Work-Life Balance?
A lot of attention has been given to work-life balance issues recently, with Roy Ginsburg adding a post to Lawyerist today about the president of the New York State Bar Association and his notion of...
View ArticleTaking a Vacation
As I write this, I'm actually on vacation in the Outer Banks in North Carolina. Normally, I check out completely during a vacation but have decided to check in on this issue, which I've asked attorneys...
View ArticleFriends and Family
Does anyone do work for friends and family? If you do, how do you handle it? If you don't, how do you decline even if you practice "that kind of law"? I've been a lawyer for less than a year and it's...
View ArticleTemplate Contract?
A potential client asked me to draft him a "template contract" for use in his business. The idea being that I draft him some generic, boilerplate language that he then uses for all of his service...
View ArticleVirtual Visitation Research Project
I am working with a group of academics in various fields (psychology, social work, law, etc.) on putting together a best practices guide for virtual visitation (one aimed at parents, one aimed at kids...
View ArticleGood Family Law/ Divorce Resource
Greetings all, I've been lurking for a while , but this is my first post. I was wondering if there are any good blogs, or books someone could recommend for family law cases. I am working a pretty...
View ArticleWhy bother with affidavits?
Ive used declarations instead of affidavits for years for most things. In doing so, I caption it a declaration instead of affidavit, and follow this format: I, Sam Glover, declare the following:1....
View ArticleIntellectual Property Program
I am working with a company to create a "practical skills" course for attorneys who deal with intellectual property and internet law issues. If you have a moment, please fill out the survey below. It...
View ArticleWords that Have No Place in Lawyering
I have a few words I hate to see, but I especially hate to see them among lawyers. Many of them come from the kind of "cop talk" that we seem to adopt as law students. Many others seem to come from the...
View ArticleOnline intake form
I have a questionnaire that I have all potential clients fill out prior to a consultation. I'd like to make it available for people to fill out and submit online. Does anyone have something like this...
View ArticleQuality of work as a solo practitioner
I am opening my own firm as of April 2. As I've been ramping up, I've been doing some contract work on a family law case and a contract dispute for a friend who has been licensed a year. I have...
View ArticlePractical Skills
I recently passed the Illinois Bar Exam and have not had any luck finding a job so far. I'm thinking about doing some work on my own. The only problem is I don't have the practical experience to...
View Article[Giveaway] Writing to Win: The Legal Writer
Congrats to SkeletorsUncle!I've got an extra copy of Writing to Win: The Legal Writer. You've got until Friday to reply to this post with the worst example of legal writing you have ever seen. Or to...
View ArticleDifficult Clients
I have a potential client (pc). I know from my interactions with this pc that pc will be difficult and I can't expect to see a penny from pc. PC does not qualify in my mind as someone who should...
View ArticleGaining Competence in an Unfamiliar Field?
Hey, everybody. I've been lurking around here for a bit, and another question popped into my mind regarding opening up my own firm. Specifically, I was wondering if anyone can recommend a good way...
View ArticleDebt Settlement
I've had a number of clients ask me to assist them in getting their unsecured debt negotiated down. Before I took up the matter, I wanted to do some research in order to make sure that I was...
View ArticleHow to organize a trial binder/file?
I was wondering if anyone can help me out with efficient methods of organizing trial binder?Any and all thought are welcomed and appreciated!
View ArticleMentoring. Does It Still Exist?
Sam recently had a Lawyerist post on mentoring, with a focus on whether blogs and social media are replacing more traditional mentoring (executive summary: yes and no).I have a more fundamental...
View ArticleHave Corporate Seals Gone the Way of Sealing Wax?
A client, for whom I am forming a PLLC, asked me if she would be getting a "corporate kit with a seal and stuff," as another lawyer she consulted with before me told her that was part of the package...
View ArticleConfidentiality Agreements
Hi Friends,I'm on the verge of signing a confidentiality agreement/protective order stipulation for discoverable material in one of my civil litigation cases. I don't see anything problematic about...
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