Most people understand that they want to get lots of connections and build their network – but they’re not really sure why.

Take a look at your business card collection, or your pile of contacts, or your connection list on LinkedIn – do you really know what they are for?

In this episode I outline:

why collecting connections is a waste of time

how the true importance of your connections isn’t their contact details

what you can be doing to start leveraging the true assets that you have in your network.

Happy Lawyering!Most people understand that they want to get lots of connections and build their network – but they’re not really sure why.

Take a look at your business card collection, or your pile of contacts, or your connection list on LinkedIn – do you really know what they are for?

In this episode I outline:

why collecting connections is a waste of time

how the true importance of your connections isn’t their contact details

what you can be doing to start leveraging the true assets that you have in your network.

Happy Lawyering!

Welcome to the world of legal practice!

The fact is that you’re going to make a mistake.

Maybe small, but probably over time it’s going to be big.

What’s going to happen?

What are you going to do?

That’s the subject of this episode.

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this podcast on video

the article related to this podcast (coming soon)

 Welcome to the world of legal practice!

The fact is that you’re going to make a mistake.

Maybe small, but probably over time it’s going to be big.

What’s going to happen?

What are you going to do?

That’s the subject of this episode.

Related Resources

this podcast on video

the article related to this podcast (coming soon)

 

Letter writing is a critical component of legal practice, and a skill that you’re going to have to exercise every single day.

But when the time comes to actually put pen to paper, a lot of lawyers find themselves struggling to produce a quality product in a reasonable time.

These 5 strategies will help you write better legal letters at both a concept stage, and at a practical level.

Related Resources

The ultimate guide to legal drafting and writing

The video version of this podcast

The article version of this podcast

Happy Lawyering!Letter writing is a critical component of legal practice, and a skill that you’re going to have to exercise every single day.

But when the time comes to actually put pen to paper, a lot of lawyers find themselves struggling to produce a quality product in a reasonable time.

These 5 strategies will help you write better legal letters at both a concept stage, and at a practical level.

Related Resources

The ultimate guide to legal drafting and writing

The video version of this podcast

The article version of this podcast

Happy Lawyering!

It’s a pretty obvious choice – are you spending time, or investing it? For many, the options don’t seem to exist. They think they have no time, no margin, no ability to make the choices that are going to change their lives.

But they’re wrong.

You just need to do two things.

Other Versions of this Podcast

you can find the video version of this on YouTube here

you can read the article related to this here

Happy Lawyering!It’s a pretty obvious choice – are you spending time, or investing it? For many, the options don’t seem to exist. They think they have no time, no margin, no ability to make the choices that are going to change their lives.

But they’re wrong.

You just need to do two things.

Other Versions of this Podcast

you can find the video version of this on YouTube here

you can read the article related to this here

Happy Lawyering!

Are you going all in on your legal career, or are you not invested? Here’s the truth – most lawyers don’t want to be in their jobs. That’s depressing and stupid.  If you’re going to be a real lawyer with real passion – then you’ve got to stop playing, and go ALL IN.

Other Version of this Podcast

You can find:

the video version of this podcast here on YouTube

the article version of this topic here

Happy Lawyering!

 Are you going all in on your legal career, or are you not invested? Here’s the truth – most lawyers don’t want to be in their jobs. That’s depressing and stupid.  If you’re going to be a real lawyer with real passion – then you’ve got to stop playing, and go ALL IN.

Other Version of this Podcast

You can find:

the video version of this podcast here on YouTube

the article version of this topic here

Happy Lawyering!

 

If you listened to the last episode then you’ll know that things are changing – in particular, I’m adding in a video element to the podcast – which kind of makes it not a podcast anymore.

Therefore – welcome to the Tips for Lawyers show!

In this episode we’re going to explore why so many law firms fail miserably when it comes to social media.

Yeah you heard me – MOST law firms aren’t seen any return on investment from social media. And there are some key reasons why that is the case, so let’s get into it.

Video and Article Options for this Podcast

the video version of this is on YouTube here

if you prefer reading you can find the article version of this here

Happy Lawyering!If you listened to the last episode then you’ll know that things are changing – in particular, I’m adding in a video element to the podcast – which kind of makes it not a podcast anymore.

Therefore – welcome to the Tips for Lawyers show!

In this episode we’re going to explore why so many law firms fail miserably when it comes to social media.

Yeah you heard me – MOST law firms aren’t seen any return on investment from social media. And there are some key reasons why that is the case, so let’s get into it.

Video and Article Options for this Podcast

the video version of this is on YouTube here

if you prefer reading you can find the article version of this here

Happy Lawyering!

If you’ve been paying attention then you might have noticed that HUGE things are happening in the life of me.

That said – you’re probably not that interested in my life, but those changes are going to affect you – hopefully in a good way.

In this episode I explore some of the things that are going on, and what the plans for the future are going to be (at least – until I change the plans).

Happy Lawyering!If you’ve been paying attention then you might have noticed that HUGE things are happening in the life of me.

That said – you’re probably not that interested in my life, but those changes are going to affect you – hopefully in a good way.

In this episode I explore some of the things that are going on, and what the plans for the future are going to be (at least – until I change the plans).

Happy Lawyering!

Today we explore the unspoken myth – that when firms talk about “work/life” balance in their advertising material, they don’t necessarily mean what you think they mean.

In another extract from Moving Beyond Law School Theory, uncle Andrew has a few choice words to say about just what work/life balance really means, and what that means for you.

We also take a look at the proper hours that Andrew believes you should be spending in the office – and why not being very busy doesn’t make any difference.

Resources

The written/article version of this podcast

In Practice – Moving Beyond Law School Theory

Happy Lawyering!Today we explore the unspoken myth – that when firms talk about “work/life” balance in their advertising material, they don’t necessarily mean what you think they mean.

In another extract from Moving Beyond Law School Theory, uncle Andrew has a few choice words to say about just what work/life balance really means, and what that means for you.

We also take a look at the proper hours that Andrew believes you should be spending in the office – and why not being very busy doesn’t make any difference.

Resources

The written/article version of this podcast

In Practice – Moving Beyond Law School Theory

Happy Lawyering!

There’s an ongoing debate between universities, firms, training groups, lawyers and students.

It’s connected with the virtues, or otherwise, of practical legal training.

Are graduates as prepared as they should be for legal practice?

Are law firms pulling their weight in the training department?

Should articles of clerkship come back?

This podcast episode will take a look at what’s missing from most young lawyers’ training before they get admitted into practice.

Resources:

In Practice – Moving Beyond Law School Theory

Article about practical legal training

Things that you should unlearn from law school

There’s an ongoing debate between universities, firms, training groups, lawyers and students.

It’s connected with the virtues, or otherwise, of practical legal training.

Are graduates as prepared as they should be for legal practice?

Are law firms pulling their weight in the training department?

Should articles of clerkship come back?

This podcast episode will take a look at what’s missing from most young lawyers’ training before they get admitted into practice.

Resources:

In Practice – Moving Beyond Law School Theory

Article about practical legal training

Things that you should unlearn from law school

It can be a nerve wracking process, settling in to a new law firm as a brand new employee lawyer.

However, there are a number of things you can do to help you settle in, get to know people, and ultimately solidify your position in the firm.

In this episode we explore what you can do to get through those first few days.

Happy Lawyering!

Resources:

Podcast Episode: all about firm cultureIt can be a nerve wracking process, settling in to a new law firm as a brand new employee lawyer.

However, there are a number of things you can do to help you settle in, get to know people, and ultimately solidify your position in the firm.

In this episode we explore what you can do to get through those first few days.

Happy Lawyering!

Resources:

Podcast Episode: all about firm culture