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a great man quotes bravely
I know. It’s been a while since I have blogged. For those not paying close attention, I not only changed firms, but I have changed states. The Sports Dude and I have gone from LA to NOLA. We have traded earthquakes for tropical depressions. But that’s not the only reason I’ve been radio silent. I had a situation happen where my trust was breached, and I was hurt. Nothing “bad” happened, but I…
move the chains
I am of the mindset that if I am complain about something I’d better be the first to raise my hand to volunteer. And while I have not complained about access to justice, I do complain about how the business of law just isn’t getting it right, especially where legal professionals are concerned. As a member of the California State Bar’s Task Force on Access Through Innovation of Legal Services, we have been tasked…
Say Hello
My apologies for being radio silent on the blog for the past month or so. For those who follow me on LinkedIn or are Facebook friends, you know I’ve had a recent job change, which includes moving from Los Angeles to New Orleans in a very short frame of time. Say Hello Earlier this month I joined McGlinchey Stafford as their Chief Business Development Officer. It was one of those things that came together in…
Diversity
Another day and another great article highlighting the issues of law firms and diversity, There’s A Diversity Problem At Law Firms – What Can Be Done? The issues of diversity and INCLUSION at law firms is not as complex as we want to make it. We’ve been talking and writing about this forever, but talking and writing isn’t action. We have a pipeline problem that goes back to high school, and probably middle school, yeah,…
Virtual-Law-Firms
Technology changes the way we do things, and sometimes it’s really hard to let go of the way things have always been done. Add lawyers to the conversation–who have been trained that precedent is pretty much everything–and we have the next best thing since oil met water. I want to introduce you to a term that you most likely have heard of, have an idea of what it is, and are most likely wrong. I…
Helmet Long
WARNING to my Saints friends: This post will include references to the Los Angeles Rams. Please feel free to substitute Philadelphia Eagles, Dallas Cowboys, or the team of your choice when I reference the team. My husband, the Sports Dude, is a Rams “super fan.” I didn’t dub him that, our local news channel did in a story that ran earlier this week. Being a sports fan led him to becoming…
spongebob fun
Happy New Year! Let me be the first to burst your bubble: Your resolutions are going to fail. Why? Because resolutions almost always fail because they are based on fixing something or achieving a specific outcome that is most likely unachievable otherwise you’d already have done it. Yes, it’s time for my annual “set intentions, not resolutions” post: 2017: Resolutions or Intentions? How are you beginning your year? 2016: Don’t seek resolutions. Find your adventure.…
girl-superpower
I had an interesting conversation with an industry colleague yesterday. He made reference to my “super power”: The ability to shake things up. Others refer to it as being a PITA (pain in the a$$). Or bossy. Or, how’s this: a strategic thought leader unafraid of taking risks to achieve results. I used to be afraid of my super power. I used to shy away from it, down play it, sit on the sides of…
The office gift baskets
The holidays are officially upon us and the stress of gifting as well. Black Friday, Cyber Monday be damned. But we’ve all been there. We go out of our way to purchase the “perfect gift,” only to see the recipient nod a little “thanks” in our direction. Or we give a little something, only to see the person’s face light up and joy fills the room. So before you start sending out gift baskets galore,…
virginia slims
Throughout the 1970s there was a cigarette slogan, “You’ve come a long way baby.” And, according to a recent survey conducted by ALM Intelligence and Calibrate Legal Inc., we’ve got a long, long way to go. First of all, trying to get a good compensation survey for the legal marketing and business development functions and roles in a law firm have not been easy, nor have they been consistent. The actual tool that comes…