Sybil Procedure: Take a break or be broken

Sybil Dunlop March 25, 2019 Comments Off on Sybil Procedure: Take a break or be broken

Research confirms my intuition—we gain energy and focus after stepping away from our desks.

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Sybil Procedure: Snobbism in law: What school did you go to?

Sybil Dunlop February 21, 2019 Leave a comment

The ranking of your law school does not correlate to how good a lawyer you are at all. So why do so many lawyers care about it?

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Sybil Procedure: The ethics of subliminal messaging

Sybil Dunlop January 24, 2019 Leave a comment

An experiment conducted at the University of Colorado Boulder, published in Science, found that “participants who briefly held a cup of hot (versus iced) coffee judged a target person as having a ‘warmer’ personality (generous, caring).”

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Sybil Procedure: Depositions: Taking control of the conversation

Sybil Dunlop December 24, 2018 Leave a comment

A growing body of research shows resisting repeated temptations takes a mental toll.

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Sybil Procedure: What really matters: colleagues and community

Sybil Dunlop November 27, 2018 Leave a comment

The late University of Maryland sociologist Morris Rosenberg used the word “mattering” to describe our need to believe “that we count in others’ lives, loom large in their thoughts, make a difference to them.”

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Sybil Procedure: Job interview: Think big smile, firm handshake

Sybil Dunlop October 18, 2018 Leave a comment

Fall is a time for renewed sense of purpose. The nip in the air reminds me to focus. The snow this past weekend makes me want to throw on a giant sweater and write a brief. Perhaps other folks feel ...

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