“Most human beings have an almost infinite capacity for taking things for granted.” Aldous Huxley, Brave New World These are, as John Lennon wrote, “strange days indeed”. And by all accounts they [...]

 “But I know this, a man can’t worry and hit home runs”.  Jane Leavy, The Big Fella: Babe Ruth and the World He Created. Events at home and around the world have of course confirmed (assuming [...]

“Our Ego Barrier prevents us from acknowledging our weakness. Our need to be right can come before our need to know what’s true.”  —  Principles for Success, Ray Dalio I have been casually [...]

“Get closer than ever to your customers. So close that you tell them what they need well before they realize it themselves”.  Steve Jobs One of the most common questions from newer calls [...]

In Africa a thing is true at first light, and a lie by noon*. (Earnest Hemingway, True at First Light) An essential skill for any lawyer is the ability to evaluate a set of facts and, in [...]

‘The structure of language…becomes a mirror of the structure of the world as presented to the intelligence.” (George Santayana) In the same sense that younger lawyers must learn [...]

Lawyers carry a mental toolbox which makes up the skill sets they acquire as their development progresses.  Some skills are early acquisition skills necessary for survival; others are acquired [...]

We have been discussing here the many advantages of collaboration. On the weekend I attended the international sheep dog trials outside Kingston. To my delight, watching dogs and shepherds work [...]

I have been reflecting on what it is like for our developing lawyers to undertake something, exhilarated and alone, for the first time, such as a motion or trial, negotiating a deal, or closing a [...]

This season as part of our mentorship program we initiated something we call “Summer School”.  Associates are invited to identify subjects useful to their development for one on one discussion.  [...]