Life at the Bar LLC Blog

By Julie A. Fleming July 15, 2008 No comment

Law as business vs. law as profession is a conversation that has largely lost its meaning and relevance, especially in today’s economy.  Lawyers must understand some of the basic law firm economics from day 1, if not before.  I happened across an article that presents these basics along with a handy acronym, RULER:
If you haven’t [...]

For new lawyers, For summer associates, The practice

By Julie A. Fleming May 30, 2007 No comment

I’ve noticed that summer associate season is in full swing — not only because clients are mentioning their summer programs, but because I’m seeing more and more summer associate-related searches that people have entered before landing on the Life at the Bar blog.  So, it’s time for me to trot out my favorite topic not [...]

For new lawyers, For summer associates, The practice