Do Clients Really Care What A Lawyer’s Office Looks Like?
When you've seen one lawyer's office, you've pretty much finished the tour. Not everyone has Perry Mason's interior decorator.
Res Ipsa Loquitur Lunch
Notes to my (legal) self.
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.
Who Needs Lunch When You’ve Got Meetings?
Notes to my (legal) self.
Tips For Mastering The Meeting
Don't you hate the unsatisfactory feeling of an unproductive meeting? Let's fix this issue.
Mastering The Meeting — Tips For Prep
You’d be surprised at how often those who ‘call for’ a meeting either haven’t identified a purpose or thought critically about what they want to achieve in the time scheduled.
Becoming A Meeting Maven
Here are three tips to be more successful in spite of all the meetings as an in-house lawyer.
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.
Inside Straight: How Many People Should Attend The Meeting? How Long Should The Memo Be?
Generally, the fewer people who attend a meeting, the better.
The Recipe For Successful Meetings
Notes to my (legal) self.
9 Fundamentals For A New In-House Litigator (Or, Outside Litigators’ Blind Spots)
What does a litigator need to know when she moves from a law firm to an in-house position?
9 Tips For Client Meetings
Important advice from Biglaw partner turned in-house counsel Mark Herrmann on client relations.
Schenck Price Competes Smarter With Lexis+ With Protégé
LexisNexis sat down with John Ursin, Managing Partner at Schenck Price, to learn how the firm is using legal AI to strengthen client service and daily legal work.
Beyond Biglaw: 3 Tips For Discussions With Opposing Counsel
Columnist Gaston Kroub advises lawyers on how to make the most of the opportunity every single time they actually speak to opposing counsel.
What Law Professors Need To Know About Faculty Meetings
In the world of academia, meetings are often held for terrible, very bad, no good reasons. These are the characters you'll meet in these unproductive meetings.
2 Career-Limiting Mistakes Lawyers Make During Meetings
Columnist Mark Herrmann gives two examples -- one error routinely made by senior people at meetings, and one routinely made by junior people.
On In-House Self-Loathing: I Used To Be Smart!
Will going in-house make you... less intelligent?
Offending Everyone In HR: One-On-Ones Are Unnecessary!
In-house columnist Mark Herrmann offers some candid advice to human resources.