How To Build Your In-House Career
Build your in-house career by taking advantage of opportunities presented to you. There are a myriad that will come your way.
Being a Lawyer
Do Lawyers Make Simple Things Difficult?
Make simple things difficult? Lawyers? Pshaw!!! Well it is true, we can and often do take something simple and turn it into something far more difficult.
Robots Are Coming For The Lawyers
Robots are coming for the lawyers, as they have come for many other sectors of the economy, according to a recent article. While many once feared that total automation of certain legal tasks would result…
5 Essential Skills In-House Counsel Need for the Future
The skills in-house counsel need are changing. What once sufficed in private practice is no longer enough in the in-house world as rapid change, increased business demands, distributed workforces, global regulatory pressures and the pandemic…
How In-House Lawyers Can Reduce Stress
Lawyers can reduce stress if they have the tools to do so and are committed to improving their well-being. Fortunately, Sterling Miller has released another installment in his Ten Things series that can help guide…
Manage Your Boss With Three Rules
Manage your boss and your career will feel effortless. Ok, it may be harder said than done, but think of novel ways to increase the effectiveness of your interactions with your boss. Whether you are…
Why Can’t The Legal Function Prove Its Value?
The legal function is oft-derided, and for many good reasons that have stood the test of time. But with the advent of digital transformation, which is affecting all industries, legal services are being reverse-engineered by…
The Power of Decency in the Legal Profession
Decency in the legal profession – the phrase may cause lawyers and the general public to emit a collective guffaw. Yet we can, and indeed we should, strive for decency as it is sorely lacking…
Are There Really Too Many Lawyers?
Dennis Kennedy, the well-known lawyer, author, blogger, speaker and podcaster, gives his thoughts on whether we really have too many lawyers: “Last summer, I was asked the question “Are there really too many lawyers?” I wrote a…
Lawyers Rank Lowest for Health and Well-Being
Lawyers rank lowest for health and well-being. Couldn’t they have waited until after the holiday season to release their results? “Lawyers have the lowest health and well-being among all white-collar workers, according to a new…