The top 5 ways to manage stress in the office
You’re probably running all day, trying to handle conflicting requests from multiple clients, colleagues, and/or opposing counsel, managing staff, facing deadlines, and hoping to maintain your personal life, perhaps wanting to address family needs as well. Law practice is a breeding ground for stress. And we’ve all had days that just start off wrong — […]
Fun Monday
Is “Fun Monday” an oxymoron? Thought I’d share some humor today… Most of us can use it on Mondays: Legal Humour is just what it says — good legal humor, no lawyer jokes. Law Ha-Ha is Andrew McClurg’s brainchild. Love it. And then there’s Law Laughs, which is more of the same. For dark non-legal humor, visit […]
Increase your efficiency by cutting the time you spend in the office.
We all go through periods when we just aren’t that efficient at work. Maybe there’s something personal going on that’s distracting you, maybe it’s been a beautiful summer week and you want to be out in the sun, maybe you have a cold and just don’t feel good but also don’t feel bad enough to […]
Time management skills: is a task urgent or important?
One of the top concerns for most lawyers is time management. We all have so much to accomplish in so little time, and it often seems that we’re always trying to cram more activities (whether professional or personal) into the non-negotiable 168 hours we have each week. Most of my coaching clients bring time management […]
Congratulations to the women of Kuwait!
This is off the ordinary topic, but today cannot be overlooked. As readers likely know, women voted today in Kuwait’s elections for the first time in a national poll. Without delving into the politics (or the socio-religious implications of the politics, or any combination thereof), this is a red-letter day for women in Kuwait and […]
What training should law firms offer? Networking 101.
I wrote a couple of weeks ago about the “soft” skills on which law firms can profitably offer training to summer associates. Networking was on that list, and it’s probably my top pick for the hands-down most important soft skill. I received a number of questions about what I mean by teaching networking. So, here’s […]
Follow-up — it isn’t easy being green.
Apparently I’m not the only one who found the comments to the WSJ Law School: Does It “Keep Your Options Open”? blog post notable. The WSJ law blog has posted a response from Professor Stracher himself, in which he provides the admirable advice: But if your only reason for going to law school is because you […]