It’s May and even if you are not a graduate or don’t know a graduate, May must stir up memories of law school graduation. The last graduation before you really worked, right? And surely you are moved by at least one commencement speech, whether by Barack Obama or Steve Jobs or some young fresh-faced kid. Do …
I’m Writing This So You’ll Renew (Please)
Several years ago, in an attempt to get my non-handy husband to take on some small home repair projects, I penned* a list and pinned it to the refrigerator. It was titled, “My Wildest Dreams.” Everyone who entered my kitchen read it and in a very Tom Sawyerish way, all my dreams came true. Having …
Write Like You Learned Something in High School
Judge Kressel has an article in this month’s Illinois Bar Journal explaining why and how he developed “Order Preparation Guidelines” for the local bankruptcy bar. I had read them when he first issued them and upon rereading, I was once again struck with the reasonableness of what he is asking – in short, he is …
Do-It-Yourself Legal Services
At last week’s Off the Clock #6, we got into a very interesting discussion about the number of solo and small firm attorneys (and perhaps big firm attorneys) who are competing with online “legal service” outfits such as LegalZoom, Nolo, and LawDepot.com. An interesting experiment came out of that discussion, namely I agreed to buy …
Slices of Life and Law from the Police Blotter
When I was growing up, a man in my hometown wrote a letter to the editor of the local paper just about every week. He addressed various topics but the general thread was that civilized society was a hairsbreadth away from melting down. The reason cited was usually some snippet he spotted in the previous …