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Help for the Legal Procrastinator

Help for the legal procrastinator – and tip of the hat to the WSJLawBlog on their recent link to a law review article from the New Mexico Law Review that can help. Here is the…



Choosing Outside Counsel: An Objective Formula?

Some consultants have come up with a four-part formula for choosing outside counsel. Does it make sense? Continue reading over at AboveTheLaw. [Read: Inside Straight: An Objective Formula For Choosing Counsel at Above The Law]




14 Outside Counsel Rules by In-House Counsel

Steve Boutwell, Director of Client Services at Kean Miller in Baton Rouge, posted “In-house Insight: Outside Counsel Rules to Live By”. A concise list that most in-house counsel will agree with – and could potentially…


LawyersWithDepression.com

Dan Lukasik has done the blawgosphere a service with his new site, LawyersWithDepression.com – if you suffer from depression or know a lawyer who does, you should check out Dan’s site. Dan speaks from personal…


“For the Avoidance of Doubt”

It’s a phrase used frequently in legal documents – but is it used correctly? “For the avoidance of doubt” gets scrutinized by the AdamsDrafting blog: “How’s this for a categorical statement: Never use for the…