Hello everyone and welcome to another edition of “Ten Things You Need to Know as In-House Counsel!” This is one of my favorite posts of the year because every summer for the past nine years or so, I have written about “cool tech” for in-house lawyers – and this year is no exception. If you
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Ten Things: An Index to All the Posts (November 2014 to August 2024)
Hello, my friends and welcome to a special edition of “Ten Things You Need to Know as In-House Counsel!” I get a lot of emails and comments about the blog from in-house lawyers all over the world (and on occasion from obscure European royalty, third-rate celebrities, and a random super-model). Most of it…
Ten Things: How to Develop “Good Judgment” – What In-House Lawyers Need to Know (and Do)
Hello again my friends. Now that the new book on productivity is finally available to buy, I have had a bit more time to go back through the “Ten Things” mailbag. I get lots of emails from all over the world asking me questions or suggesting topics. And I love it (so please keep…
Ten Things: The Newest and Bestest Book on Productivity For In-House Lawyers is Out!
The wait is over! Well, maybe just for me. It took a while, but my sixth book, “Productivity for In-House Lawyers: Tips, Hacks, and the Art of Getting Things Done” is now available for purchase. If you are struggling to manage everything on your plate or just want to be more efficient day-to-day,…
Ten Things: How to Create a Strategic Plan for the Legal Department
Running an in-house legal department is not an easy job, regardless of whether you are a legal department of one or a legal department of 200. To start, there is never enough money, people, or time to get everything done. Second, priorities change frequently so prioritizing where to focus your scant resources is a challenge.…
Ten Things: What to Do When You Don’t Know the Answer
Everyone likes to know the answer to questions that come their way at work, none more so than in-house lawyers. Lawyers take special pride in being able to respond to practically any question, on any topic, at any time. They can do this because they are, typically, very smart, well-read, and at ease with murky…
Ten Things: Bankruptcy Basics for In-House Counsel
One of my favorite pastimes(?) is watching the behemoth that is the US economy. I have been fascinated by it since my Intro to Economics class in college way back when (supply and demand baby!). It’s a pretty incredible engine; dynamic and resilient over the course of hundreds of years. But it does have some…
Ten Things: Creating a “Not-to-Do” List (Learning How to Say No)
Hello again everyone! I am very excited to report to you that my next book (number six) is in the hands of the publisher and should be out by this summer.[1] The working title is The Productive In-House Lawyer: Tips, Hacks, and the Art of Getting Things Done. I think you are going…
Ten Things: Essential Issues for In-House Counsel (2024 Edition)
Hello again everyone and welcome to 2024! If you are a long-time reader of the blog, you know that I start the new year with a list of issues I believe in-house lawyers should pay attention to over the coming 12 months. I started doing this when I first became a general counsel way back…
Ten Things: Best Blogs (and Other Media) for In-House Lawyers (2023 Edition)
Hello everyone and season’s greetings from the penthouse of the “Ten Things” world headquarters in Dallas, Texas![1] I will start this post by wishing everyone a fantastic holiday season and all the best for 2024. As most of you know, 2024 is year 10 of the “Ten Things” blog and it is also…