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.
Protégé™ In CourtLink® Explains The Whole Case Faster
Designed to reduce manual docket work by prioritizing what litigators need most: on-demand full docket summarization that explains the whole case to date, followed by on-demand document summaries for filing triage, and AI-powered natural language searching for faster search and retrieval.
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.
Legal Is Changing. And NeoSummit Is Where The Future Is Being Built.
Legal and operational leaders are gathering May 6–7 in Fort Lauderdale to confront the questions the industry hasn't answered—with a keynote from Amanda Knox setting the tone.
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.
Keeping Law School Accessible When Federal Loans Fall Short
As federal borrowing caps tighten financing options for law students, one organization is stepping in to negotiate the terms they can't secure alone.
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.