Like Gas, Bill Your Time by the Gallon
People use a lot of gasoline. These same people are very familiar with the gasoline pricing structure, which they generally don’t care about or even notice. As a lawyer, use this to your advantage and...
View ArticleKiss Ass Like a Twitter Pro
Today, we are excited to launch our “Gray Matter Twitter Series,” a series to help attorneys optimize Twitter and, oh, screw it. It’s complicated and technologically advanced, which is why you need to...
View ArticleGiving Out Trophies to Clients
Everyone loves a trophy, and your clients are no exception. A well-appointed trophy at the right time can cement the attorney-client relationship, remind the client about your awesomeness, and make...
View ArticleNew “Privy Tent” Offers Instant Confidential Convo
We’re excited about a new law office product that promises to assist with the delicate issue of coffee shop ethics, otherwise known as having private and confidential client conversations in public...
View ArticleIs Karaoke Right for Your Practice?
There comes a time in a mature law practice when an associate asks “when’s Karaoke?” It’s a fascinating question, full of appropriate cultural and generational minefields. Newer “hip” associates are...
View ArticleThe Dogs of Law
The recent hubbub over the raid on Osama bin Laden’s compound brought to the world’s attention the use of dogs in war. Following dogs, Slate reminded us about oft-forgotten cats of war. But what about...
View ArticleTop Uses of Ass in a Law Practice
Those of us at Big Legal Brain often shy away from cussing in public. Why? Well, we are prude and countrified, to be honest, and don’t like the crass use of some choice words. It reduces us. But we...
View ArticleFive Signs You’ve Become an Old Codger Lawyer
Note: This post originally appeared on the Big Legal Brain column on Bitter Lawyer. Whenever I am in the office and going about my work, I get side comments from staff that loosely translate as “sure,...
View ArticleTips for Adopting a Minimalist Law Practice
Since malaise and joblessness began to infiltrate the legal profession as early as 1889, many lawyers have considered alternative strategies to build flagging and uninspired practices. Whether it is...
View ArticleWhat Should Be in a New Lawyer’s Bucket List
We get a lot of questions faxed to us about what a new lawyer should accomplish in his or her first few years of practice. With hordes of new law school graduates striking out to be lawyers and retail...
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