Archive - Like A Lawyer

Redefining Professional Challenges as Skill Development

What happens when you stop seeing a difficult colleague as a problem and start seeing them as practice.

Jul 31 • Like A Lawyer

I'm a Family Lawyer but I'd Never Handle my Own Divorce. Here's Why.

Why a family lawyer would still hire a divorce lawyer of their own — and what that says about the difference between competence and capacity.

Jul 28 • Like A Lawyer

Collaborative Practice: What Is It and Why you Should Consider It

What collaborative practice is, how it differs from litigation, and information to help you decide if it's right for you.

Jul 27 • Like A Lawyer

TOUCHING BASE - NO. 1

Periodic reports from inside the job. Recounting my first two weeks as a newly called lawyer working in family law.

Jul 25 • Like A Lawyer

Introducing: Like A Lawyer

My new Substack on law, career, and ambition.

Jul 24 • Like A Lawyer

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