Professional Development

Perfecting Your Presentation Skills

There's a misplaced belief among lawyers, that rehearsing and practicing is for lily-livered, milksop fraidy-cats. Says who?

Marsha Hunter - August 20, 2024
building self-confidence
How to Build Self-Confidence in Two Easy Steps

Before you go one more sentence into this article, I want to be clear with you: Building self-confidence and developing healthy self-esteem takes time. What I offer below is a two-step process that answers how to build self-confidence. You can’t ...

Bull Garlington - August 15, 2024
How to Hug a Porcupine
Book Review: How to Hug a Porcupine

Book Review | "How to Hug a Porcupine" is full of practical tips for dealing with prickly people.

Susan Cohodes - August 13, 2024
social awareness and emotional intelligence
Reading the Room: Mastering Social Awareness as a Lawyer

Sharpening your social awareness skills will better equip you to forge meaningful connections, inspire trust and achieve favorable outcomes.

Paul Bramson - August 12, 2024
fear of Zoom
Will Your Paralyzing Fear of Zoom Ruin Your Life?

Fear of Zoom can leave you frozen like your Wi-Fi dropped out. But you can conquer Zoom anxiety with these five tips.

Bull Garlington - July 23, 2024
subjunctive mood and conditional phrasing
How to Master the Subjunctive and Conditional for Precise Legal Writing

Ivy Grey | Two powerful grammatical tools help lawyers write about hypotheticals with precision and clarity.

Ivy Grey - July 16, 2024
less than a full-time lawyer
The Most Important Thing About Being a Less-Than-Full-Time Lawyer

Susan Cohodes | I am ready to be friends with my new role as less than a full-time lawyer.

Susan Cohodes - June 26, 2024
semi-retired lawyer
Semi-Retired: Breaking Up Is Hard to Do

Susan Cohodes | Three months into semi-retirement, I still find it difficuilt to give less than full-time attention to my part-time legal work.

Susan Cohodes - April 25, 2024
ungrateful clients
An Antidote to Ungrateful Clients: Rediscovering the Satisfaction and Joy of Helping Others

Susan Cohodes | Thanks to Henry, I am once again able to feel the sense of satisfaction I experienced when I first started helping clients.

Susan Cohodes - March 1, 2024
public speaking tips
Public Speaking Tips: Introduce Yourself to Your Audience, Please!

Introduce yourself to ensure the information is relevant. If someone else introduces you, use these public speaking tips to head off blunders.

Theda C. Snyder - February 8, 2024
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