Archive for April 2009
PinkSlips, Detours and OnRamps
On April 30, 2009, I’ll be teaming up with Julie Tower-Pierce, a fellow D.C. area lawyer and author of Staying At Home, Staying in the Law for a four hour workshop entitled PinkSlips, Detours & OnRamps where we’ll be sharing advice and inspiration on ways to recharge and reinvent your legal career. There are a…
Read MoreHow Much A Solo and A Blogger Earn
Most of us are curious to learn how much solos earn, yet few solos are willing to publicly share. So here’s a huge hat tip to Peter Olson of Solo in Chicago for posting his monthly financials for 2009. Because Peter’s so disciplined with expenses, he manages to keep virtually everything he kills. Interestingly, it…
Read MoreABA Tech Show – A Good Start, But Not Enough If We Don’t Change the Rules
I have a blogging-based press pass for the ABA Legal Tech Show so I’m compelled to post a dispatch. So far, I’m enjoying this conference even better than last year. For starters, I’m not a speaker so I can enjoy, not to mention wear comfortable clothes. Second, after spending the past few weeks reading about the…
Read MoreHow Should We Lawyers Treat the “Ones Who Don’t Know What to Ask?”
With next week’s arrival of Passover, I’m reminded of my favorite readings from the Seder, The Parable of the Four Sons, each of whom asks a question that represents the many levels on which the story of Passover may be understood. First there’s the wise son (as the oldest of four sisters, that passage always…
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