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Lawyering Has Changed A Lot In The Past DecadeApril 7, 2021 at 5:17 PM The legal profession has progressed far in the past 10 years, and this makes one circumspect about how the legal profession will change in the next decade.Tags: Law, Biglaw, Small Law Firms, Jordan Rothman 43 people like this. Like Staff Attorneys Are Treated As Second-Class Lawyers At Some FirmsMarch 31, 2021 at 4:01 PM Staff attorneys are lawyers just like traditional associates of a law firm and administrators should treat them more like how they treat other attorneys at a shop.Tags: Law, Biglaw, Small Law Firms, Jordan Rothman, Staff Attorneys 40 people like this. Like Some Law Firms Have A Problem Keeping Up With The JonesesMarch 24, 2021 at 10:43 AM Law firms sometimes do not have the resources or infrastructure needed to offer certain kinds of benefits provided by other shops.Tags: Law, Biglaw, Boutique Law Firms, Jordan Rothman 10 people like this. Like Some Lawyers Are Unfairly Taking Advantage Of The PandemicMarch 17, 2021 at 5:17 PM Certain legal matters have become a little like the Wild West because of the pandemic.Tags: Law, Courts, Biglaw, Small Law Firms, Jordan Rothman, Coronavirus, COVID-19 6 people like this. Like Lawyers Can Be Pretty TerritorialMarch 10, 2021 at 10:48 AM Lawyers can be territorial about out-of-town attorneys who come to their areas to provide services.Tags: Law, Courts, Small Law Firms, Jordan Rothman 30 people like this. Like Lawyers Should Thank And Compliment Each Other More OftenFebruary 24, 2021 at 4:46 PM The legal profession doesn't have to be quite as adversarial as it is at times.Tags: Law, Small Law Firms, Jordan Rothman 9 people like this. Like Lawyers Should Burden The Judiciary Less During The PandemicFebruary 10, 2021 at 3:46 PM Lawyers should strive to burden the judiciary as little as possible for the remainder of the pandemic.Tags: Law, Courts, Criminal Law, Jordan Rothman, Coronavirus, COVID-19 33 people like this. Like Legal Professionals Should Call Other Lawyers ‘Counselor’ More OftenFebruary 3, 2021 at 5:17 PM Using the term counselor benefits attorneys, and more lawyers should use this honorific when referring to other lawyers they encounter.Tags: Law, Small Law Firms, Jordan Rothman 36 people like this. Like Law Firm Virtual Happy Hours Are A Good IdeaJanuary 27, 2021 at 10:44 AM Law firm virtual happy hours are an important part of maintaining connections to a law firm in alternative ways to meet the challenges of COVID-19.Tags: Technology, Law, Small Law Firms, Jordan Rothman, COVID-19 6 people like this. Like Some Law Firms Have Misleading Employment DataJanuary 20, 2021 at 3:33 PM There are many ways that law firms fudge their employment numbers,Tags: Law, Biglaw, Jordan Rothman 37 people like this. Like Some Lawyers Can Work On Their ‘Bedside Manner’January 13, 2021 at 4:16 PM Lawyers often need to interact with clients in a personable and empathetic way during a representation.Tags: Law, Small Law Firms, Jordan Rothman, Attorney-Client Relationship 31 people like this. Like Nice Litigators Finish FirstJanuary 7, 2021 at 3:47 PM Litigators can benefit from a civil and courteous attitude toward adversaries and other with whom they interact.Tags: Law, Biglaw, Litigation, Small Law Firms, Jordan Rothman 22 people like this. Like More Lawyers Should Observe A Holiday TruceDecember 30, 2020 at 1:01 PM Although there is no rule or procedure that requires lawyers to observe a kind of holiday truce, such an act is likely to preserve goodwill with adversaries.Tags: Law, Small Law Firms, Holidays and Seasons, Jordan Rothman 12 people like this. Like Image And Perception Are Important To Practicing LawDecember 23, 2020 at 10:48 AM The practice of law is not always about who has the best legal strategy and knowledge.Tags: Law, Small Law Firms, Jordan Rothman 8 people like this. Like More Law Firms Should Buy Work-From-Home Items For EmployeesDecember 16, 2020 at 4:45 PM Although practical matters need to be hammered out, this should not keep more firms from paying for work-from-home items needed to boost the productivity of virtual workers.Tags: Law, Biglaw, Small Law Firms, Jordan Rothman, Coronavirus, COVID-19 27 people like this. Like Some Law Firms Need Better LinkedIn PracticesDecember 9, 2020 at 1:43 PM Law firms should improve their LinkedIn practices to ensure that employees are not pressured into engaging with their employer’s content on LinkedIn.Tags: Technology, Law, Social Media, Linkedin, Small Law Firms, Jordan Rothman 39 people like this. Like Law Firms Should Be Shamed For Reopening Offices Too SoonDecember 2, 2020 at 11:19 AM Even if there is some elusive benefit to in-person collaboration, it is not worth risking the health and safety of employees.Tags: Law, Biglaw, Jordan Rothman, Coronavirus, COVID-19 45 people like this. Like Lawyers Have Much To Be Thankful For This ThanksgivingNovember 24, 2020 at 2:14 PM The financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has not hurt lawyers as much as individuals in other industries.Tags: Law, Biglaw, Small Law Firms, Jordan Rothman, Coronavirus, COVID-19 50 people like this. Like Virtual Mediations Are Fairly EffectiveNovember 18, 2020 at 5:17 PM Virtual mediations have been fruitful for a number of reasons.Tags: Technology, Law, Zoom, Small Law Firms, Jordan Rothman, Coronavirus, COVID-19 28 people like this. Like Law Firms Should Skip Attorney Reviews This YearNovember 11, 2020 at 3:02 PM In this extraordinary -- yes, let's go with that adjective -- year, such reviews may do more damage than good.Tags: Law, Biglaw, Small Law Firms, Jordan Rothman 21 people like this. Like Younger Lawyers Should Argue More Appeals And MotionsNovember 4, 2020 at 11:17 AM Judges are more likely to give younger lawyers the benefit of the doubt and flexibility than older attorneys who should know better about the practice of law.Tags: Law, Biglaw, Small Law Firms, Jordan Rothman, Oral Advocacy 39 people like this. Like Lawyers Should Be Less Serious SometimesOctober 28, 2020 at 12:45 PM Lawyers can have a bigger impact in court and relate more to their clients if they are sometimes less serious.Tags: Law, Small Law Firms, Jordan Rothman 1 people like this. Like Legal Secretaries Deserve More RespectOctober 21, 2020 at 5:47 PM It is disheartening to see that the roles of legal secretaries are vanishing at many law firms across the country.Tags: Law, Biglaw, Small Law Firms, Legal Secretaries, Jordan Rothman 41 people like this. Like Reflecting On My First In-Person Deposition Since The ShutdownOctober 14, 2020 at 4:48 PM Much is missed by holding depositions through remote means.Tags: Law, Biglaw, Small Law Firms, Depositions, Jordan Rothman 22 people like this. Like Lawyers Should Send Fewer Return Receipt Letters During The PandemicOctober 7, 2020 at 4:16 PM Granted, going to the post office is one of life's greatest joys, but in this time of pandemic, let's all work together to stamp out those things that are inconvenient and unnecessarily overburden our postal system.Tags: Law, Post Office, Small Law Firms, Jordan Rothman, Coronavirus, COVID-19 46 people like this. Like Professional Paralegals Deserve More RespectSeptember 30, 2020 at 4:34 PM Professional paralegals can be extremely valuable to law firms, and more shops should respect and invest in professional paralegals.Tags: Law, Biglaw, Paralegals, Jordan Rothman 50 people like this. Like Associate Turnover Is Harmful To Law FirmsSeptember 23, 2020 at 11:48 AM Partners should invest in their associates so they will stay at a law firm for as long as possible.Tags: Law, Biglaw, Small Law Firms, Jordan Rothman 2 people like this. Like With Apologies To Michael Scott, Lawyers Should Ditch Some Paper ProductsSeptember 16, 2020 at 11:16 AM If COVID-19 has shown us anything, it has shown us that we can use less paper.Tags: Technology, Law, Paper, Michael Scott, Small Law Firms, Jordan Rothman, Coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID 37 people like this. Like ‘Rake’ Should Be On Every Lawyer’s Quarantine Watch ListSeptember 9, 2020 at 5:17 PM Pretty bummed it got canceled after only five seasons.Tags: Television, Law, Jordan Rothman, Coronavirus, COVID-19 34 people like this. Like Running A Law Firm With Family Can Be A Great ExperienceSeptember 2, 2020 at 2:03 PM Even if there are disputes, my brother and I can always hug it out, which would seem pretty weird for traditional law firm partners!Tags: Law, Small Law Firms, Jordan Rothman, Coronavirus, COVID-19 22 people like this. Like |
