The Legal Pad
Features "resources and weekly updates that can make your work experience more enjoyable, rewarding and valuable to your clients and attorneys you help."
Author: Jack Wax is the Missouri Bar's director of media relations, and Suzanne Creech is the Missouri Bar's lawyer referral service coordinator.
Blawg Related Categories: Bar Associations • Careers • Work/Life Balance • States • Missouri
Recent Posts from The Legal Pad
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It's Not MY Job!
Today I'm carrying around a big wooden spoon because I'm going to stir the pot. In our office, we have a bathroom, a copy machine, and a refrigerator. I'm assuming that in your office, you…
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Hangin' in There...
It's all over the TV -- it's all over the internet, in magazines, and in newspapers. The only people who are unaware that the economy is in bad shape -- are those living under a…
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Care & Feeding of Lawyers
My boss suggested I write about two different kinds of attorneys out there -- the Extrovert attorney and the Introvert attorney. I loved the idea of "pigeonholing" attorneys into just two categories. I suspect it…
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More Bargains
Are you on a budget? Who isn't? Need a quick refresher course on ways to save money on food? You may already be familiar with some of these tips, but refocusing on them in today's…
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A Great Bargain!
Everyone is talking about ways to save money... I was on the phone with a gentleman who told me he called an attorney's office to schedule a consultation. The potential client told me the attorney's…
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Important Deadline ~ October 8, 2008
You may not realize it, but you wouldn't have a job if it weren't for the government. Lawyers couldn't exist without the legislative branch making laws, the executive branch making regulations and enforcing laws, and…
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Trying to Sneak a Sunrise Past a Rooster
Even though I spend most of my waking hours at work -- like you and everyone else -- I have another life entirely, away from work. Here's a slice of that life... There's a rooster…
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Learn Missouri Law While You Exercise
Although going to law school is one way to get an in-depth understanding of Missouri laws, it's not the only way to get up-to-date on Missouri's laws and legal system. Learning about the law can…
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The Magazine Rack
The last time I had to sit in a waiting room -- was when I took Angie to the urgent care center. She was carpooling that day and didn't have her car. I offered to…
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Clever Packaging
If you've ever eaten Dove milk or dark chocolate miniatures, you already know about the Promise. Inside the blue or red foil packaging, there lies Dove's Promise...an uplifting, positive saying much like a fortune cookie…