Lawyers Suck at Listening
People often say that lawyers suck at listening – but you probably didn’t hear them because you were too busy talking. Haha. This may be a piece that you want to randomly send to printers…
Being a Lawyer
Psychiatric ward attendant, emptying garbage cans among first jobs of Top Corporate Counsel winners
Sometimes an in-house counsel’s current job is like the first job of other in-house counsel: “The Milwaukee Business Journal’s Top Corporate Counsel winners may be at the top of their lofty profession, but that doesn’t mean…
Study: Mental Makeup is Key to Legal Career Success
Do you have the traits and characteristics required for legal career success? “Results from the largest online study of lawyers ever conducted shows that an individual’s personality traits and characteristics are key to one’s propensity…
Building a Better Lawyer
A new book sheds light on the skills, values and traits that make a better lawyer – head over to the ABA to learn more and take a short quiz which has some interesting revelations:…
The Graying of the Legal Profession
In the words of Indiana Jones, “it’s not the years, it’s the mileage”: “The legal profession is aging as the percentage of younger lawyers continues to shrink in a decades-long trend…The most likely explanation, Henderson says,…
What I Wished I Learned in Law School
Looking back, what do you wish you learned in law school? Hear one attorney’s take on the missed lessons – which will ring true for many in-house counsel and law firm lawyers alike: “I’m coming…
Scientific Study Concludes No One Trusts Lawyers
Another heartwarming study – and this time one that apparently concludes (in part) that no one trusts lawyers: “According to a new study, although lawyers are viewed by the public as part of an ‘envied’…
Proactive Is Better than Reactive – Lessons from the NFL
An interesting article looks at the recent crises facing the NFL and argues why being proactive is better than reactive – for everyone, including in-house counsel: “What does all of this mean to in-house counsel…
Are Lawyers Fashion Weak?
Are lawyers fashion weak? According to a recent poll by Robert Half Legal, 73 percent of lawyers report having a business casual attire policy at their workplace; however, half of these same attorneys would prefer…
Fluent Legalese When Practicing Law
Aaah, fluent legalese – something only lawyers can appreciate – and not all of them as many of you can relate: “But I continue to find it amazing that so much of the written product…