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Oct 1, 2010 9:10 AM CDT

Lingering Wounds

The ABA enlists in efforts to help homeless veterans deal with their burdens

Oct 1, 2010 6:10 AM CDT

What Hoops Have You Jumped Through to Land a New Client?

We recently came across a Web post by legal consultant Jerome Kowalski that asked: Are 100 Page Reponses by Law Firms to Client RFP’s Really Efficient or Necessary? “The RFP typically requires completion of a 60+ page questionnaire, which frequently requires scores of hours and professional time to complete,” Kowalski…

Sep 29, 2010 5:03 PM CDT

What Legal Term-of-Art Blunders Are ‘Nails on a Chalkboard’ to Your Ears?

This week, we received a comment from a reader of this post: ‘Jersey Shore’ Stars Have Trouble Trademarking their Nicknames. “Using ‘trademark’ as a verb is generally frowned upon by IP practitioners,” the reader wrote. “In fact, it’s a nails-on-a-chalkboard kind of thing. One applies for a trademark registration. One…

Sep 22, 2010 8:15 PM CDT

Justice Ginsburg Chats About Balancing Career & Family When Her Children Were Small (Podcast)

Sep 21, 2010 5:54 PM CDT

Ginsburg on Her Gender Discrimination Cases and the Country’s Changing Views of Equality (Podcast)

Sep 21, 2010 5:52 PM CDT

What’s the Most ‘Out of Bounds’ Thing You’ve Heard a Judge Say During Proceedings?

The Chicago-based 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled this week that a federal judge in Milwaukee made such “out of bounds” comments during the sentencing of a convicted cocaine dealer that resentencing was necessary. After the defendant, Jose Figueroa, claimed he was a good family man. U.S. District Judge…

Sep 15, 2010 8:09 PM CDT

Can You Work with Someone with Whom You Have ‘Profound Disagreements’?

This week, a post of ours noted U.S. Supreme Court justices’ law clerk hiring trends. Justice Clarence Thomas reportedly has the most variety when it comes to law schools—most justices stick with Harvard and Yale law grads, while Thomas has had clerks from lower-ranked schools like Creighton, George Mason and…

Sep 8, 2010 8:21 PM CDT

Should Lawyers Fresh Out of Law School Start a Solo Practice? (Podcast)

Sep 7, 2010 1:54 PM CDT

What Was the Most Memorable Deposition You Have Been a Part Of?

This week, we noted a recent Connecticut Statewide Grievance Committee ruling taking an insurance company’s lawyer to task for asking deposition questions that could have been phrased with more tact. Ultimately finding that his questions were fair, the legal ethics panel declined to discipline the lawyer, who’d been accused of…

Sep 1, 2010 7:53 PM CDT

Court of Color

Sep 1, 2010 8:10 AM CDT

Extravagant? I Say It’s an Investment

This week, we noted a New York Times story that spotted an ” ‘it’ shoe right now for women in politics” on Reshma Saujani, the lawyer / congressional hopeful featured in the article. While the Times reporter noted that Saujani had no trouble walking all day in the stylish patent…

Aug 25, 2010 8:22 PM CDT

What Are the ‘Unbillable Hours’ That Make Your Work Life Worth the Effort Each Day?

This week, we noted an ex-BigLaw associate’s memoir, Unbillable Hours, in which Ian Graham writes about life at Latham & Watkins. He had doubts about BigLaw life in his first few months, in which he spent a lot of time doing document review. But he found fulfillment at the firm…

Aug 18, 2010 9:12 PM CDT

How Do You Know When to Turn Down a Case—for Your Own Good?

Connecticut lawyer Adrian Baron and his staff were on edge last week after a reports that a disgruntled employee killed eight former co-workers and himself just minutes from their law office. In a Nutmeg Lawyer post, Baron also recalls the case of Connecticut lawyer Nancy Tyler, held hostage by her…

Aug 11, 2010 3:37 PM CDT

How Have You Coped with Professional Burnout?

This week we noted a Corporette post that veered away from women’s workplace fashion and struck a more personal note. Blog author Kat Griffin talked about how years ago she was feeling disengaged at her BigLaw job and got an “attitude revamp” after taking a humor-writing class. “As soon as…

Aug 4, 2010 6:17 PM CDT