Evil Middle Management
Are partners just the evil middle management of the Biglaw scheme? The People's Therapist explains...
Moonlighting: The Many Paradoxes of Managing Others
The in-house attorneys who invest the energy to train group members don’t end up reaping the full benefits of their investment. Why is that?
What Biglaw Can Learn From Personal Injury Firms
How a former insurance agent built a Houston injury practice around systems, empathy, and disciplined advocacy.
House Rules: Claiming Minority Status for a Leg Up
When you'e forced to enter an applicant pool of thousands of other attorneys looking for a break, what can you do to set yourself apart? One possible strategy is to claim minority status on your application....
Moonlighting: ‘Til Death (or Upon the Occurrence of Certain Termination Events) Do Us Part
Business relationships are kind of like marriages. And unfortunately, like some marriages, one or more parties figure out that the benefits of the relationship don’t outweigh the negatives, and decide to part ways. How can you handle it efficiently?
House Rules: Geeking Out
In-house columnist David Mowry delves into the oft-ignored micro-processes at the core of many businesses.
Oversold
Maybe law school is just… well… not that big a deal. Maybe the whole schtick — law school as the turning point in a young lawyer’s existence — is oversold.
AI Is Reshaping Legal Practice—But Tools Aren’t The Real Differentiator.
Explore the mindset, cultural shifts, and training strategies that define the AI‑savvy lawyer, revealing why human judgment, standardized competence, and integrated learning—not technology alone—will shape the future of the profession.
Moonlighting: Improving Mentoring Programs By Assuming the Worst of the Participants
Despite the purported benefits of mentoring, many people who’ve participated in mentoring programs just aren’t fans. How can you create a successful mentoring program?
House Rules: Privileged Correspondence
In-house columnist David Mowry has a disclaimer below his email signature stating that the correspondence is attorney-client privileged, and so on. But is it really?
House Rules: Fieldwork
David Mowry discusses taming the three-headed dragon of supply-side legal work...
Goodie Two-Shoes
You're taking the high road, escaping the pervasive cynicism and greed. You've got your sights set on a not-for-profit institution, dedicated to the promise of a better tomorrow. Will it work? Can a lawyer escape pervasive cynicism and greed?
How Checkbox’s ‘Legal Front Door’ Can Transform Your Workflow
Leveraging agentic AI to triage, prioritize, and automate the law department inbox.
House Rules: Data Security
David Mowry analyzes a contentious issue in business-to-business terms and conditions negotiations: data security.
Moonlighting: If You Think Domestic Pow-Wows Are Challenging (Part II)
In last week’s installment of Moonlighting, we looked into the challenges of just planning a global meeting. This post will continue the theme by examining particular practical issues that arise during global meetings.
House Rules: Leverage Abuse
David Mowry thinks that bluster can begin as soon as the adversary reads your bio and decides that you are not quite a peer. This inappropriate elitism only worsens when one side gains the upper hand....
The ‘It Gets Worse’ Project
Do you regret going to law school? Here's an idea for you.
Inside Straight: ‘Litigation Highlights!’ And Law Firm ‘Annual Reviews’
An in-house lawyer receives an e-mail from a law firm with the subject line, "Litigation Highlights!" Does she pop it open? Probably not; it sounds like an advertisement. Is there a subject line that stands a better chance of success?