Challenges for female litigators
Yesterday’s WSJ Law Blog pointed to an American Lawyer article entitled Obstacle Course, outlining the challenges female litigators have in “break[ing] through old stereotypes to build top-tier practices” in the “male-dominated world of litigation.” Referencing one female partner’s internal struggle not to deal with food arrangements for trial prep meetings and another who was asked (15 years ago) […]
Get happy!
Are you thinking this is a strange topic for a legally inclined blog? Perhaps it isn’t… Yesterday’s New York Times Magazine featured an article titled Happiness 101, addressing the field of positive psychology. As described on U Penn’s website Authentic Happiness, positive psychology is the field founded by Dr. Martin Seligman that: focuses on the empirical […]
Diagnosing problems to create effective solutions
Tom Collins, author of the well-respected More Partner Income blog has written a must-read post titled “A Problem Solving Policy for the Law Firm.” (Post is no longer available) He describes the ordinary approach to problem-solving as the process of identifying and closing the gap between how things are and how they should be, which treats […]
Lawyers Appreciate…
I’ve thoroughly enjoyed reading the storm of “Lawyers Appreciate…” posts over the last 10 days! Each blogger has added a new perspective on what lawyers appreciate and why. As I read, I found myself wondering what I might add when my turn came; as it turns out, that’s been easy. Lawyers appreciate colleagues. I can’t […]
Closing the year in appreciation
I am so delighted to read all of the “Lawyers Appreciate…” posts that legal bloggers have shared in the past few days! (If you don’t know what I’m talking about, check here for the explanation and here for the list of links.) I’ll be sharing my appreciation on the last day of the countdown. Until then, […]
Joining in the “Lawyers Appreciate” countdown
Here’s a list of those who’ve joined in the “Lawyers Appreciate…” countdown. I’ll keep updating it as new posts are added. Thanks to those who are participating! Added 1/9/07: Although the Lawyers Appreciate… countdown was officialy set to run 12/22-31/06, I’m thrilled to see continuing appreciations! I’ll keep updating as long as legal bloggers keep […]
Lawyers Appreciate… A 10-day countdown
Welcome to Day 1 of the 10-day “Lawyers Appreciate” countdown! Stephanie West Allen, the voice behind Idealawg and TrackKnacks, and I have been corresponding for some months now. One of the many topics we’ve discussed is our shared desire to launch an appreciative look at the law, lawyers, and practice in the legal blogosphere. And that’s how the […]