Do You Need To Have A Red Team?

Do You Need To Have A Red Team?

by | Business

Litigation can be a battle. You marshal your forces and attack the opposing party. But there is a long lead time from the filing of a lawsuit to the commencement of a trial. During that time you lay out your strategy. How to approach the case, handle witnesses,...
Overcoming Doubt

Overcoming Doubt

by | 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...
What Makes Lawyers Happy?

What Makes Lawyers Happy?

by | Legal News

Many law students and new lawyers are obsessed with things such as rank, grades, and law review. But (thanks to the Legal Skills Prof Blog) I recently came across an empirical research study on SSRN that shows that those things have very little to do with one’s...
Worry a Lot

Worry a Lot

by | Professional Development

Good lawyers sometimes have trouble sleeping. They wake up in the middle of the night, their mind racked with some minute detail of a transaction. Thoughts swirling about the deposition tomorrow morning. Second guessing the discovery response they filed that...
The Type of People Who Should Not Buy My Book

The Type of People Who Should Not Buy My Book

by | Site News

As strange as this might sound, there are some people who should not buy my book. It’s not for everyone. I knew this while I was writing it. Last week over at Consultant’s Mind there was a post entitled Two kinds of people. . . Had a strange week. Lots of...