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Need to Break Bad Habits at Your Law Practice?
How do you know that you have bad habits in your law practice? Even if you are lucky enough to have a mentor, surely he or she doesn’t track your every step. For some, guidance about persuasive and...
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E-Books v Paper Books in the Legal Community
The legal community is beginning to take notice of the trend of moving away from paper and toward eBooks. Attorney Jean P. O'Grady recently blogged on the topic. Ms. O’Grady concluded that the eBook...
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Litigation Funding Equals Big Money
The Wall Street Journal (“WSJ”) reported in the October 3, 2011 edition of the paper about the start-up of three brand new companies that were started with the purpose of entering what is considered...
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Women in the Law v Their Secretaries? Not so...
I got an e-mail the other day telling me that I should read an article published by the ABA. Normally I ignore such messages, but this one caught my eye. The title of the article was “Not One Legal...
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Survey of Minority Associates Shows Persistent Differences
A 2011 Midlevel Associates Survey conducted by The American Lawyer demonstrates that although the salary gap between minority and majority associates is closing, persistent differences continue to...
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Learning to be a Lawyer from a Lawyer: The Benefits of Adjunct Faculty
An issue that has recently flooded the pages of the New York Times is the rapidly increasing cost of attending law school, despite the economic climate this country is currently experiencing. Law...
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Setting Expectations Helps Get the Bills Paid
It is no secret that law firms sometimes encounter clients that are less than enthusiastic about paying their bills. When a client balks at paying, there can be an enormous strain on the relationship,...
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Using Social Media as a Tool to Advance Our Careers
Do you feel at a loss or intimidated or repulsed by the thought of using social media? Like it or not, social media sites are a new means of communication, which we cannot ignore any more than we can...
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A Modern-Day SOPA Opera: SOPA, OPEN, PIPA, oh my!
Listen up, all you internet users (which is basically everybody but my mother, who still views the Internet as the work of the devil, and will quote from the book of Revelation in support of her...
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Alternative Fee Arrangements - Here to Stay
Over the past few years, we have all heard about and possibly participated in alternative fee agreements. According the legal analysts, these agreements are “here to stay” and in response DRI...
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You Want to Go to Law School? The Decline in Women's Enrollment and What That...
Anyone who has viewed the viral video, “So You Want to Go to Law School” on YouTube may recall an older male attorney describing one of the more mundane aspects of the practice of law (e.g., responding...
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Malpractice vs. Misconduct
Suppose your client, a lawyer, has been sued for malpractice. Could the alleged malpractice be a basis for discipline? Alternatively, is a disciplinary complaint likely to give rise to a malpractice...
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Does Race Matter in Educational Diversity?
The underlying premise of the U.S. Supreme Court’s precedent in Grutter v. Bollinger is that students benefit from being in a racially diverse educational environment. As the justices prepare to...
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Ethics 20/20: The Impact of Technology
Every day, we see the impact of technology on the practice of law. Blogs, social networking, electronically stored information, and other legal resources create enormous economies and unprecedented...
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The Approach to Diversity
“Is dicing the workforce into pre-set categories going to encourage working together,” ponders author Liz Ryan. In a recentHarvard Business Reviewarticle, she describes a recent diversity conference...
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The Cloud with a Silver Lining?
The "cloud." It’s a term all of us have become familiar with, but also one that many of us give little thought to within the context of our law practices. That, however, is likely to change, as an...
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Two New Surveys Report Improved Legal Sector Economic Conditions
Amid discussions on how the Sequester will impact the country and reports of law firm downsizing, two recent surveys indicate that economic conditions in the legal industry are on an upswing.First, on...
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Math and Loss Prevention
I must admit that I never knew the name of the rule known as The Pareto Principle, which I had often called the 80/20 rule. Susan Cartier Liebel, the Founder and CEO of Solo Practice University®,...
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Why Do You Think They Call it Dope?
More than twenty states and the District of Columbia have legalized the growing, processing, transportation, sale, and use of marijuana for medical purposes. Two states, Colorado and Washington, have...
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It is Easy to Stay Current on Trends in our Business; Please Do It!
I have the good fortune these days to be wearing multiple hats. I am managing partner of my firm; chair of the DRI Law Practice Committee; and, President Elect of the Indianapolis Bar Association. In...
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