Inside Straight
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Biglaw, In-House Counsel
Top-Notch, Collegial Firm? 3 Questions To Ask
Biglaw partner turned in-house lawyer Mark Herrmann provides a way to assess whether your firm truly consists of high-quality lawyers who work together collegially. -
In-House Counsel, Legal Ethics, Litigators
2 Examples Of Ethics Arbitrage
The rules of legal ethics vary significantly among jurisdictions; could a clever lawyer represent a client more effectively by exploiting these differences? - Sponsored
The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
ChatGPT ushers in the age of generative AI – even for law firms. -
In-House Counsel, Litigators
What's Luck Got To Do With It?
Former Biglaw partner and senior in-house lawyer Mark Herrmann reveals the secret of his success.
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Blogging, In-House Counsel, Media and Journalism
The 10 Best Online Columns Of All Time . . .
Former Biglaw partner and inhouse columnist Mark Herrmann identifies the ten best online columns of all time. -
Biglaw, Partner Issues, Screw-Ups, Supreme Court
3 Ways Partners Screw Up
Biglaw partners are far from infallible, as former partner Mark Herrmann explains. -
Biglaw, In-House Counsel, Small Law Firms
The Unspoken Differences Between Biglaw And Small
And thoughts from in-house columnist Mark Herrmann on what those differences imply. -
Biglaw, Money, Partner Issues
You Won't Get The Money!
What are the odds of you actually making $3 million as a partner at a Biglaw firm? Biglaw partner turned in-house lawyer Mark Herrmann runs the numbers. -
Biglaw, In-House Counsel, Litigators
Words I Never Need To Hear Again
Curmudgeonly columnist Mark Herrmann shares some of his pet peeves. - Sponsored
Navigating Financial Success by Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Maximizing Firm Performance
In this CLE-eligible webinar, we’ll explore the most common accounting pitfalls and how to avoid them for your firm. -
Biglaw, In-House Counsel
Why Can't I Tell Who's Good Anymore?
Why is it so much harder to evaluate the quality of your colleagues when you work in-house instead of at a law firm? -
Biglaw, In-House Counsel, Partner Issues
The Capitulation Of Merely 'Rich' Firms (And How To Bring In $3 Million In Profits Per Partner)
In-house columnist Mark Herrmann, a former Biglaw partner, crunches some numbers. -
In-House Counsel, Job Searches
The Fundamentals Of Bad In-House Jobs
A few things to look out for if you're considering taking an in-house job, according to Biglaw partner turned senior in-house lawyer Mark Herrmann. -
In-House Counsel, Litigators
The Recurring Error: From First-Year Law Student Through Retirement
Two important pieces of advice about legal writing, from in-house columnist Mark Herrmann. -
Biglaw, In-House Counsel
3 Things You Can Do Today To Build The Practice You Want Tomorrow
Nothing is guaranteed, but you can increase the odds that something good will happen to you in the future, as in-house columnist Mark Herrmann explains.
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Navigating Financial Success by Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Maximizing Firm Performance
In this CLE-eligible webinar, we’ll explore the most common accounting pitfalls and how to avoid them for your firm.
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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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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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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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Biglaw, In-House Counsel
3 Thoughts On Moving Up Through The Ranks -- At Law Firms And In-House
The skills needed to succeed in-house are not the same as the skills needed to succeed at a law firm, according to Biglaw partner turned in-house lawyer Mark Herrmann. -
Biglaw, In-House Counsel, Job Searches
The Perils Of Specialization
Is it better to be a generalist or a specialist? It depends, as columnist Mark Herrmann explains. -
In-House Counsel, Litigators, Trials
2 Outlines Of Witness Examinations: Learning From Mistakes
It's harder than you realize to draft witness examinations and many lawyers don't realize the depth of their ignorance in this area, according to veteran litigator Mark Herrmann. -
Biglaw, In-House Counsel
2 Thoughts On What To Do When You're Exhausted And Just Want To Mail It In
In-house columnist and former Biglaw partner Mark Herrmann offers thoughts for lawyers, especially associates, on what to do when you're too tired or too overburdened to produce great work product. -
In-House Counsel, Litigators
Easy Writer (Or: An Analogue To Pile-O'-Crap Syndrome)
Many court rules are designed largely to hedge against inept litigators heaping piles o’ crap on the court, according to veteran litigator Mark Herrmann. -
Biglaw, In-House Counsel
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. -
Biglaw, In-House Counsel
On '4 Ways Associates Screw Up'
Biglaw partner turned in-house counsel Mark Herrmann offers his take on some contradictory career advice identified by lawyer turned therapist Will Meyerhofer.