Keith Lee
Keith Lee practices law at Hamer Law Group, LLC in Birmingham, Alabama. He writes about professional development, the law, the universe, and everything at Associate's Mind. He is also the author of The Marble and The Sculptor: From Law School To Law Practice (affiliate link), published by the ABA. You can reach him at keith.lee@hamerlawgroup.com or on Twitter at @associatesmind.
Posts by Keith Lee
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Billable Hours, Cheapness, Small Law Firms, Solo Practitioners
Do You Build Invoices Or Relationships?
An egregious episode offers a lesson in client service. -
English Grammar and Usage, Small Law Firms, Solo Practitioners
What Is The Most Important Element Of Legal Analysis?
Did you agree with the survey or did you pick a different element? - Sponsored
Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
How to best leverage generative AI as an early adopter with ethical use. -
Biglaw, Job Searches, Small Law Firms, Solo Practitioners
Are You A Hunter Or A Farmer?
What's the difference, and why does it matter when picking an employer?
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Small Law Firms, Solo Practitioners
Making Legal Services Affordable -- But At What Cost?
A few lawyers in Utah think they have an idea to solve the problem... -
Jury Duty, Small Law Firms, Social Media, Social Networking Websites, Solo Practitioners, Trials
Should Attorneys Be Prevented From Googling Jurors During Voir Dire?
Looking up people online has become the de facto response to, well, everything -- so why not during voir dire? -
Books, Litigators, Small Law Firms, Solo Practitioners
The 4 Rules Of Warfare (And Litigation)
Litigation is war. Here are some tips to help you along the way. -
Small Law Firms, Solo Practitioners
Choose The Difficult Path
How should you respond when faced with an obstacle or difficulty? -
Small Law Firms, Solo Practitioners
Customer Service Or Whatever
Small-firm columnist Keith Lee draws some lessons about customer service from a recent visit to Starbucks. - Sponsored
Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
If 2023 introduced legal professionals to generative AI, then 2024 will be when law firms start adapting to utilize it. Things are moving fast, so… -
Small Law Firms, Social Media, Solo Practitioners
Social Media In Small Towns
Small-firm columnist Keith Lee offers some beautiful reflections on practicing law in a small town. -
Kids, Small Law Firms, Solo Practitioners
Grit And A Growth Mindset
Hey Gen Y law grads: Either embrace change or get out of the race. -
Biglaw, Midsize Firms / Regional Firms, Screw-Ups, Small Law Firms, Solo Practitioners
3 Steps To Owning Your Mistakes
How should you respond when you screw something up? Columnist Keith Lee explains. -
Blackberry-Crackberry, Cellphones, Small Law Firms, Solo Practitioners, Technology
Cicero On Being More Than Just A Lawyer
It’s easy to get caught up in the day-to-day life of a lawyer. And the longer you are a lawyer, the more it will come to define you – if you let it. But it is a limiting definition, even for the best and brightest of lawyers. Take Marcus Tullius Cicero, likely the most famous lawyer in history. […] -
Bad Ideas, Lawyer Advertising, Legal Ethics, Small Law Firms, Solo Practitioners
Stealing Thunder: The Perils of Outsourced Marketing
Being a lawyer is supposed to be a noble profession, it would be nice if we could all act like it.
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Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
The rise of remote work has dramatically reshaped the relationship between Lawyers and Law Firms, see how Scale LLP has taken the steps to get…
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Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
How to best leverage generative AI as an early adopter with ethical use.
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Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
If 2023 introduced legal professionals to generative AI, then 2024 will be when law firms start adapting to utilize it. Things are moving fast, so…
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The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
ChatGPT ushers in the age of generative AI – even for law firms.
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Navigating Financial Success by Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Maximizing Firm Performance
In this CLE-eligible webinar, we’ll explore the most common accounting pitfalls and how to avoid them for your firm.
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Conferences / Symposia, Job Searches, Small Law Firms, Solo Practitioners
What Are Employers Looking For When They Hire New Attorneys?
It depends on the employer, according to small-firm columnist Keith Lee.... -
Google / Search Engines, Legal Research, Lexis-Nexis, LexisNexis / Lexis-Nexis, Small Law Firms, Technology, Westlaw, Wikipedia
Is Wikipedia A Reliable Legal Authority?
Small-firm columnist Keith Lee looks at how widely courts are citing Wikipedia. -
Small Law Firms, Solo Practitioners
All Lawyers Lie, Depending On Your Point Of View
Why is it that people dislike lawyers so much? They're professional a-holes. -
Small Law Firms, Solo Practitioners
Hire For Culture
When is the right time to hire someone? And how do you know if they are the right fit? -
Email Scandals, Small Law Firms, Technology
Your Inbox Is Out Of Control; Time To Take It Back!
Email sucks. How can you make it suck less? -
Small Law Firms
Organize Dissent
Moving forward without ever having faced dissent within your own firm is foolhardy. -
Law Schools, Small Law Firms
Four Entrepreneurial Disciplines Necessary For Success
These are “disciplines,” not “tips” or “tricks" -- use them to correct, mold, and perfect your faculties or character.