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Lawyer professionalism is still a crock.

JD Hull
July 31, 2008 09:43

And it must die. First, see the more PC version of our view which passed muster with the overly-polite San Diego media in our 2005 article, "Professionalism Revisited: What About the Client?" But here's the shorter and more honest... And it must die. First, see the more PC version of our view...

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In any year, just firms--not sophisticated clients--should care about associate bonuses.

JD Hull
November 21, 2008 08:14

Permanently Happy Useful Associates are the rarer younger lawyers you paid higher bonuses to who are straight-up kick-ass, energetic and mega-talented wunderkinds you can't practice law without; you want to be partners with them some day. They did better... Permanently Happy Useful Associates are...

"I'm good enough, smart enough, close enough."

JD Hull
November 21, 2008 02:26

Forget your politics. Norm Coleman isn't fun. And Franken's (gulp) just smarter than Norm, when Al is calm. Finally, this Minnesota U.S. Senate race annoys the right people. Think of it as a cattle prod. The Hill: "Franken narrows Coleman...Forget your politics. Norm Coleman isn't fun. And...

Writing well, living large.

JD Hull
November 20, 2008 18:00

Commenting on the body of work left by John Dryden (1631-1700), the English poet, critic and playwright, Samuel Johnson, who was born a few years after Dryden's death, called Dryden's compositions "the effects of a vigorous genius working upon large...Commenting on the body of work left by John...

Log lines, pitches, dreams and money.

JD Hull
November 19, 2008 19:04

Stills (1989, Samuel Hazo): "A celebrated war photographer loses his wife to a stray bullet in Lebanon, disappears and is presumed dead; he suddenly surfaces in Manhattan, and meets a young woman making a documentary about his work and... Stills (1989, Samuel Hazo): "A celebrated war photographer...

Law students have an International Day?

JD Hull
November 19, 2008 06:56

Blawg Review #186. Yes, really. It was Monday, two days ago, and WAC? of course looks dimly upon celebrating the birth of yet more global law cattle--all self-esteem and no work ethic--who in twenty years will rock back and forth...Blawg Review #186. Yes, really. It was Monday, two days ago, and...

A client's costs: it's your problem, too.

JD Hull
November 19, 2008 01:38

"Rule Eight: Think Like the Client--Help Control Costs". There are three steps here. First, realize you have a conflict ($) in following this rule. Second, think about any client who knows you want long-term work. Third, ask yourself: are you..."Rule Eight: Think Like the Client--Help Control...

Chuck Newton: "Sir, your electronic cottage is here."

JD Hull
November 18, 2008 00:00

Your future office may well be a "shed", and Texas-based Chuck Newton at Chuck Newton Rides The Third Wave makes it sound a lot more appealing than, say, your digs at Washington Square in downtown D.C., Pittsburgh's U.S. Steel Tower...Your future office may well be a "shed", and Texas-based Chuck...

Professionalism, Actually.

JD Hull
November 17, 2008 19:22

Let’s say you’re a blues guitarist with a broken ring finger on your fretboard hand. What do you do? If you’re Albert King, you put a splint on it, and you get out there and play. It's about "the... Let’s say you’re a blues guitarist with a broken ring finger on your fretboard hand. What do you do?...

The Economist: Obama, Eastern Europe and Russia.

JD Hull
November 17, 2008 19:21

See "Looking West, Hopefully". The President-elect is popular and "has juice" in most of mainstream Europe. He presumably wants to keep that. What, if anything, would the Obama administration do to promote the political and economic autonomy of eastern European...See "Looking West, Hopefully". The...