This is a San Francisco Chronicle article in which Chronicle Staff Writer Heidi Benson begins:
“Mary Mocine, a 63-year-old Zen priest and former litigator, teaches meditation to burned-out attorneys at weekend retreats at Tassajara in Big Sur and Green Gulch Farm at Muir Beach.”
Litigators may be comforted by this: "You can still
Congratulations to Blawgworld 2007 on today’s launch and may I express my deep gratitude for being included in the 77 featured blawgs.
Congratulations also to the other 76 included blawgers who are inspirations to me every day.
Send the downloadable Blawgworld 2007 eBook to lawyers you know who would benefit from an introduction to the
I am asked frequently why some lawyers create such amazing rapport with their clients. Much of this stems from the art of the first impression . The first client interaction is more about not making a bad impression than it is making a good one.
Here are 7 first client interaction blunders that virtually guarantee
David Bilinsky’s knowledge, experience and prolific writing make him the blogger to watch. For his blog, click on the image above; for his bio, the image below.
Welcome, David!
"New Lawyer Jobs
90 percent of 2006 law school graduates found jobs by February, 2007. That’s the largest percentage since 2000 and way up from the 85% rate ten years ago. Of the 36,465 graduates who have jobs, 56% were in private practice and 10% were judicial clerks. Of the remainder, 14% went into a
According to London firms dominate global legal market (TimesOnLine):
"City law firms are reaping record profits that confirm London’s dominance of the global legal market, according to research published today."
HOWEVER, the article goes on to say:
"But it is not all doom and gloom on Wall Street. The revenue per lawyer (RPL) figures of
What happens when a JD and a Psychiatrist join forces to explore the connection between neuroscience and conflict resolution?
You get Brains on Purpose which according to Stephanie West Allen, will look at how the field of neuroscience can inform the practice of conflict resolution.
You may already be familiar with Stephanie West Allen from
Have a look at Building customer relationships is the key to success Posted by Ed Poll on July 1 in his LawBiz Blog, where he cites three service examples from Dan Coughlin’s Business Acceleration Newsletter: Nordstrom, US Postal Service and Toyota.
Punchline: I strongly recommend that law firm leaders look outside
*According to the largest-ever research program in the UK legal profession, it appears that as the Beatles sang “money can’t buy you love”
I am not certain that the numbers would be different elsewhere in the world but at least are informed by recent and credible statistics.
The Lawyer.com article: Twenty four per cent of
