Tips for Lawyers Podcast

Tips for Lawyers Podcast

By Chris Hargreaves: Lawyer (attorney)BusinessCareers
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Tips for Lawyers Podcast episodes

  • Getting your Tone Right
    Legal drafting isn’t just a way of throwing clever words on a page in a particular order.
    It’s about the right words, for the right situation, to achieve the desired purpose for the recipient.
    And a big part of that involves getting the right tone in your communication – if every piece of correspondence you send out is in precisely the same style and manner, then you’re probably not even turning your mind to this important issue.
    So let’s talk about tone.
    Legal drafting isn’t just a way of throwing clever words on a page in a particular order.
    It’s about the right words, for the right situation, to achieve the desired purpose for the recipient.
    And a big part of that involves getting the right tone in your communication – if every piece of correspondence you send out is in precisely the same style and manner, then you’re probably not even turning your mind to this important issue.
    So let’s talk about tone.
    5 min
  • What to Do When You’re Not Busy
    As lawyers we’re busy a lot, and some lawyers declare their busy-ness even when they’re not.
    But for young lawyers the first time they experience a period of relatively low workload can actually be a bit daunting. What should you be doing with that time if nobody has any work to give you?
    Do you just tap your fingers on the desk until people give you work?
    As lawyers we’re busy a lot, and some lawyers declare their busy-ness even when they’re not.
    But for young lawyers the first time they experience a period of relatively low workload can actually be a bit daunting. What should you be doing with that time if nobody has any work to give you?
    Do you just tap your fingers on the desk until people give you work?
    9 min
  • Are you Dissatisfied with your Legal Career?
    It’s 100% guaranteed to happen – you hit “that point” where you start wondering whether this is all that a legal career has to offer.
    The question is: what are you going to do with that feeling?
    It’s 100% guaranteed to happen – you hit “that point” where you start wondering whether this is all that a legal career has to offer.
    The question is: what are you going to do with that feeling?
    10 min
  • Are you Ready to Start your Own Firm?
    Many young lawyers aspire to start their own firm. But beyond finances, business, marketing and legal knowledge there is one big question you need to tackle before you make the decision.
    Let’s talk about that.
    Many young lawyers aspire to start their own firm. But beyond finances, business, marketing and legal knowledge there is one big question you need to tackle before you make the decision.
    Let’s talk about that.
    9 min
  • Careful Who you Copy
    With all the advice, information and help available for young lawyers, it would be easy to try and suck up everything like an enormous sponge.
    I’m not totally convinced that’s a good idea.
    With all the advice, information and help available for young lawyers, it would be easy to try and suck up everything like an enormous sponge.
    I’m not totally convinced that’s a good idea.
    10 min
  • Delusions of Justice
    We need to be clear about something – we don’t work in a justice system, we work in a legal system.
    There are a few reasons I want to make that distinction… which you’ll find out in this episode.We need to be clear about something – we don’t work in a justice system, we work in a legal system.
    There are a few reasons I want to make that distinction… which you’ll find out in this episode.
    12 min
  • What’s the Rut and How can You Avoid It?
    Falling into a rut isn’t always a bad thing, unless you don’t know you’re in it.
    In this episode I talk about how you can decide if the rut is right for you, and some tips to help avoid a path leading to frustration and despair in your legal career.Falling into a rut isn’t always a bad thing, unless you don’t know you’re in it.
    In this episode I talk about how you can decide if the rut is right for you, and some tips to help avoid a path leading to frustration and despair in your legal career.
    12 min
  • Don’t Get Overwhelmed By Learning Skills… Do This Instead
    With 30 days of legal skills in a row it would be easy to get overwhelmed by a massive “to do” list of things that you need to achieve instantly.
    But think back to where we started – that’s not how it works.
    In this last lesson for the series we talk about how to approach your legal career going forward.With 30 days of legal skills in a row it would be easy to get overwhelmed by a massive “to do” list of things that you need to achieve instantly.
    But think back to where we started – that’s not how it works.
    In this last lesson for the series we talk about how to approach your legal career going forward.
    4 min
  • Do you Know What Clients Hate?
    In this episode we’re going to have a chat about one of the things that clients hate the most – and yet, it’s one of the most common practises among lawyers.
    Mostly because we’re afraid of dealing with it.In this episode we’re going to have a chat about one of the things that clients hate the most – and yet, it’s one of the most common practises among lawyers.
    Mostly because we’re afraid of dealing with it.
    5 min

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