Service Area: Practice Management

Be yourself Imposter syndrome can affect us all but it can be particularly difficult to deal with as a law student at the outset of[...]

Arthur Ashe is credited with saying that one important key to success is self-confidence, and that another important key to self-confidence is preparation. Whether he[...]

Decorum To choose just one of several related definitions, decorum is “behaviour that is controlled, calm, and polite”  and should be observed by barristers or[...]

In assisting our new and more junior calls in developing their legal practices, we are always careful to note that they will not reach the[...]

In Part 1, I referred to Elements of Professionalism (Elements), and broke on the point of describing the importance of the Rules of Professional Conduct in[...]

One of the best pieces on professionalism, Elements of Professionalism, was released 19 years ago. This excellent paper (hereafter “Elements”) remains untouched in its elucidation[...]

“A lawyer’s duty to act with civility does not exist in a vacuum. Rather, it exists in concert with a series of professional obligations that[...]

I believe that inside every tool is a hammer.  Adam Savage I was called to the Bar in 1977, and although I have presented many[...]

“Intuition of truth, not preceded by perceptible meditation, is genius” – Lavator, Aphorisms on Man In my last post I identified 5 methods of knowing, the[...]