There Seems to be Some Confusion – I Loved Practicing Law!
Photo by Andrea Piacquadio at Pexels By Murray Gottheil | July 30, 2023 This morning someone remarked that much of my writing about the legal profession is a tad negative. She said, “You practiced law for a long time; you were good at what you did; you made enough money to retire and travel the world. […]
Cybersecurity attacks in Canada hold steady, but things are getting worse
Sunny Handa says cybersecurity is an enterprise risk, not just an IT risk By Julius Melnitzer | July 24, 2023 At first blush, readers of Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP’s Canadian Cybersecurity Trends Study 2023 might take heart in discovering that 2022 did not see steady growth in the number of cyberattacks. “The number of attacks […]
Loose Lips and Sinking Ships
Photo by Alex Fawzy at Pexels By Murray Gottheil | July 22, 2023 Law firm partnerships like to project the image of a cohesive unit. One strategy that they employ is to insist that although partners may disagree with each other in a partners’ meeting, once they leave the room, they all must support the group’s […]
Some Stuff Matters. Some Not So Much.
Photo by JJ Jordan at Pexels By Murray Gottheil | July 16, 2023 This is for the young folks looking for jobs in private practice early in their careers. Here is what matters and what does not matter so much. Ignore this at your own peril (and I am sure that a great many of you […]
Law firm experience is no longer vital before transitioning in-house
Fernando Garcia, Andrea Wood By Julius Melnitzer | July 13, 2023 A few years of experience at a law firm, previously considered a must – or at least an advantage – may have lost some of its lustre for lawyers seeking in-house careers. “Things have changed, at least a bit,” says Fernando Garcia, who has over […]
Advice From The Uninformed
Photo by Inguaribile Viaggiatore at Pexels By Murray Gottheil | July 12, 2023 Let’s say that you get arrested and are in deep doo-doo. Would you rather ask for advice from an experienced criminal lawyer or a recent graduate? The answer sounds obvious, doesn’t it? And yet, when I was practicing law, I would often see […]
The Year Was 1995
By Murray Gottheil | July 10, 2003 One of the many nice things about being retired is that I feel free to write about topics that I would not have had the guts to speak up about back in the day. So, here we go again! The year was 1995. It was one of my first […]
Of Boomers and Beemers
Photo by megapixelstock at Pexels By Murray Gottheil | July 4, 2023 It just doesn’t matter – Bill Murray in Meatballs I am a Boomer who never owned a Beemer. The best that I ever did was a Honda Accord and I had to make my way through a Chevy Citation, Dodge Aries, and a couple […]
In Defense of the Billable Hour
Photo by Victoria Rain at Pexels By Murray Gottheil | June 29, 2023 The other day I heard a story about a furniture store in Toronto known to cater to the wealthy. The owner purchased an unusual item in Vietnam for twenty dollars. He brought it back to his store and promoted it as a one-of-a-kind […]
Yoga, Mental Health, and Law Firms
Photo by Antoni Shkraba at Pexels By Murray Gottheil | June 27, 2003 If any among you have not yet happened upon the writings of H.L. Mencken, you should correct that. Among his many pithy quotes are the following gems: One of H.L. Mencken’s quotes that seems particularly apt for law firm management is this one: […]