Expecting The Worst

Expecting The Worst

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...
Technical Competence Is Required, Not Exuberance

Technical Competence Is Required, Not Exuberance

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...
Book Review: The Practice

Book Review: The Practice

Next in a series of long overdue book reviews, here are my thoughts on The Practice: Brutal Truths About Lawyers And Lawyering by Brian Tannebaum. Go buy this book right now. I’ll elaborate. As with my review of Supreme Ambitions, I’ll add some disclaimers...
Book Review: Supreme Ambitions

Book Review: Supreme Ambitions

So this review is long overdue. I received an advance preview copy of David Lat’s debut novel, Supreme Ambitions, back in October of last year. I read it immediately and enjoyed it, but it also came at a time when I was fairly busy. One thing led to another, and...