A few of you started a nice conversation in the comments yesterday about going in-house, so let’s keep the conversation going. Is in-house counsel really the place to be? Is is both lucrative and conducive to a good work-life balance? What does it take to get an in-house job? Is it who you know or what certifications you have? Is …
Continue ReadingWe were looking through some old posts and saw this one from 2016 that seems worth revisiting with ever-changing standards of acceptability–not to mention that we have a very small judicial community where we contribute to the judicial campaigns of friends and coworkers every few years. What is your policy for interacting with judges on social media? If you were friends …
Continue ReadingLittler Mendelson is accusing an associate of uploading more than 7,900 documents to an external Dropbox. While it remains to be seen how that will pan out, there is no question that lawyers leaving firms can be messy. The ABA has previously issued ethical guidance for when lawyers leave. How have you dealt with this situation? Is the situation different …
Continue ReadingEvery now and then it is necessary to meet up with clients or others for lunch. What is your go-to place for client lunches? Does it change if it is a prospective client? Does it change based on what part of town you’re in or are you willing to make the drive? Do any firms still have an in-house chef? …
Continue ReadingCheck out this ABA Journal article about the Colorado Court of Appeals voiding a firm’s fee imposed on departing lawyers who take clients with them. it is the impetus for today’s topic: taking clients from your current firm to somewhere new. What tips do you have for this? Have you always talked it through with the firm you’re leaving before …
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