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Don't Overlook the Legal Malpractice Insurance Application

As part of the process of renewing or replacing legal malpractice insurance, law firms are typically required to complete an application. Law firms that treat the application as a formality and fail to give the application the proper amount of consideration, do so at their own risk. Indeed, an inaccurate response on the application can lead to severe consequences for the firm.
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Should You Ask for a Raise After an Interim Title Bump?

If the new role you are assuming has greater responsibilities, then asking for an increase in salary is reasonable. But before you embark on your quest for more, I recommend that you prepare and craft your request wisely. Because without a persuasive … and humble pitch, you won't get very far.
7 minute read

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To Poach, or Not To Poach, That is the Question.

I want to hire a superstar lawyer I managed at my last company, but I am worried that poaching her will burn bridges with my former employer. What should I do?
5 minute read

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How to Deal with a Micromanager and Come Out Way Ahead

Being micromanaged … day in and day out … can be frustrating, infuriating and ultimately demoralizing. If too much time passes without a strategy to succeed in such a dynamic, your attitude/behavior will deteriorate—and compromise your professional reputation as well as your future career success.
14 minute read

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How to Withdraw Your Candidacy Without Burning a Bridge

How you exit a process is just as important as how you enter it. So you'll be judged on your approach when withdrawing your candidacy. What's the best way to do it?
9 minute read

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Bedsworth: Baseball for Trappists

If you had told me 50 years ago that when I reached 70 I'd be working nights and weekends, I would have dropped out of law school and gone into aluminum…
17 minute read

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How To Sell Yourself Without Feeling Sleazy

The mere thought of it makes lawyers cringe-and conjures up visions of used car salesmen. But in today's evolving legal profession, the ability to “sell” oneself effectively is paramount to success for all lawyers ... at all levels. Intellectually, most every lawyer understands this reality. But emotionally, there is strong resistance to it.
8 minute read

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Bedsworth: The Steel Cage Mud Run

Justice Tom Crosby, who graced our court from its inception in 1981 to his retirement in 2001, used to say the primary requirement for appointment…
9 minute read

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Op-Ed: The Consequences of a Hands-Off Approach to Self-Driving Car Regulation

In the minds of some movers and shakers in the automobile industry, self-driving cars are the wave of the future. For investors and big business, the safe bet is that laissez-faire policies will win the day. But for consumers and workers, that very well may lead to unsafe and unstable futures.
10 minute read

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Op-Ed Response: In 'the Most Important Lawsuit on the Planet,' Who Exactly Should the Ninth Circuit Rein In?

Thus far, the Juliana plaintiffs have survived the government's motions to dismiss and interlocutory appeal. At this point, the plaintiffs and the federal District Court judge, Ann Aiken in Oregon, stand ready to move the case to a prompt trial. The Department of Justice, on the other hand, has filed a mandamus petition, asking the Ninth Circuit to step in and short circuit ordinary procedures of discovery, trial and appeal.
13 minute read

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