(Photo via Art Lien) I do not regularly think about courtroom sketch artists, since they play an ancillary role in the legal arena, and I do not see courtroom sketch artists often... Read more »
For many litigation matters, legal briefs are the main way for a litigant to convey their point to a court and persuade a judge to rule in that party’s favor. Depending on... Read more »
When a lawyer says that they are “on trial” pretty much everyone in the legal profession understands that the lawyer is currently super busy and needs to devote all of their efforts... Read more »
No one likes to get bad news, especially if that someone is paying tons of money for services aimed at protecting the interests of an individual or business. Even the best lawyers... Read more »
When I was in law school, I thought that legal practitioners were professionals in every sense and that they treated each other with dignity and courtesy. In law school, no one mentions... Read more »
Litigators often need to file documents under tight timeframes. If an adversary waits until the last minute to file their papers, it can in turn make their counterpart’s job more difficult since... Read more »
Recently, I was communicating with an adversary on a transactional matter, and we discussed some gripes we had with matters we were handling. I mostly work on litigation matters, and was almost... Read more »
Work. Don’t get me started about work! Some lawyers are fortunate to love everything about practicing law. These individuals immerse themselves in the law, discuss legal topics outside of work, subscribe to... Read more »
This website has detailed numerous instances of lawyers not understanding technology with hilarious outcomes. Indeed, lawyers and other legal professionals routinely get into “reply all” disasters, and lawyers have more recently been... Read more »
Virtual meetings through Zoom, Skype, and other applications have exploded in recent years mainly due to the social distancing required by the COVID-19 pandemic. In that time, individuals needed to conform to... Read more »