Geoffrey Hazard: How U.S. civil litigation is viewed abroad.
If you have European clients, you already know that in-house lawyers across the Atlantic do not like to have their company’s commercial […]
Month: July 2009
Got great habits? If so, can you teach them?
Only about 1% of employees–if that–have a “passion for excellence” 24/7 year in and year out. Amongst the rest are those that […]
In America, we call that a scoop: Charon QC interviews Lord Falconer.
Has the Blogosphere in the West finally arrived? Yesterday, London’s silver tongued Charon QC–in his other life a well-regarded legal educator and […]
Houston-based Defending People adopts “no-name, no-publish” policy .
Effective immediately, absent compelling reasons, this blog will join [another blog] in not publishing any comments of anonymous commenters. All comments must […]
Walter Leland Cronkite, Jr. (1916-2009)
Yesterday’s NYT: “Walter Cronkite, Voice of TV News, Dies“. Cronkite was part-Midwesterner, part-Southerner, and started out in print journalism. He earned his […]
Creation.
There is no joy except in creation. There are no living beings but those who create. All the rest are shadows, hovering […]
Breaking news: I will name my next three children after Jack Welch.
Query: In the United States in the year 2009, must you be Jack Welch just to tell the truth any more? And […]
The Economist: Goldman Sachs’s record profits.
In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is King. —Erasmus of Rotterdam (1468″“1536) But a win is still a win. […]
The Divine Mr. Greenfield: Policing Your Kool-Aid for You.
Because let’s face it: a lot of us drink the work-life balance Kool-Aid before we even read the instructions. See Scott Greenfield’s […]
London: The Good Ship Rioja.
South Coast of England. Speaking of people who can still drink safely, more or less, mainly, see Charon QC‘s “Postcard from The […]
London: GeekLawyer does Glastonbury.
Woodstock for Brits. Organized WAC? is up to his summer red bow ties in work–and is even behind on some non-client duties. […]
No-Name, No-Publish. What About Clients? is now a proud Wuss-Free Zone.
Effective July 1, 2009, and absent compelling reasons, this blog will no longer print any comments of anonymous bloggers and commenters.* Nameless […]
…and on Bastille Day.
And the moral of the story is never lean on the weird. Or they will chop your head off. Take my word […]
Aristippus, Rome Palazzo Spada
Jordan Furlong at Law21: Everything will change. Get used to it.
A slow-moving but relentless development that in time will have vast economic, social and political consequences. —The Economist, June 26, 2009 No, […]
Stamford Connecticut girl makes good (again).
Our friend Ellen Bry, a nighttime drama television mainstay (St. Elsewhere, Dexter, Boston Legal, Monk, The Closer) for decades–and known in the […]
Tea, sympathy, and a grooming tip for “Club Ned” members.
Honey, just wear a black turtleneck. Even Ned Beatty looks good in a black turtleneck. –Overheard last year in Brentwood Ned in […]
Indiana Ivy-Leaguer goes national, makes good: Above The Law Editor on “The Law School Indicator”.
One well-done, smart and useful interview by one tough guy. Bravo, ATL Editor Elie Mystal. Publisher Lat: Give this man a raise […]
London law students: scholars, critics, lovers.
We send you the complete text of this circa-1595 comedy by Shakespeare, here, and on one page. The play was first performed […]
Real lawyers practice law. (Blogging comes second.)
We got a profession for you right here. See Scott Greenfield’s April 22 piece “Waiting For The Checks To Roll In“, commenting […]
“Play Time” on the Internet is Over. WANTED: A Few Good Rules.
Are you really in Club Ned? Certainly, if he were real, Ned Beatty’s character Bobby in the movie adaptation of the James […]
Palin: Still a Robo-Babe.
Way cute when she’s mad. And still a great political property. Don’t write her off. Now you’ve all done it. She’s really […]
London Law Students: Critics and Lovers.
We send you the complete text of this circa-1595 comedy by Shakespeare, here, on one page. The play was first performed before […]
More Crossroads: Boomers ask “Who is John Mayer?”
Would prefer a good video/audio of 1968 live version but this–with lame but short introduction–will have to do for this former U.S. […]
Distinguish your firm. And yourself. Surprise clients.
It’s not about the lawyers anymore. No one cares you’re a lawyer. No longer impressive. In America, they made it easy to […]
The late-2008 Recession: A Crossroads for Corporate Law?
I’m staying at the crossroads, believe I’m sinking down. If you can navigate through all the painstaking diplomacy without pulling a hamstring, […]
Sensitive Litigation Moment #4: Service of Process
Service of process under the federal rules is all about giving notice, period. There are requirements to serve “properly”, of course, but […]
Performance Reviews based on CS standards.
At your shop, talk about real client service every single day–as if it were a substantive area of law practice. Make it […]
Senator Franken: Good enough, smart enough, tough enough.
The Minnesota Supreme Court unanimously gives Franken the nod over Norm Coleman. Al Franken got out there and worked his wazoo off […]