I have been practicing law for a long time. And even now, 30+ years into the game, there are still times when I find myself overwhelmed by everything on my plate. And it’s just as shitty a feeling now as
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Hi everyone! Well, I’ve been working on a new “Ten Things” blog about what to do when you feel overwhelmed at work. It’s almost finished, but I got a bit sidetracked when I took a short break (something I write
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Hello everyone and greetings from 35,000 feet! I am on the road again – my third trip in April. I think I have spent more days sleeping in hotel rooms than I have a home this month. I am not
Ten Things: 100 Practical Generative AI Prompts for In-House Lawyers
Over the course of 2024 and the first part of 2025, the questions I get most frequently from in-house lawyers are about Generative AI and how legal departments can use it to improve productivity. There is a lot of pressure
Ten Things: Essential Issues for In-House Counsel (2025 Edition)
Hello again everyone! As I have done for the past several years, I want to share a list of issues I believe in-house lawyers should pay attention to over the coming 12 months. I started doing this when I first
Ten Things: New Year’s Resolutions for In-House Lawyers (2025 Edition)
I know that I usually start the year with my list of things that in-house lawyers should be watching out for over the course of the coming year. I will still post that blog in the next week or two.
Ten Things: Best Blogs (and Other Media) for In-House Lawyers (2024 Edition)
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Ten Things: Things You Can (and Should) Delegate
I have written a lot about delegation, both in the blog and in my last two books, Showing the Value of the Legal Department and The Productive In-House Lawyer. Specifically, I write a lot about why delegation is important
Ten Things: I Am On Two Podcasts This Month – How The Hell Did That Happen?!
It has been a fun month or so for me because I had the true pleasure of appearing on two of the best podcasts for in-house lawyers. The first is “The Legal Department” hosted by Stacy Bratcher,
Ten Things: Solving Problems (It’s Different In-House)
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