Keith Lee
Keith Lee practices law at Hamer Law Group, LLC in Birmingham, Alabama. He writes about professional development, the law, the universe, and everything at Associate's Mind. He is also the author of The Marble and The Sculptor: From Law School To Law Practice (affiliate link), published by the ABA. You can reach him at keith.lee@hamerlawgroup.com or on Twitter at @associatesmind.
Posts by Keith Lee
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Job Searches, Small Law Firms, Solo Practitioners
10 Questions To Ask Before Joining A Small Firm As A New Lawyer
Here's what you need to know before accepting a job offer with a small law firm, according to columnist Keith Lee. -
Small Law Firms, Technology
Change Or Irrelevance? Your Pick
Change is coming one way or the other. You just need to decide what side of the change you want to be on. - Sponsored
How Transactional Lawyers Can Better Serve (And Maintain) Their Clients
Sign up and join us for our CLE webinar. From importing your checklist to delivering the closing book, you can bolster client service throughout the… -
Rudeness, Small Law Firms
It's Okay For Lawyers To Be Jerks (Sometimes)
The thing is, being a jerk all the time doesn't make you a jerk, it makes you an a-hole.
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Small Law Firms
Be Disciplined, Not Motivated
Discipline can allow one to grow and change, a lack of discipline will likely lead to stagnation. So do you want to be free or be a slave? -
Bar Exams
Transforming Anxiety Into Achievement
It may take years of practice, but with deliberate practice, you can turn your anxiety into achievement. -
Small Law Firms, State Judges
How Anchoring Can Influence Judges And Other Cognitive Biases
Are judges really able to do better than everyone else and minimize their biases? -
Law Schools, Small Law Firms
Special Snowflake Syndrome Trigger Warning: I'm A Jerk
The practice of law is hard. Life is hard. Get used to it. -
Rudeness, Small Law Firms
Small Firm, Big Ego: A Memo You Must See
Is it really necessary to tell everyone in ALL CAPS to keep track of their work? A lesson in how not to address lawyers at your firm. - 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… -
Jury Duty, Technology
Millennial Jurors: Entertain Us
"If a generation is going to arrive in the jury box that is totally unused to sitting and listening but is using technology to gain the information it needs to form a judgment, that changes the whole orality tradition with which we are familiar." -
Small Law Firms, Solo Practitioners, Technology
The Newest Field of E-Discovery: You
What does the human body have to do with e-discovery? A lot, potentially. -
Small Law Firms, Solo Practitioners
Develop Your EQ -- Or Else
Having a fully developed EQ is approaching the level of an essential skill for today's new lawyer. -
Small Law Firms, Solo Practitioners
Natural Networking: Business Development On Your Terms
What is natural networking, and how can you use it to your advantage? -
Small Law Firms, Solo Practitioners
Pessimism Is Considered Prudence
Follow your passion! Be super optimistic all the time! Except not....
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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…
Sponsored
How Transactional Lawyers Can Better Serve (And Maintain) Their Clients
Sign up and join us for our CLE webinar. From importing your checklist to delivering the closing book, you can bolster client service throughout the…
Sponsored
Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
The rise of remote work has dramatically reshaped the relationship between Lawyers and Law Firms, see how Scale LLP has taken the steps to get…
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Generative AI In Legal Work — What’s Fact And What’s Fiction?
Zach Warren from the Thomson Reuters Institute discusses the potential and the pitfalls.
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The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
ChatGPT ushers in the age of generative AI – even for law firms.
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Small Law Firms, Solo Practitioners
So What's Your Story?
What is your personal narrative as a lawyer, and why does it matter? -
Small Law Firms, Solo Practitioners
Stuck On A Problem? Move
Next time you're stuck on a problem, try packing up and moving somewhere different. -
Small Law Firms, Solo Practitioners
Where Do You Fit On The Ladder?
If you find yourself on the lower half of the ladder, you need to change. -
Small Law Firms, Solo Practitioners
Can You Build A Cathedral?
Phone calls, emails, meetings -- columnist Keith Lee asks, what is the point of it all? -
Small Law Firms, Solo Practitioners
Sometimes You Have To Push Back
What are the benefits of having interests outside your work? Columnist Keith Lee explains. -
Small Law Firms, Solo Practitioners
You Are Going To Lose
How we deal with problems is largely of our own choosing, as columnist Keith Lee explains. -
Attorney Misconduct, Legal Ethics, Small Law Firms, Solo Practitioners
What's Worse Than Billing A Client For Bottled Water? Billing Them For Sanctions
We've got to do better than this, according to columnist Keith Lee.