Deadlines

And that's not even the most interesting part of the case.

The court's schedule is not merely advisory.

Artificial deadlines are unreasonable and do not create a congenial work environment.

Struggling with procrastination? Here's advice on how you can stop doing that.

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Following the rules really isn't that hard -- and failing to follow them can cost your client her case.

If you say that you will communicate with someone on a certain date, communicate with the person on that date. Capisce?

Can the Law Clerk Hiring Plan survive, now that one super-prestigious court has announced that it's abandoning ship?

My friend Pablo told me that when Monica, a partner, called his home at 9:00 p.m., he knew it couldn’t be good. Why not email? For an instant, he considered letting the call go to voicemail. Taking a deep breath, he answered. Monica wanted to know “where he was” with the brief Pablo had been […]

A leading law school announces that it's not following the Law Clerk Hiring Plan -- and explains why.

The Law Clerk Hiring Plan appears to be dead. At least one top law school has openly abandoned it....

In case you might have forgotten, a summer clerkship at a law firm is a job. You are expected to be at work during normal business hours, to follow instructions, and to complete assignments. The fact that the firm may take you to concerts and fancy restaurants should not control how you perceive the summer […]

If the law firm is a circus, the summer associates are the clowns –- albeit clowns with one heck of a paycheck. I could go on and on with other circus-themed comparisons: the partner is the ring leader, the senior associates are the lion tamers, the junior associates on document review are the shovelers following […]