Legal Sanity
Roundup of recent blawg posts and general discussion of life-balance issues, among other topics. As the blawg puts it: "legal sanity aims to counter the growing problem of lawyer discontent by providing practical information, ideas and advice on remaking the everyday practice of law to achieve optimal outcomes, professional and personal success and work-life balance."
Author: Arnie Hertz is a Port Washington, N.Y., attorney, mediator and consultant.
Blawg Related Categories: Law Firms • Law Practice Management • Legal Marketing & Consulting • Work/Life Balance • Solo / Small Firm • Legal Information
Recent Posts from Legal Sanity
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more on creating a connection culture in the law: managing the invisible and anxious lawyer
A few weeks back, I wrote about the importance of creating a connection culture in the law . One of the best ways for law firms to create connecting points for their lawyers is to…
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client experience management revisited: repairing broken windows
In past posts, I’ve discussed the broken windows theory as it relates to the practice of law and, more specifically, to the creation and cure of client service problems. In a nutshell, the theory holds…
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creating a connection culture in the law
A little while back, I wrote a post on creating a more fulfilling legal career. It conveyed my thoughts on a New York Times article describing the diminishing lure of the law. One of the…
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finding your authentic self when communicating with clients
Service professionals often find it challenging to connect with clients on a human-to-human level. That’s because we’ve been trained to cultivate a business persona that’s distinct from the person we are in our down time…
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blog hopper roundup
My vacation presented me with another opportunity to inventory the contents of my blog hopper. I found that much of it pertained to the ins and outs of lawyering. So, I decided to offer it…
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legal sanity at LegalTech New York
I'm no Luddite. Some have even suggested that I’ve hot glued my Blackberry to my hand. Still, I’d be stretching it more than a bit if I called myself a techie. It’s my general belief…
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how lawyers can get into the network zone
The FC Experts Blog recently featured a three-part interview with Mike Dulworth (part two and part three), the author of a new networking book called The Connect Effect: Building Strong Personal, Professional, And Virtual Networks.…
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career customization for lawyers
In the last several years, I’ve logged a lot of online and offline hours learning, thinking and teaching about work-life synergy for lawyers (pdf). Although different issues converge under this umbrella, one topic that garners…
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the ongoing inquiry into lawyer happiness
It’s probably no mere coincidence that at a time of political challenge and economic uncertainty in the United States, there’s been a flurry of coverage on the subject of … happiness. For some time now,…
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creating a more fulfilling legal career
Kevin O’Keefe and Carolyn Elefant , among other bloggers, recently posted about this New York Times piece on the diminishing lure of the law. I read the article when it first ran and liked it…