More post-crash: Request for reader help
So I spent the last two days restoring my files from my online back-up. I’ll identify the service I’ve been using now, because it’s been a life saver: Data Deposit Box. It’s cheap and easy. But even though it’s an automated back-up system, some human thought is required to make sure that it’s backing up […]
Recovering from a computer crash
Apologies for my silence of late. While traveling last week, one of the Windows files necessary for start-up mysteriously vanished. “It just happens,” say the tech support people, which is no consolation to me at all. After trying every trick in the book, including mystical incantations, I finally wiped the hard drive yesterday. I’m back […]
Coming soon: Blawg Review #114
Today is the summer solstice, the longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere. I once had the joy of being on a Norwegian milk boat headed to the North Cape on June 21. As we traveled northward, we could see the bonfires lit on the shore to mark the solstice. It was one […]
Networking technique: bring a friend along
For those who hate networking, walking into a room as part of a team may increase comfort and confidence. The real beauty of this approach lies in having someone who knows you ready at hand to trumpet your skills — in other words, to introduce you glowingly (and truthfully) in a way that would come […]
Long-term career options
When I finished law school in 1993, the expectation of joining a firm, making partner there, and staying for the entirety of a career was beginning to fade. By this time, it’s almost an anomaly for a young lawyer to walk that path. In 2006, a NALP study (reported in a Law.com article titled Firms Losing Top […]
Addressing burnout: your productivity depends on it
Because of the stress of practice, burnout is a real issue for lawyers. Just about every lawyer has at least an occasional period in which it seems that work is pressing 18-20 hours a day, and most of us know intuitively that it’s important to recover following that kind of exertion. But what about the […]
Monday’s efficiency/productivity tip
Most of us start each day with a “to do” list, or at least a good idea of what must be accomplished. Time management experts often suggest starting by knocking off the easiest tasks, and overachievers often attack the toughest item first. However, each of these approaches misses the mark and may facilitate being busy […]