Should Lawyers Be Happy?
Should lawyers Be “Happy”? Looking for meaning in our work may be far more important and the key to contentment in our profession. In a recent article on Lawyerist.com, Kate Mangan makes a compelling argument that lawyers should accept some level of negativity in their lives as essential, and even useful, to the practice of law. Rather than focusing on being happy, Mangan suggests that lawyers should, instead, begin a search for meaning in their work. Agreed! Too many times
Young Lawyers, Technology and the Future
One of the themes of the Professional Compass highlights how technology will fundamentally reshape the practice of law. In a thoughtful article published in the December 1, 2015 edition of The Florida Bar News, Gordon Glover, President of Young Lawyers Division of The Florida Bar, lays out a younger lawyer's view of the future of law. "Today, a young lawyer does not have to charge high hourly rates in order to succeed. A young lawyer can create a virtual office without stack
Website Growing
New features have been added to our website as we prepare for the initial presentation of "The Professional Compass". We have added a new page to be used by those attending the seminar. Seminar attendees can now participate in live polls which are presented through the website. Users can leave a question or comment via a new button box. We have built a link to the Download page. Speaking of the Download page, it has been populated with key documents that can be downloaded
The Professional Compass Begins
The past few months have been quite an exciting time as the first presentation of "The Professional Compass: Character, Ethics and Trust in Modern Legal Practice" approaches. The written materials went to press today. The work continues on the new presentation materials which will utilize Prezi, instead of PowerPoint, in a way that will engage those attending. This website is a new tool as well, created with the hope that it will become a point of discussion and a resource
