What to Do When Law Practice Literally Makes You Sick

Paula Davis-Laack was killing it. Her practice was so busy lunch was a bag of peanuts and a contract. But then she hit a wall -- that wall every lawyer hits on the way to burn-out. She literally couldn't...

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Etymology of Great Legal Words: Gerrymander

Great legal words are come in all shapes and sizes. Take for instance the word gerrymander. You might not believe it, but the word's origins are about as simple as they sound. It's a portmanteau of sorts of the...

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Beat Procrastination With Emotional Intelligence

Need help beating procrastination? Hang on, we'll get back to that in a minute. For now, let's talk about emotional intelligence. You know, it's that other IQ that starts with EQ? The point is, it's about time to use...

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Cut and Paste Stops Working in Word Update, Lawyers Mourn

This morning, lawyers across the globe woke up to a twilight zone, of sorts. Microsoft Word has stopped allowing the copy/cut and paste function in their latest automatic update of Microsoft Word which pushed last night. Legal secretaries, paralegals,...

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Why Defendants Call Demands Extortion

For plaintiff lawyers, it's a common and annoying refrain, every civil defendant thinks and feels like every demand letter is basically extortion. Yes, whenever a person or business has to pay up or face litigation and associated public condemnation,...

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Marie Kondo for Lawyers: Tidying Up Your Clients

Are you locked into the KonMari method madness yet? Do you evaluate all your possessions in both your personal and professional life to see if each one sparks joy, or should be replaced or relinquished? If so, it may be...

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Litigation Funding: Can I Get Some of That?

Litigation funding is a way to finance your cases, but it may not be your way. If you signed on a client to right a wrong, litigation funders are not really interested. They are in it for the money,...

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