Lawyering Articles

Improve associates� performance by letting them meet clients

webmaster@elinfonet.com (Employment Law Information Network) — Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 EST

Here is a modest suggestion to improve the productivity and morale of the more junior lawyers at the law firm: Take them out of their offices and into the field to meet clients.

Discovery and deletion of Facebook evidence in litigation

webmaster@elinfonet.com (Employment Law Information Network) — Thu, 02 May 2013 00:00:00 EST

I�ll bet that most plaintiffs� Facebook accounts contain run-of-the-mill, explainable and oh-so-boring posts. Yet, plaintiffs fight tooth and nail to stop defendants from gaining access to those accounts during litigation.

Make writing simple and direct

webmaster@elinfonet.com (Employment Law Information Network) — Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:00 EST

Lawyers pride ourselves on being good writers, but sometimes wordiness obscures the power of our messages. Help is available.

Help clients make better decisions by expanding options

webmaster@elinfonet.com (Employment Law Information Network) — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 00:00:00 EST

The upside of spending a lot of time on airplanes over the past few weeks is uninterrupted reading time. I finished "Decisive: How To Make Better Choices In Life And Work," by brothers Chip Heath and Dan Heath. Every lawyer should read it, because it teaches us how to be better counselors-at-law.

In depositions, ask questions on both sides of the coin

webmaster@elinfonet.com (Employment Law Information Network) — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 00:00:00 EST

I have tried a lot of age discrimination cases; I�ve won some and lost some. And I�ve taken lots of depositions in such disputes. Here�s something I�ve learned: It pays to examine both sides of the coin.

A Ground Floor Opportunity? Litigation Finance

webmaster@elinfonet.com (Employment Law Information Network) — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 00:00:00 EST

I really have not had much chance to give the area of third party litigation financing a lot of thought, but my initial instincts are that while it may be good for lawyers, it seems unlikely to be good for clients. Maybe there is a silver lining somewhere, there often is, but at the moment it escapes me.

Mixed martial arts trainer can teach lawyers how to fight

webmaster@elinfonet.com (Employment Law Information Network) — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 00:00:00 EST

I was talking with a private investigator the other night at a bar/restaurant near where I live. Because of her job, she needs to be able to handle herself. So, in addition to knowing how to apply a choke hold, she studies mixed martial arts. Three lessons from her trainer apply to the practice of law.

Mixed martial arts trainer can teach lawyers how to fight

webmaster@elinfonet.com (Employment Law Information Network) — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 00:00:00 EST

Approach an opponent with Lao Tzu and the Navy SEALs by your side

webmaster@elinfonet.com (Employment Law Information Network) — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 00:00:00 EST

I am reading "Tao Te Ching: An All New Translation," by William Scott Wilson. It enables Lao Tzu�s wisdom to shine through.

And lawyers wonder why

webmaster@elinfonet.com (Employment Law Information Network) — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 00:00:00 EST

Clients might wonder about our priorities.