(As originally posted by Above the Law September 30, 2010) Almost two years ago, I joined Twitter to help find a publisher for a book I was writing. A couple weeks later, a friend I followed on Twitter asked, “Does anybody know a contracts lawyer?” I responded and won a new client. A lawyer winning business…
(As originally posted on Above the Law September 23, 2010) The secret to happiness in life is setting low expectations. – My Uncle Lyman Over the past few weeks, in the comments to my ATL posts, there have been a number of questions about whether or not large law firms are bringing in real clients through…
(As originally posted on Above the Law September 16, 2010) In a classic Seinfeld episode, Jerry gets the phone number of a girl he is interested in from off of a list of people donating money for the AIDS Walk. Jerry does his best to keep this a secret from the girl, but eventually he…
(As originally posted on Above the Law September 9, 2010) Are you a superstar or a team player? When it comes to law blogs, the question is: do you have your own blog, or are you part of a team that writes a group blog? With over 45% of the Am Law 200 now using blogs,…
(As originally posted on Above the Law September 2, 2010) “If you build it, he will come.” Voice heard by Kevin Costner in Field of Dreams Writing a book, blog, article or white paper are all great ways to get noticed and build relationships in the legal industry. Unfortunately, practicing lawyers confront great demands on their…
(As originally posted by Above the Law on August 26, 2010) The opening sequence of Enemy at the Gates begins with a volunteer Russian soldier named Vassili being forced into the range of German machine guns in the Battle of Stalingrad. Unfortunately for Vassili (played by Jude Law), the Russian army has more soldiers to spare…
(As originally posted by Above the Law August 19th, 2010) Bureaucracy destroys initiative. There is little that bureaucrats hate more than innovation, especially innovation that produces better results than the old routines. Improvements always make those at the top of the heap look inept. Who enjoys appearing inept? Frank Herbert, Heretics of Dune “Don’t turn…