ABA Journal

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

The phrase was cemented into pop culture lexicon by its use in Jerry Maguire, the 1996 film starring Tom Cruise as a sports agent, telling the story of his relationship with the profession and one particularly demanding football player-client. “How about every day?” he responds without a second of hesitation.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

But SOME lawyers do make it into the entertainment game and those lawyers belong to the Association of Media and Entertainment Counsel (AMEC). Won’t someone please think of the lawyers? Joe Patrice is a senior editor at Above the Law and co-host of Thinking Like A Lawyer. Famous clients! Exciting legal problems!

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The Estrin Report

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Lawyers are often smart, ambitious, and highly educated. That being said, what does it take to stand out and become a “Top Lawyer” in your specific field of law? Except for a brief moment when my mother bought me Grey’s Anatomy and the pictures made me want to throw up, I have always wanted to be a trial lawyer. Ok, fantastic.

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Above The Law

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

It is hard to imagine something more exciting for a lawyer than to be at the forefront of a rapidly developing area of law, while getting to work with clients that really need the help.

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The Estrin Report

OCTOBER 22, 2021

It does little good to be a Top Lawyer if nobody knows about it. Whether it happens by accident or design, Top Lawyers are known. Lawyers are often smart, ambitious, and highly educated. Lawyers are often smart, ambitious, and highly educated. I have never known a successful lawyer who did not work hard.

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The Estrin Report

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Lawyers are often smart, ambitious, and highly educated. That being said, what does it take to stand out and become a “Top Lawyer” in your specific field of law? What better way to use those skills in a professional environment than as a lawyer? How important is it for a lawyer to go to a top-tier school?

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Above The Law

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Darren Heitner shares some insights on how student-athletes can monetize their NILs.

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Above The Law

MARCH 13, 2025

But with lawyers struggling to figure out how to run an office in a post-pandemic world, some of the most interesting results addressed the remote work landscape. Once lawyers add more faces, the push for in-office work jumps up, with the 1-5 lawyer operation running fully in-office at 36% and only 10% working fully remote.

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The Estrin Report

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Lawyers must be able to be strong advocates for themselves, as well as their clients. Lawyers are often smart, ambitious, and highly educated. That being said, what does it take to stand out and become a “Top Lawyer” in your specific field of law? How important is it for a lawyer to go to a top-tier school? And it worked.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

The latest installment of “Lawyers Royally Bungling with AI” features an Australian attorney who apparently decided that verifying case citations was just too 2024. A reminder that every time you think this story has been hyped enough that lawyers won’t do it again… they go ahead and do it again.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

While law firms struggle to keep a lid on AI security threats and otherwise control lawyers using AI out of turn , Linklaters has a forward-thinking solution that more firms should embrace. out of 10 and bet-the-company lawyering doesn’t grade on a curve. It’s not like Linklaters is alone on this.

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The Estrin Report

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

People aren’t used to this — especially from lawyers. Lawyers are often smart, ambitious, and highly educated. Lawyers are often smart, ambitious, and highly educated. That being said, what does it take to stand out and become a “Top Lawyer” in your specific field of law? Rick DeMedeiros of DeMedeiros Injury Law.

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The Estrin Report

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Have people to bounce ideas off of: those people can be other lawyers, but also make sure you are talking to people who are NOT lawyers as well. Lawyers are often smart, ambitious, and highly educated. That being said, what does it take to stand out and become a “Top Lawyer” in your specific field of law? Ok, fantastic.

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Attorney at Work

JUNE 16, 2022

As a sports fan, I always like reading about “coaching trees.” When we talk about expanding relationships, lawyers often think about a particular client contact: “How can I get more of the same work from this person or how can I get this person to use other services or offices of the firm?”

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

(Photographer: Samuel Corum/Bloomberg) Is it a sign of a healthy judiciary when the countrys largest professional association of lawyers has to formally vote on whether Supreme Court justices should follow basic ethical rules? Joe Patrice is a senior editor at Above the Law and co-host of Thinking Like A Lawyer.

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Above The Law

JUNE 27, 2023

And it wouldn't shock anyone if these lawyers were insufferable at sporting events. The post Normally, When Lawyers Associate For That Long They Get Insufferable appeared first on Above the Law.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

” But, for now, Goldstein will have to put off any nascent jailhouse lawyer aspirations. Joe Patrice is a senior editor at Above the Law and co-host of Thinking Like A Lawyer. Follow him on Twitter or Bluesky if you’re interested in law, politics, and a healthy dose of college sports news.

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Rocket Matter

JANUARY 7, 2022

You’ve got to catch up on gossip, discuss the latest episode of whatever you’re binge-watching these days, talk about the headlines of the day, and go over a play-by-play of the weekend’s sports… Read More » How to Stay Focused at Work: 8 Productivity Tips for Lawyers.

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Above The Law

MARCH 31, 2025

You’ve heard of lawyers using AI to do their research or even draft briefs, but sending an AI Avatar to deliver the oral argument is a new one. Joe Patrice is a senior editor at Above the Law and co-host of Thinking Like A Lawyer. And it’s not a popular one with the judges! In Dewald v. Hey, at least it wasn’t a cat.

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Above The Law

OCTOBER 25, 2021

This is one of the coolest side gigs in the world for a sports fan.

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Above The Law

MARCH 24, 2025

” Perhaps it’s an ominous reference to the soon-to-be displaced junior lawyers performing all the tasks AI can reliably handle. Joe Patrice is a senior editor at Above the Law and co-host of Thinking Like A Lawyer. But he’s probably just going to talk about the time he mistakenly ate a carb.

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LegalReader

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

If you have been injured in a gym, a wellness club, a sports club, or a yoga studio, seek medical attention. Chart the circumstances underlying your injuries and, if possible, seek evidence from the witnesses.

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Law 360

JULY 3, 2024

Boxing has influenced my legal work by enabling me to confidently hone the skills I've learned from the sport, like the ability to remain calm under pressure, evaluate an opponent's weaknesses and recognize when to seize an important opportunity, says Kirsten Soto at Clyde & Co.

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Above The Law

APRIL 3, 2025

Given how often lawyers screw this up, calling this a challenge feels like an understatement. But the next challenge is finding a way to connect these non-lawyers with the good tools. Non-lawyers know to take Google with a grain of salt. Joe Patrice is a senior editor at Above the Law and co-host of Thinking Like A Lawyer.

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LegalReader

APRIL 8, 2022

A disability might not only make it impossible for you to continue working in your current field, but it could also inhibit you from engaging in things you once enjoyed such as sports.

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ABA Journal

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Her perfectionism pushed her to achieve in sports and academics, and her high level… Since childhood, Wendy Tamis Robbins experienced debilitating anxiety and panic attacks.

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Above The Law

JANUARY 30, 2025

If lawyers could understand how the firm kept account of attendance (keycards, logins, etc.) Joe Patrice is a senior editor at Above the Law and co-host of Thinking Like A Lawyer. Follow him on Twitter or Bluesky if you’re interested in law, politics, and a healthy dose of college sports news.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

With Peppermint, theyre doubling down on deep Microsoft integration because lawyering in the 2020s is a never-ending cycle of living inside Word, Outlook, and Teams and stepping away from the computer to complain about Word, Outlook, and Teams. Joe Patrice is a senior editor at Above the Law and co-host of Thinking Like A Lawyer.

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Law 360

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

My lifelong participation in the sport of dressage — often called ballet on horses — has proven that several skills developed through training and competition are transferable to legal work, especially the ability to harness focus, persistence and versatility when negotiating a deal, says Stephanie Coco at V&E.

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Above The Law

MARCH 1, 2024

Texas Lawyer Finds Fun Way To Get Fired: What else did he expect from talking down to a judge using his firm's name ? Not Sure He Understands Law Or Sports: Lawyer compares bank robber to football stars. Judge Denies Law Student's Cross-Examination Request: Can't customize everything. Who Sent You?: More Money, New Record!:

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

What does this madness mean for lawyers who work in the City of Brotherly Love? The American Lawyer has additional details: Kaufman Dolowich, Ballard Spahr, and Polsinelli are all among the firms permitting remote work on the day of the parade, anticipating travel difficulties as a result of the expected crowds.

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Above The Law

APRIL 2, 2025

At one point, early in the generative AI era, I wondered if developing this technology to essentially take over first-pass review and hand senior lawyers who view computers much like the Supreme Court views voting rights access to interrogate discovery materials might deal a devastating blow to the alternative legal service provider sector.

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Above The Law

JANUARY 29, 2025

Despite all the new work, lawyer headcount only went up 1.7 percent more productivity per lawyer. Joe Patrice is a senior editor at Above the Law and co-host of Thinking Like A Lawyer. Follow him on Twitter or Bluesky if you’re interested in law, politics, and a healthy dose of college sports news. Not likely.

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Above The Law

MARCH 1, 2024

The post Lawyer Compares Bank Robbery Plea To Super Bowl Champs Because… Reasons appeared first on Above the Law. Finally a Chiefs story that isn't about Taylor Swift.

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Above The Law

AUGUST 20, 2024

The post Formula 1 Lawyers Are Super Busy Right Now Because They Don’t Understand Modern Marketing appeared first on Above the Law. The cease-and-desist letters are flying.

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Above The Law

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

American Lawyer ] * Faced with Sam Alito writing an opinion about January 6 while flying insurrectionist sympathizer flags, John Roberts took the strong action of. Reuters ] * Is it a problem when a government official's lawyers start quitting during federal corruption probes? Because non-equity partners are, you know, employees.

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LegalTalkNetwork

DECEMBER 6, 2024

The holiday season is upon us, and finding the perfect gift for the lawyers in your life can be a real case of objection overload. Conrad Saam and Gyi Tsakalakis of Lunch Hour Legal Marketing have compiled a list of thoughtful, unique, and practical gifts that will bring a smile to even the most serious lawyers and legal professionals.

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