If there’s one thing we do a lot of as lawyers, it’s write, and read, a lot of email. Making sure an email is read is as important as the information in it. An unread email might as well not be sent (except for liability reasons, but that’s another blog post…).
Practice Tip #12: Dress the Part; Dress like Bond
April 28, 2011 by
I’d rather wear my pajamas to work. Who wouldn’t? It would be more comfortable than the cravat I tie around my neck each day, and I could throw on a hoodie, too, if it was chilly. Pajamas would be more comfortable. If only. Since we live in the real world, though, I wear what my […]
Law Practice Tip #6: Quitting the Job with Class
January 20, 2011 by
What do you do when a great opportunity comes along and it’s time to leave that first job? Walk carefully. Leaving that first job, and how you do it, can have a lasting impact on your career. The legal community is not so large that reputation cannot follow you. Valerie Fontaine and Roberta Kass over […]
Am I a lawyer or attorney? (or counsel?)
January 5, 2010 by
Beyond the Underground has an interesting, and short, exploration of the uses of “attorney” versus “lawyer.” In part: According to Garner’s “Dictionary of Modern American Usage,” the two “are not generally distinguished even by members of the legal profession.” Once upon a time, a lawyer was defined as a person who practices law, while […]
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