Topic
Communication
270 published works
PracticePanther Blog
How PracticePanther’s Group Chat Improves Legal Team Communication
In today’s fast-paced world, time is of the essence, and legal professionals are constantly seeking ways to increase efficiency and productivity while still providing exceptional services to their clients. One…
Mike McBride Online
Linked – The 1 Major Skill That Most Employees Say Their Bosses Lack
By Mike McBride
Every poor manager I've ever dealt with has been a poor communicator. Almost every shortcoming or problem I've seen people have with a manager or coworker could be filed under…
In-House Consigliere
Be Succinct & Repetitive!
Sharing this interesting article from this week's The Economist about the power of being concise and redundant in our communications which I believe is instructive for in-house counsel. Here's my…
Lawyerist
How to Use Tech to Improve Communication for Your Law Firm
By Zack Glaser
Communicating well with clients and other counsel rarely wins awards (although we think it should). Doing it poorly, however, can alienate clients and even threaten a lawyer’s livelihood. It’s not…
eDiscovery Today Blog
Best practices for Slack / Teams from IG through Litigation: eDiscovery Webinars
By Doug Austin
Slack and Microsoft Teams have firmly established their place in the enterprise. This webinar from Hanzo will discuss best practices for Slack and Teams! The post Best practices for Slack…
Bench & Bar of Minnesota
Are there any life skills or personality traits you didn’t expect to use in practicing law—but find yourself using often?
By Minnesota State Bar Association
Tom Berndt Tom Berndt is a partner in Robins Kaplan LLP’s business litigation group. He represents both plaintiffs and defendants in high-stakes business disputes and is currently serving as secretary…
Simple Justice
The Fool’s Guide To Person-First
Years ago, I came to the realization that calling my client “the defendant” rather than by his name fed into his dehumanization. He wasn’t a person, but a defendant. Similarly,…
PrawfsBlawg
Some Generalizable Points About Institutional Crisis
Main Thursday, January 05, 2023Some Generalizable Points About Institutional CrisisIn his op-ed today about why the House Speakership affair "reflects larger structural forces that are changing American democracy," Rick Pildes…
A Better You, A Better Firm
Acknowledge and Reply
By Paul Hally
I am constantly amazed at the failure of people, clients, contacts, friends, vendors, whomever to respond to texts, emails or voicemails. Failing to do so creates a vacuum into which…
Civil Service Disqualification Appeals Attorney Blog
POST Personality-Based Competencies – Social Competence
Dimension 1: Social Competence: Social Competence involves communicating with others in a tactful and respectful manner, and showing sensitivity and concern in one’s daily interactions. Social Competence includes: • Ability…