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That lawyer happiness thing again: Now being discussed at WSJ Law Blog

Stephanie West Allen
June 26, 2008 14:40

The comments to the Wall Street Journal Law Blog post What Holds Unhappy Lawyers Back From Leaving? are almost as interesting as the post itself. The post features Monica Parker of Leaving the Law who has a book coming out next month entitled The Unhappy Lawyer: A Roadmap to Finding... The comments...

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Wishing everyone a good Epiphany of 2009: What's Epiphany?

Stephanie West Allen
January 06, 2009 16:02

The dictionary definition of "epiphany" includes: "a sudden, intuitive perception of or insight into the reality or essential meaning of something, usually initiated by some simple, homely, or commonplace occurrence or experience."In the Christian tradition, Epiphany (January 6) is the 12th day of...

Come to the Rockies in February: Still some openings for this ACR conference

Stephanie West Allen
January 05, 2009 23:07

Although it's approved for CLE, you don't need to be a lawyer to attend. The conference is titled "Transforming the Practitioner: Attention to Intention." Click for all the details. Are any of you attending? Several people have told me they are registered. This promises to be an extraordinary...

Very clever video for Bar & Grill Singers' "I'm Billing Time"

Stephanie West Allen
January 05, 2009 19:32

Even if you have heard the song "I'm Billing Time" before, take a look at this video. It was created by the multi-talented Victoria Pynchon. Wonderful, Vickie!Note: Web site of The Bar & Grill Singers. Listen to some of their songs.Note (added 12:33 PM Mountain): Lisa Solomon called my...

I linked to this coffee parable on Twitter yesterday: Wanted to make sure none of you non-Tweeting lawyers missed it

Stephanie West Allen
January 05, 2009 16:36

Jay Shepherd has written a very funny post about what would happen if a coffee shop billed like a law firm. Makes you think, doesn't it?Image credit: omdur. Jay Shepherd has written a very funny post about what would happen if a coffee shop billed like a law firm. Makes you think, doesn't it?Image...

Lawyers who wrote legal thrillers in 2008

Stephanie West Allen
January 05, 2009 16:15

Thanks to Lawyer Avenue for providing us with a list of eight lawyer novelists with new suspense novels. Also links to each attorney author's Web site. I am adding some of these novels to my reading list. Do you have comments on any of them? If so, please let me... Thanks to Lawyer Avenue for...

Blog Glob: "Bleeping Expletives" (NY Times)

Stephanie West Allen
January 05, 2009 03:03

Excerpt:Today we are going to deal with the media coverage of profanities, expletives, vulgarisms, obscenities, execrations, epithets and imprecations, nouns often lumped together by the Bluenose Generation as coarseness, crudeness, bawdiness, scatology or swearing. But roundheeled readers should...

Get your lawyer brain out of the rut for 2009: Some unconventional suggestions

Stephanie West Allen
January 04, 2009 21:14

This coming year promises to be one with many changes for the legal profession. Examples? Take a look at "Welcome to the Future: Leadership, Accountability & Swimwear" (The AmLaw Daily) "Innovation Agenda (Part Two): Are You Betting Against the Web?" (The AmLaw Daily) Watch for falling dominoes...

The number one predictor of your financial success as a lawyer: The size of your network?

Stephanie West Allen
January 04, 2009 00:29

That's what Legal OnRamp's founder says. Paul Lippe is at it again, jabbing at the conventions of the legal profession. This time it's the quaint notion that good legal work leads to success. ..."The number one predictor of income as a lawyer is the size of your network," states Lippe....That's...

"The Brain: How it can change, develop and improve" featuring Dr. Norman Doidge

Stephanie West Allen
January 03, 2009 21:31

Here's another extremely interesting talk about the amazing brain; this one is by Dr. Norman Doidge, author of The Brain That Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science. More:Dr Doidge - psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, researcher, author, essayist and poet - is...