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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Use Your Resources
If you work in a law office in Missouri and answer the phone, you get lots of calls from people who are looking for lawyers to help them. Right? Right! That's nothing new -- happens…
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Me, Supervisor: You, Nothing.
As you can tell by the title of this blog topic, I haven't ever been to a supervisor training session. That doesn't stop me from being a supervisor or from having been responsible for the…
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He was 28.
I wanted to lie to you. I didn't want to mislead you, but because I had a great idea that would really drive home a point about the law -- and wanted to get your…
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Never Assume
I assume you know that drivers in Missouri must have motor vehicle liability insurance coverage. If you drive in our state, you must show proof of insurance when you register a vehicle and when you…
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Can a Hero Wear Loafers with Tassels?
I've heard a lot of lawyer jokes over the years. I understand how someone who has been sued can feel like the world would be a better place if there were no lawyers...and I'm sure…
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The "F" Word
First things first -- Be forewarned. I'm going to be blunt. We're going to have a frank discussion in an open forum where there are no filters. We're going to talk about the "F" word.…
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Right Between the Eyes
Late in the afternoon, as I was getting close to finishing up a project, I took a break and went outside. The air was heavy. It was hot and humid -- a definite change from…
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Of Licorice and the Law
This week, Congress is grappling with a very complex situation -- health care and insurance. Complex problems are never easy to fix. If a one-page bill can be interpreted in a variety of ways, requiring…
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Slavery in the 21st Century ~ Still Alive in Missouri
If you stayed in a hotel in Missouri, it's possible that the person who made your bed was a slave. Although slavery was abolished in our country in 1865 with the adoption of the 13th…
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Message in a Bottle
You're walking on a beach. Look over there -- Do you see that bottle in the water? There's a message inside the bottle and it's within easy reach. You start to walk by. Wait a…