4 Things To Discuss Long Before Trial
Discuss these issues while everyone is still calm, as in-house columnist Mark Herrmann advises.
4 Things Not To Say To An Audience
If you actually belong in front of an audience, don't kill time with irrelevancies.
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.
Impostor Syndrome: They’ll Figure Out That You’re Not Really That Smart
Are you a high-achieving individual? If so, you might experience this malady.
Money May Not Be Everything — But It’s Sure Way Ahead Of Whatever’s In Second Place
And reliability may not be everything -- but it's also way ahead of whatever's in second place.
The Crazy Reason Even Rich Corporations Consider Litigation Finance
This makes no sense economically, as columnist Mark Herrmann explains.
Why Billable Hours Are Like Clickbait
People like things they can count -- so those things become important.
AI Is Killing Legal’s Billable Hour. It’s Also Repeating Its Worst Mistake
Law firms and legal departments are writing the future of the profession in separate rooms. What happens when they actually work together?
Caesuras
What's a caesura, and what relevance does it have for litigators?
Mentoring As An Act Of Selfishness
Note the differences between law firms and in-house environments when it comes to mentorship.
The Election To Partnership (Or, The Demise Of Hard Choices)
Once upon a time, a partnership decision was a real, up-or-out, decision -- and that might've been best for associates.
Easy Does It
Words to live by, from in-house columnist Mark Herrmann: make the other guy's life easy.
Filevine’s New Legal AI Platform LOIS Turns AI Into A True Legal Coworker
Legal work isn’t slowing down, and the firms that win won’t be the ones working harder — they’ll be the ones working smarter.
On Sexist Language
Don't make the mistake.
A Principle Isn’t A Principle Until It Hurts
Will you enforce the rules when the heavy-hitter disobeys them?
Why It’s Always Your Fault
Lawyers need to understand that everything is their fault.
Shhh! How To Actually Keep A Secret
Advice on keeping confidences, from in-house counsel Mark Herrmann.
A Typical Way Associates Screw Up
And partners will notice, according to Biglaw partner turned in-house counsel Mark Herrmann.