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| Victoria Pynchon's 'Four Magic Words for Women Lawyers' | Top |
| On her She Negotiates blog, Victoria Pynchon has taken a well-deserved break from her duties of awarding the "Golden Asshole Award" (which, I repeat, is supposed to a good thing to receive) to dispense some advice for women lawyers. She writes that the Four Magic Words for Women Lawyers -- indeed, the "only four words that matter in law firm practice today" -- are the following: Portable. Book. Of. Business. Pynchon writes that during her 25 years practicing law, while making "damn good money," she developed not a single scrap of business. Not one client of her own. Her strategy had been to do her job so well that she'd become indispensable, but she eventually learned that no lawyers are indispensable unless they have a portable book of business. Pynchon writes that, after leaving the practice of law for her own mediation practice, she had to learn to build business for herself one contact, one step, one networking event, one Bar Association Committee, one friend in a corporate law department at a time. You do favors for them. You like that. You're naturally generous. You love being of service. You don't have to learn how to play golf and take... | |
| Wednesday's Three Burning Legal Questions | Top |
| Here are today's three burning legal questions, along with the answers provided by the blogosphere. 1) Question: Wow, what a night. The ladies were lovin' me last night at the club! Wait -- why do I have a $43,000 bar tab? Answer: Did those ladies have accents? If so, you may have encountered some of the "B-girls." The FBI says sexy Eastern European women are picking up guys at hotels and taking them to private clubs with champagne bottle service. The guys think they are paying a couple hundred dollars, but their credit card actually gets swiped for thousands - -$43,000 in one case. The ladies allegedly get a 20 percent share. (Consumerist, FBI Busts "B-Girls" For Luring Miami Tourists To Rack Up Huge Bar Bills) 2) Question: I'm an octogenarian and I just injured my hand and wrist clapping my hands. This stupid device "The Clapper" is supposed to turn my lights on and off but I couldn't get it to work and hurt myself attempting one last "extra hard" clap. Do I have a cause of action? Answer: Probably not, according to Hubbs v. Joseph Enterprises. (Lowering the Bar, Clap On, Clap Off, Case Dismissed) 3) Question: I'm... | |
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