much. What to do when a client walks through your door, sits down, and asks for help. How to respond when the...
by Keith Lee | Professional Development
What does it take to stand out and be successful as a lawyer? Law schools place a heavy emphasis on the technical aspects of being a lawyer. Critical thinking, analysis, drafting, etc. For many new lawyers this emphasis carries over with them as they begin to practice...
by Keith Lee | Professional Development
Three years of your life riding on a single test. The February Bar Exam is next week for many law students around the country. Thinking back to when I took bar exam, there was a certain level of anxiety and apprehension in the months leading up to the bar exam. The...
by Keith Lee | Professional Development
Alfred P. Sloan, Jr., famed chairman of General Motors in its heyday, has been attributed with saying the following at a top committee meeting: ‘Gentlemen, I take it we are all in complete agreement on the decision here.’ Everyone around the table nodded...
by Keith Lee | Uncategorized
Last month I mentioned that one of my priorities for the year is “attention.” In that vein, here is something for your attention: We are currently 38 days into 2017. That puts us at roughly 10% through the year. More than likely, you set goals for...
by Keith Lee | Technology
If you’re paying attention to the law Twitters, then you’ll know it’s Legalweek17. Formerly LegalTechNY, LegalWeek is one of the big legaltech conferences of the year. Which means there are going to be all sorts of proclamations issued from people...
by Keith Lee | Professional Development
This weekend, my family and I went to our gym like we usually do. We belong to a club call Life Time Fitness. Huge place, great equipment, layout, services, etc. My son loves it, they have a huge kids area. As we’re heading into the gym, I was mentally setting...
by Keith Lee | Professional Development
What, precisely, is going to make you special (or even more special) in the marketplace over the next few years? Would you like to develop a specialized expertise in a particular technical area, in certain types of transaction, in the problems of certain types of...
