Sometimes it’s not “time to eat the doughnuts”: “Maybe you cynics out there assumed this was another example of police abusing their authority to hassle someone who embarrassed them, but no. It is another example…
If you are like many lawyers, when you are out of the office you turn on your standard out-of-office auto response in your email. In the new 24-hour work day, these are often paid little…
What is a photocopier? Aaah, the benefits of a life in the law.
TGIF! Everyone has one of those days, don’t they? A Manhattan stenographer allegedly typed “I hate my job” over and over again in the transcripts for criminal trials. Plenty of people say that they hate…
Hey there, prepare to become obsolete. No, this is not an April Fool’s joke. Apparently this is going to happen. Shall we all meet in an ex-attorney flashmob on the beaches of Hawaii? Well, we…
TGIF! We know what you are thinking – there is nothing that would ever entice you to leave your in-house counsel job for a year – nothing! Not even a million dollar trip: “Now Hiring:…
Poisoning a coworker is outside the scope of employment according to a recent California decision – just in case you were wondering: A California Court of Appeal has ruled that a medical staffing company was…
As an in-house counsel, your life probably includes a bevy of meetings (and sometimes, meetings about planning future meetings). But nothing surpasses the joy of the conference call. Check out this hilarious conference call YouTube…
A lawyer surplus equals doom to society? Is Santa stocking up on extra coal for this author? Whatever happened to the old adage that everyone hates lawyers until they need one? The glut of law…
Just imagine the rating he would have given himself had he been awake the entire time: A Texas lawyer blamed sleep apnea for his naps during the trial of a drunken driving defendant, but defended…