In-House Paralegals

Reposted from a comment by Ayelette Robinson on GeekLawBlog.com The best professional advice I’ve heard:  Make the people around you look good. These words that were passed along to me encompass so much. Doing your job well is not simply about taking care of your job responsibilities or being a good team player. It’s about [...]

Whether your audience is one person or a room full of folks, you win the day when others want to continue their dialogue with you and hear more of what you have to say. Most of us never ask ourselves what we want to achieve in giving a presentation to (or leading a discussion among) [...]

How surprising is this?  Law firm attorneys are trained to practice law.  Under the economic model most firms follow, the vast majority of outside counsel are very motivated to generate billable hours.   Good for the firms.  Not so good for corporate clients.  Your response probably is, “So, hello . . .  what else is new?” With pressure [...]

OK, let’s really drill down here for a moment. Suppose you had available specific detailed information about another person’s business position and responsibilities, career background and current aspirations and everything that personal considered important about her or his personal life (likes and dislikes, loved ones, friends, family, recreational activities, hobbies, etc., etc.). Now let’s assume [...]