My name is Jaimie Field and I am a chronic procrastinator. I thought that would feel better getting that out in writing, but honestly, it doesn’t because I am not sure when this procrastination habit began. And make no mistake, procrastination is...

THE ONGOING CHALLENGE OF LAWFIRM GENDER DIVERSITY Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was first in her class at Columbia, a distinction she achieved while also helping her husband with his coursework, taking care of her daughter, and getting very little...

A MARKETER AND A SALESPERSON WALK INTO A BAR…. Even if you aren’t familiar with the setup, you know this is a joke. Marketing and sales can barely stand to be in the same conference room on some days. No way they’re going to drop into a happy hour...

I thought I was ready to practice law long before I walked into my first law school class. At the time, I was working as a law clerk at a personal injury firm. My job entailed interviewing witnesses, preparing and responding to discovery requests,...

Mediation is a process for resolving or mitigating existing or potential disputes. It is not necessarily a single activity; it may be a group of activities that can differ substantially from one case or problem to another. Mediation involves the...

A few years ago I wrote about the law business. I recognized the positive. The law business can offer socially useful work, the opportunity to succeed on merit, and upward mobility” A bright, diligent, industrious C-student from humble...

As an ambitious attorney, you’re likely faced with difficult, complex challenges almost daily. When issues snowball into frustrating problems, your stress level is likely to increase, and your professional satisfaction is likely to decrease. Below...

Ultimately, you may find yourself in trial, with your collection of transcripts of depositions taken months and even years earlier. What can you do with them? Federal Rule of Civil Procedure (Rule) 32(a)(1) permits the use of “all or part of a...

Drafting contracts is one of the pleasures of practicing law. In what other profession will someone pay you by the hour to write? But if your contract ends up in court, you’d better be ready to defend your work.  This article provides fifty...