Archive for February 2007
Real Life Marketing and Client Service Lessons, Courtesy of Jet Blue
Even after practicing law for 18 years, underneath my general air of confidence and my excess precaution with much of what I do lies a deep fear that at any minute, I could screw up in a major, big time way. But now, courtesy of Jet Blue, there’s a lesson from the school of real…
Read MoreGAL – I Knew Him When….And So Did Many Others
Finally, Enrico Schaefer has revealed himself as the Greatest American Lawyer. I’ve known Enrico for a while now, ever since he sent me an email in the early days of My Shingle before he launched his successful law firm and blog. And in April 2005, I met Enrico at the first LexThink conference and had…
Read MoreTake 4 Minutes for Web 2.0
My good friend Lisa Solomon posted a link on one of my listserves to this amazing video that explains the history of Web 2.0. Take 4 minutes and to get inspired by 2 – Web 2.0, that is:
Read MoreNo, I Don’t Hate Biglaw If It’s A Passion
Quite often, when I compliment when of my daughters on something she’s done well, the other will chime in “But mommy, aren’t I good at that too?” My response, of course, is that praising one of my girls doesn’t diminish how I feel about the other. More frequently these days, I find myself in this…
Read MoreTeaching What It’s Like to Work For Biglaw: Seems Like a Silly Idea, But Not For the Reasons You’d Think
According to this article, Law school to simulate big-firm environment, University of Detroit Mercy School of Law (2/5/07) will require all third year students to participate in a new Law Firm Program, described in the article as “a series of courses that simulates big-firm lawyering.” The course has been developed with input from large firm…
Read MoreWomen Not Just Leaving Biglaw for Babies, But For More Opportunity
Susan Cartier Liebel posts about how Gen Y women are saying no to biglaw because it doesn’t afford the kind of work life balance they demand. I’ve posted on and written about this theme before, as well. But what I don’t think I’ve emphasized sufficiently is that for women, starting a firm isn’t just a…
Read MoreWhose Blog Is It Anyway?
My blogging buddy, Chuck Newton recently posted on the latest brawl between Greatest American Lawyer and his former firm. Seems that GAL’s firm is suing him a second time, this time for rights to GAL’s blogs, which the firm claims it would have developed itself. Newton doesn’t think the firm’s suit against GAL will fly,…
Read MoreBiglaw Associates Find Happiness in Solo Practice
Via Stephanie West Allen, I learned about this article, Who Says Being A Lawyer Has to Suck? from a recent issue of San Francisco Magazine. The article describes how Gen Y lawyers are making “lawyering something that doesn’t bore everyone to death at a party?” And guess how they’re doing it? By starting their own…
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