Real resolutions for me and other type As”
Real resolutions for me and other type As” 1. Great Battle. 2. Everyone isn’t in the same mood you are in. 3. […]
Month: December 2010
Vote for The Legal Satyricon in the ABA Blawg 100–or we’ll pull the trigger.
Rags the Dog this morning in Salzburg, Austria. You’ve only a few hours left. Same for Rags. So Vote Here Now. Yeah, […]
Note to “Publius”: In 2011, resolve to grow a pair and use your real name on the Internet.
This blog’s policy is no-name no-publish. We’ve written about it a lot. Because, among other things, we need to know exactly how […]
New American Normal: It’s about fewer jobs here.
Other players in the new global markets are catching up fast. Yanks can and should get used to it–and adapt like the […]
Foreign Affairs: Social Media’s Real Value–and Limitations.
In next month’s Foreign Affairs, see “The Political Power of Social Media“. Our thanks to My Marrakesh, an expat with moxie, verve […]
A Holiday Reminder.
Amen. It’s never too early to start giving–or to give thanks to any Being or Entity that stuck with you, believed in […]
The Ritz
See “Client Service: The Ritz Carlton Way” by Texas-based Cordell Parvin at Law Consulting Blog. And being from Tennessee if I go […]
Left Bank litigation redux
Our post from one year ago today: Ile St Louis: U.S. litigation conducted from Left Bank? And why not? Law is no […]
To Jurors, do your Associates and Paralegals seem like Creeps?
Face it. Lawyers live in a world where harmless nerds, social misfits and mutants seem almost normal. That’s okay. But jurors never […]
Has everyone except Scott Greenfield died and gone to Hallmark?
A man who embraces mediocrity and schmaltz says no to life. –H. Oliver Are we not Men? –H.G. Wells http://blog.simplejustice.us/2010/12/15/whats-the-buzz.aspx
Has Everyone Except Scott Greenfield Died and Gone to Hallmark?
Many law firms are now like a small town homeowners’ association whose key members just learned that the monthly meeting was changed […]
Women with History Month: A Men’s Tribute.
There’s a man down there. Might be your man, I don’t know.
The Ritz
Puttin’ on the Ritz. Two years ago Texas-based Cordell Parvin took his Law Consulting Blog to the Ritz Carlton and learned a […]
Mother Jones on Richard Holbrooke
Me? On even his bad days, I thought he was a lot of fun to watch. Career diplomat Richard Holbrooke, who died […]
Need To Get My Attention? Un-Spam Yourself. Call Me.
Or we can meet and talk in person. But don’t use E-mail or Twitter. Unless, of course, you think that they may […]
Quick Reminder: What About Clients/Paris? is No-Wuss Zone.
Rise up. Be a person. If you are a professional who is active on the Internet, set an example. Start by using […]
Mississippi Fred McDowell: You Gotta Move.
Need to make a few changes?
Working Abroad: Expect Hiccups.
Working and lawyering abroad isn’t about being cool, wearing an ascot or pretending to be George Hamilton or a Parisian filmmaker on […]
America’s Elected Judiciary: Are We Done Yet?
The popular election of state judges is beneath all Americans. But we are so heavily invested in it, and so used to […]
Norman Cousins: But can you write?
It makes little difference how many university degrees or courses a person may own. If he cannot use words to move an […]
24/7
It’s not about the lawyers anymore. See Rule 9: Be There For Clients–24/7. And if you have great corporate clients, it all […]
Paris: Snow in the Rodin Garden.
“Snow is an uncommon occurrence in Paris and snow that sticks is practically a miracle.” On Saturday morning ex-New Yorker Richard Nahem […]
Druids worldwide to get wild around the 21st.
For centuries, starting around the 21st of the month, Druids liked to leave the house, get wild and “put on the dog”. […]
The Flourishing: Caesar’s Town in Toscana.
It started out as an Army Camp. Beginning around 60 BC, Julius Caesar founded the town on both sides of the Arno […]
Accelerated Global Arbitration Rules: A Curb on Madness.
CPR‘s are barely 15 months old. Global. Commerical. Agile. Mobile. Flexible. Deliberately Hostile to making attorneys the main event. Aggressive. We are […]