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Tag Archives: Legal
Attention Walmart Shoppers . . . The Law Store Is Now Open
Imagine shopping at Walmart for groceries, household goods, clothes . . . and legal services? Well, now you can at select Walmarts in Georgia and Missouri. If you live in the Atlanta area, there is a Kaine Law in your … Continue reading
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Tagged ABA Journal, Fixed Fee, Kaine Law, Legal, Legal Consumer, Legal Practices, Legal Reform, The Law Store, Walmart
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Are “Super Lawyers” Really Super?
We’ve all seen those advertisements naming “Super Lawyers,” “Rising Stars,” “Best Lawyers” and other top lawyer lists. But what do those designations really mean? Are the attorneys on those lists really the best? The short answer is sometime yes . … Continue reading
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Tagged Awareness, Best Lawyers, Caveat Emptor, Lawyer Advertising, Lawyers, Legal, Legal Practices, Rising Stars, Super Lawyers
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Yet Another Cautionary Tale
In 2000, Elizabeth Berardi hired New York law firm Phillips Nizer to help negotiate and draft a post-nuptial agreement with her husband. According to a May 17, 2016 article on abajournal.com titled, “Judge OKs malpractice suit over law firm’s successful … Continue reading
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Tagged ABA Journal, Elizabeth Berardi, Fee Disputes, Law Firm, Legal, Legal Consumer, Litigation, Over Billing, Phillips Nizer, Post-nuptial Agreement
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How Emotionally Intelligent is Your Lawyer?
Emotional intelligence is defined by Oxforddictionaries.com as “the capacity to be aware of, control, and express one’s emotions, and to handle interpersonal relationships judiciously and empathetically.” We discussed in our last post how beneficial to the attorney/client relationship an attorney’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Attitude, Awareness, Client-Side Manner, Emotional Intelligence, Legal, Legal Consumer, Legal Practices, Work Ethic
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“Emotional Fitness” Training for Lawyers? . . . Brilliant!
On the heels of a successful trial program in its Chicago office, BigLaw firm Kirkland & Ellis is expanding the Life XT “emotional fitness” training program to all of its offices according to a May 4, 2016 abajournal.com article titled “Kirkland … Continue reading
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Tagged ABA Journal, Attitude, Awareness, Client-Side Manner, Eric Langshur, Law Firm, Legal, Legal Consumer, Life XT
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If It Can Happen To Prince . . . It Can Happen To You
The untimely death of the multi-talented musician Prince has the media outlets abuzz and those fascinated by The Purple One awash in stories about his life. We at LPR are among his many fans. Delving into the mass of articles, we … Continue reading
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Tagged Awareness, Contract, Critical Thinking, Legal, Legal Consumer, News, Prince, The Purple One, Warner Bros.
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Bill Campbell’s Leadership Advice
Silicon Valley lost their “Coach” last week when Bill Campbell died. Mr. Campbell, who had been head football coach at Columbia, an Apple executive and board member, and chairman and CEO of Intuit, was an adviser to Steve Jobs and … Continue reading
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Tagged Advice, Attitude, Awareness, Bill Campbell, Law Firm, Legal, News, Silicon Valley Coach, Work Ethic
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Attorney Tip #14 – 5 Coffee Challenge
Believing that “more lawyers could benefit from slowing down and taking time to build relationships,” Canary General Counsel Josh Beser, created a program to teach lawyers to network using casual conversation over coffee. Interviewed by abajournal.com for an April 1, 2016 … Continue reading
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Tagged 5 Coffee Challenge, ABA Journal, Advice, Attitude, Client-Side Manner, Josh Beser, Law Leaders Lab, Legal, Networking
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Anna Alaburda’s Case Against Her Law School
There has been quite a lot of buzz about Anna Alaburda’s case against her former law school, Thomas Jefferson School of Law, for publishing fraudulent post-graduation employment statistics to entice perspective law students to apply. There are many opinions about … Continue reading
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Tagged Above the Law, Anna Alaburda, Jeff Bennion, Law Schools, Lawsuit, Legal, Litigation, Staci Zaretsky, Thomas Jefferson School of Law
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U.S. Supreme Court Nominee Merrick Garland
The news is all abuzz about President Obama’s nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court and whether he should be considered by Congress or whether the next president should be the one to fill the vacant seat. According to multiple outlets, shortly … Continue reading
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