Lawyer Skills

Last night while making dinner, I was listening to a political documentary playing in the background. One expert after another chimed in with comments, offered deep thoughts, and gave opinions — all interesting and enlightening.

Meyling Ly Ortiz | Here are a few questions to consider asking when you get your first assignment. (Or any assignment!)

Learn to deal with your own anger and that of the people around you.

Do your presentations suffer from "hanging fragmentitis"? When you hear yourself starting sentences over, help yourself bring that sentence to an end by doing three things.

Teddy Snyder | Don’t be tempted to use a fancy word when a plain one will do.

Get to the Point! Don’t you hate it when something comes out of your mouth that makes your listener hesitate or give you a funny look?

Analog Attorney | Keeping a commonplace book helps you be more interesting.

The first post in our new series with rules, optional techniques and simple suggestions to remind you that strong writing makes you a better lawyer.

Euphemisms are words or phrases used in place of other words that might offend the recipient of the message. The prefix eu- means “good.” Euphemisms substitute good language for what some might consider bad. Sometimes the communicator is ...

Chris Graham | Have you noticed that the way you read websites, emails, text messages — even magazine and news articles — has changed over time?