Lawyers: Professionals or Profit Centres?
Billable hours—the bane of private practice lawyers’ lives. When I was an associate, my firm had a billable hour target (1800 billable hours per year).
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Alberta Law Culture - The Good, The Bad and The Interesting
Don’t you hate it when you send an email and then realize that there is a typo or that you could have phrased something better? It happens to all of us,...
A Little Help From My Friends
*Content warning: Today’s blog discusses suicidal ideation “I get by with a little help from my friends. ” John Lennon and Paul McCartney wrote it. Joe Cocker sang it.
No Red Line Between Grief and Depression
Last week, Bloomberg News reported that international law firm White & Case LLP terminated a partner in the firm’s London office.
Panic Attacks: Helping Yourself and Others
The first time I had a panic attack, I thought I was dying.
Bears, Antelopes, Empathy and Compassion
Compassion isn’t the first trait we think about if asked to identify traits lawyers need in order to be successful.
There's a Path for Everyone
Written by Tiana Knight for the Spring Edition of The Moot Times. We are so grateful she has allowed us to showcase it here as well.
Every Week is Lawyer Well-Being Week
Lawyer Well-Being Week is May 2nd to 6th this year.
Empathy is the Word
I admit to being a bit of a Jeopardy geek.
Managing Your Part in The Great Return
I smiled as I put my car in gear on Saturday, April 2nd.