innovations in the practice of law

Testing for negotiation skills, creativity: an LSAT for the 21st century

Diane Levin
November 11, 2008 20:55

In the U.S., thousands of graduate school applicants sit each year for one or more of the standardized tests that most universities require as part of their admissions process.  One of them, the Law School Admission Test, known as the LSAT, measures the reading comprehension and verbal reasoning ...

New issue of The Complete Lawyer and its ADR column, The Human Factor, now available

Diane Levin
September 03, 2008 13:58

Now available online is the latest edition of The Complete Lawyer, a web-based magazine focusing on quality of life and career satisfaction for attorneys, along with its special ADR column, “The Human Factor“. This issue of The Complete Lawyer discusses “The Brave New World of Ass...

A kinder, gentler lawyer: CuttingEdgeLaw.com shows the sensitive side of the practice of law

Diane Levin
July 23, 2008 13:41

Someone called me the other day to ask me to recommend them a lawyer. After describing to me the issues at stake, they said, “I want a real pitbull — someone who’ll go straight for the jugular and show no mercy.” Believe me, a pitbull was not what this particular case...

Latest issue of The Complete Lawyer - and the ADR column “Human Factor” - now available

Diane Levin
July 07, 2008 12:36

The latest issue of The Complete Lawyer, an online journal focusing on quality of life and career satisfaction for attorneys, is now available — and along with it, its special ADR column, “The Human Factor“. This issue of The Complete Lawyer asks, “What’s your exit...

What About Clients? No, What About Paris?

Diane Levin
May 12, 2008 01:43

Brevity, said the Bard, is the soul of wit. If you seek proof of the truth of that maxim, then look no further than What About Clients?, one of the very best of the legal blogs. Irreverent, edgy, and smart, with a keen international focus, What About Clients? has long made the case that in...