A Primer on Foreign Language E-Discovery
While e-discovery may be Greek to many, it is those documents written in Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Russian that cause much of the trouble. These multi-byte languages have exponentially more characters than the 26 letters and few other punctuation marks that Latin languages like English, Spanish, French and German need. In fact, the number of Chinese characters included in the Kangxi dictionary is over 47,000 (though only 3-4,000 are reportedly necessary for full literacy). The impact on...
Getting Published: The Foundation For Business Development
Business development in the legal community is a science, but it requires the creativity of an artist. That artistry can be demonstrated most powerfully through the written word, a tool of great lawyers for centuries. Encapsulating an interesting case or complex transaction into 500 or 1,000 words for the benefit of colleagues and the business community at large is the single best way to demonstrate expertise on a macro scale. It is at the very core of client generation.
A published article...
Law Students And Associates Need To Get Out More
Last week, I spent three days at LegalTech New York and was stuck by the lack of law students and junior associates in attendance. When I was at a firm, I loved running over to the nations largest legal technology conference for half an hour or so over lunch. I had a chance to preview new tools designed to make my life easier, talk to people excited about their work and learn about salesmanship. I struck up random conversations and tested my ability to clearly describe what I did in a...
Spring Forward And Get Published
Last year, I made a mistake. I missed the opportunity to pitch articles to many of the newspapers and magazines that covered summer associate and new attorney issues in 2007. My bad, especially since I teach professionals about getting published and how to use writing for business, professional and personal development. Luckily, my error was simply bad timing.
The keys to getting published are relatively straightforward: develop a strong idea, find the right publication, craft a strong pitch...
The Other 10% Of Life Is Following Up
There is an old saying most often attributed to Woody Allen that 90% of life is showing up. Actually, it turns out that the number is somewhere between 75 and 90, depending on the recollection of the person reciting the quote, but either way, the balance of life is about following up.
Allens point is a good one. Just get involved, make the call, or introduce yourself. The results will astonish you. In fact, once you take the initiative, momentum alone can drive you toward your goal.
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