The Friday Five
Five Ways to Be a Positive Professional
By Ryan Sullivan | Jan.25.13 | No Comments
I tend to think of lawyers as "brain gladiators," given how we flex our mind-muscles for our clients on a daily basis. But frustration, negativity and the daily grind can bring ev[...]
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Should You Fire a Client?
By Simon Chester | Dec.31.12 | 4 Comments
As 2012 draws to a close, we’re celebrating Attorney at Work’s second year of delivering “one really good idea every day”—every working day, that is. During this holiday [...]
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Dress for Excess
By Otto Sorts | Oct.23.12 | 1 Comment
The other day, Oriella, one of the young legal secretaries, wore these sandal-type shoes with long leather straps wrapping up to mid-calf. I thought they looked pretty, and a littl[...]
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Pro Bono: It Pays to Be Good
By Roy S. Ginsburg | Oct.15.12 | 2 Comments
Recently, New York became the first state to require that law students perform 50 hours of pro bono work before they can be admitted to the bar. Plenty of bloggers have already chi[...]
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Build Your Reputation While Helping Your Community
By Noble McIntyre | Aug.17.12 | 1 Comment
Let me guess—you don't have time to think about your reputation in your community, much less devote extra hours to volunteer activities. After all, you're already doing a lot for[...]
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Tagalog v. Tagalong
By William Melater | Aug.09.12 | No Comments
"My client only speaks Tagalog, so let me know if you need a translator for the deposition." This is the essence of an email I received two days before the scheduled deposition o[...]
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