THIS ADVERSARIAL LIFE
Three experiences in the past week have highlighted my awareness that the world that lawyers inhabit is a rough one. (1) I had to participate in what turned out to be a 6-hour deposition at a large law firm (though…
“Grey Matters” Webinar Addresses Issue of Cognitive Decline in Lawyers
More than once, lawyers and family members have come to LCL when struggling to find a way to deal with colleagues whose cognitive capacities are deteriorating. (One highlight of the wonderful if not entirely realistic TV series “The Practice” [1997-2004]…
Managing Personal Finances During Periods of Unemployment and Underemployment [Guest Post]
This blog post is contributed by Sheila May, CPA. She has a masters of taxation and performs forensic accounting and litigation support services. You can find more about Sheila at www.thetruthisinthenumbers.com and read her blog at www.thetruthisinthenumbers.wordpress.com. If you are…
Managing Your Work Search
Don’t go it alone! Dealing with unemployment (or underemployment) and the job hunting process warrants as much information and support as you can get. LCL and the MBA teamed up once again to offer this free 8-session twice monthly series…
What’s Your Brand?
Volvo is, of course, the car to have if you truly care about safety. But Mercedes means you have style and deserve luxury, and BMW means you’re oh so exacting about the machinery you drive. Progressive Insurance is the one…
You’ve Gotta Take Care of Business, Mr. Businessman!
When Ray Stevens’ so-titled hit was playing in 1968, offering its biting commentary on the plight of the business person, you never thought it applied to you. Well, to be more accurate, most of you had not yet been born,…
Getting the Job (of Finding a Job) Done (Part 6)
At our 6th session of the 2012 LCL/MBA Managing Your Work Search series, guest speaker Jim Toms, HR Director at Sullivan & Worcester, offered some welcome encouragement in the form of growing legal job opportunities. A survey of the various…
Getting the Job (of Finding a Job) Done (Part 5)
We were delighted to welcome back to our 2012 LCL/MBA series a former speaker, Steve Eichel, Esq., Partner at Choate, Massachusetts Super Lawyer from 2004-2012, and member of Chambers USA Best Lawyers in America. Steve spoke on a hugely successful…
Do You Have a Buddy?
Peer support comes in many forms, and one of them is on a professional/career level. Those lawyers who work in law firms have a kind of built-in professional support – if they’re stuck on a case, out of action because…
Lawyers Can Learn from Psychologists
Naturally, we believe that psychologists and other therapists are key resources for lawyers who are having problems with mood or behavior, but in their new book, Psychology for Lawyers: Understanding the Human Factors in negotiation, Litigation, and Decision Making, psychologists…