One thing that frustrates me about the way many barristers and lawyers prepare for mediation...

They prepare extensively for t...

In legal practice, some of the most expensive problems are the ones nobody talks about.

Not the complex matters.

The delayed di...

The most dangerous person in a difficult conversation usually isn’t the loudest one.

It’s the person who becomes too certain t...

I’ve been away for four weeks on vacation.

Cruise: Brisbane to Seattle.
Swam with reef sharks and sting rays in Morea.
Seattle: ...

It is 8:14 pm.

You’ve been working since 8:00 am or before.

And the thing that needed your best thinking today is still sitting...

“I’ve built an entire practice on being responsive.”

I think a lot of barristers and senior lawyers relate to that.

Because re...

You let it in.

Interruptions.
“Quick questions.”
“Urgent.”

Now everything gets your time.

And your work—

waits.

→ You Wo...

Most barristers and lawyers have drafted an email that felt very satisfying to write.

Usually, after someone has been combativ...