Mark Herrmann
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Biglaw, In-House Counsel, Partner Issues
Inside Straight: Are Law Firms Unnaturally Mean?
Are corporate legal departments "nicer" than law firms? If so, why? In-house columnist Mark Herrmann, a former partner at a major law firm, offers his thoughts. -
Biglaw, In-House Counsel, Secretaries / Administrative Assistants
Inside Straight: How To Drive Your Boss Nuts!
Hey secretaries, want to learn how to drive your lawyer bosses nuts? (Or: passive-aggressive lawyers, here is a post to share with your secretaries.) - Sponsored
How Generative AI Will Improve Legal Service Delivery
Learn how emerging tools will likely change and enhance the work of lawyers for years to come in this new report. -
Biglaw, Books, General Counsel, In-House Counsel, Partner Issues
Inside Straight: Must You Specialize To Market Yourself?
Specialization isn't an absolute requirement for business development, according to in-house columnist Mark Herrmann. But in certain situations, it can help -- a lot.
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Associate Salaries, Biglaw, Bonuses, In-House Counsel, Money, Partner Issues, Practice Pointers
Inside Straight: How To Drive Associates Nuts!
In a follow-up to his highly popular "what drives partners nuts" post, in-house columnist (and former Biglaw partner) Mark Herrmann describes what drives associates crazy. If you're a masochistic partner, follow these handy tips. -
Biglaw, In-House Counsel, Partner Issues, Partner Profits
Inside Straight: Do Law Firms Undervalue Good Lawyering?
A partner at a major law firm shares his thoughts on business development with one of our in-house columnists, Mark Herrmann. -
Biglaw, In-House Counsel, Partner Issues, Practice Pointers
Inside Straight: What Drives Partners Nuts?
Things that associates do that drive law firm partners nuts -- plus the in-house analogues to those things.... -
Biglaw, In-House Counsel, Minority Issues, Money, Partner Issues, Partner Profits, Women's Issues
Inside Straight: Analyzing 'Black-Box' Compensation
What are the advantages and disadvantages of a "black box" compensation system, in which nobody knows how much anyone else is earning? -
Continuing Legal Education / CLE, In-House Counsel
Inside Straight: Must-Read For All In-House Lawyers!!
Is it possible to design courses or articles that will attract all in-house lawyers? - 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… -
Biglaw, In-House Counsel
Inside Straight: The Illusion Of Proactivity
How can you project the illusion of proactivity? And how can you actually BE proactive? In-house columnist Mark Herrmann has some advice. -
Biglaw, In-House Counsel, Law Professors, Litigators, Partner Issues, Plaintiffs Firms, Small Law Firms
Inside Straight: Revealing Our (Legal) Prejudices
What are the (often negative) stereotypes associated with different kinds of lawyers? In-house columnist Mark Herrmann runs through a few. -
In-House Counsel
Inside Straight: Operationalize This!
How can in-house lawyers get company employees to follow rules? It's not easy. -
Biglaw, In-House Counsel
Inside Straight: The Unfairness Of 'Are You Sure?'
In-house columnist Mark Herrmann warns you against using three little words: "Are you sure?" -
Biglaw, In-House Counsel, Job Searches
Inside Straight: Thoughts On Résumé Strategy
Some thoughts from in-house columnist Mark Herrmann on résumé writing. Specifically, what is the point of including an "executive summary"?
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How Generative AI Will Improve Legal Service Delivery
Learn how emerging tools will likely change and enhance the work of lawyers for years to come in this new report.
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In this CLE-eligible webinar on April 10th, we’ll explore the most common accounting pitfalls and how to avoid them for your firm.
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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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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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Biglaw, In-House Counsel
Inside Straight: The Structure Of Corporate Law Departments
An in-house lawyer’s work environment turns in part on the structure of a corporation’s law department, and outside counsel can better serve clients if counsel know how a law department is organized…. -
Baseball, Biglaw, Books, Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 07.19.12
* If anything, baseball stadiums need less netting to prevent fans from catching foul balls. And if your six-year-old gets clocked in the head by a batted ball, it should be a lesson to wealthy fans in great seats to pay attention to the goddamn national pastime instead talking on your cell phone or watching the scoreboard or doing whatever non-baseball activity that distracted you from the 2-2 count with the lefty up at bat. [Legal Blog Watch] * Pop quiz, law professors. What do you do? [Volokh Conspiracy] * Here’s a great review of Mark Hermann’s book: Inside Straight, that focuses on Hermann’s use of the commenters in his material. This will provide excellent research for my own project: How I Became An Affirmative Action Walrus. [Simple Justice] * Don’t you love how the Michigan Law walk-out on Rob Portman is now actually a bit of a thing in the VEEPstakes? [Gawker] * It’s been a while since I studied commercial paper, but I’m pretty sure SpongeBob Squarepants coins aren’t going to pass muster. [Dealbreaker] * Ohio tries to further regulate fracking, but efforts to frustrate fracking f**k-ups feel futile. [Fulbright Fracking Blog] * Morrison & Foerster elects new firm leadership. [Thomson Reuters News & Insight] -
Biglaw, In-House Counsel, Litigators, Practice Pointers
Inside Straight: Did We Win?
Some advice on communicating with your client, from in-house columnist Mark Herrmann. -
Biglaw, In-House Counsel, United Kingdom / Great Britain
Inside Straight: The Shoemaker's Children
In-house columnist Mark Herrmann describes a case in which an outside law firm provided legal advice -- and then, moments later, violated its own advice... -
Books, Facebook, Non-Sequiturs, Nude Dancing, Prostitution, Social Media, Social Networking Websites
Non-Sequiturs: 07.12.12
* Kristen Saban has already moved to dismiss the suit filed by her former sorority sister stemming from their alleged sororitastic catfight. [WSFA] * Massage parlor busted in prostitution sting: a victory for human rights. Said massage parlor/brothel shares a building AND A SIGN with local law firm: hilarious. Of course there are pics. Do you even need to ask? [KREM] * Speaking of sex for money, Canada no longer offers visas for foreign strippers, escorts, or massage parlor workers. [Newser via Legal Blog Watch] * “I lost the Casey Anthony case. Vote for me for State Attorney!” Does the state of Florida realize the rest of the United States only keeps it around for comedic relief? [Daily Beast] * Missy Elliot is suing a car dealership that, she says, has not delivered her Lamborghini as agreed to. Man, that car dealer might be in trouble, because she’s a b*tch. See, Missy got more cheese. Back on up while she rolls up her sleeves. [Jalopnik] * I really don’t want to make this joke, but I feel like I have no choice: in San Francisco, two drunk guys walking around naked would not only not get arrested, but no one would even bother giving them a second look. [Legal Juice] * A state judge in Pennsylvania ruled that discovery of private content on Facebook is only “minimally intrusive.” In other words, if you still hadn’t heard, the “private” stuff you put on Facebook is really anything but. [CPR Law Blog] * More praise for the new book from our in-house counsel columnist Mark Herrmann. Nice work! [Class Action Blawg; Law and More] * Seton Hall Law professors are organizing a mini-golf tournament. It’s called networking, folks. [Lincoln ESQ.] -
Biglaw, Fashion, In-House Counsel
Inside Straight: Dress To Excess
Dressing well can cut both ways, according to in-house columnist Mark Herrmann. -
Books, California, Fast Food, Food, Non-Sequiturs, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Non-Sequiturs: 07.10.12
* What if — gasp — we rewrote the U.S. Constitution today? Take a look at this discussion once you’ve picked up your shattered originalist jaw from the floor. [Room for Debate / New York Times] * Kim Dotcom’s extradition hearing has been postponed until next spring. Maybe this will allow him more time to throw bodacious pool parties. [Threat Level / Wired] * A photo of $211,223.04 that Matthew Inman of the Oatmeal raised for charity. Hopefully this means that the Oatmeal/Charles Carreon lawsuit circus is finally leaving town. [The Oatmeal] * “Bada da da daaah… I’m loving it! Now give me my Big Mac or I’ll shoot you in the face.” [Legal Juice] * A San Francisco restaurant finds an creative way around California’s new foie gras ban. Force-fed duck liver 4Lyfe! [Inside Scoop SF] * The Supreme Court Term feels like a distant memory, but now’s a good time to look back on it with added perspective. Courtesy of MoloLamken, here’s a great guide to the big business cases of the Supreme Court Term just ended. Download or print it, then read it at your leisure. [MoloLamken (PDF)] * A nice review of Inside Straight columnist Mark Herrmann’s new book. (The ATL commenters even get a shout out. Boo yah!) [Legal Writing Prof Blog]