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Sybil Procedure: Snobbism in law: What school did you go to?
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?
Sybil Procedure: The ethics of subliminal messaging
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).”
Sybil Procedure: Depositions: Taking control of the conversation
A growing body of research shows resisting repeated temptations takes a mental toll.
Sybil Procedure: What really matters: colleagues and community
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.”
Sybil Procedure: Job interview: Think big smile, firm handshake
A few years ago, I was taking a deposition of a third-party witness in Indiana. I had never met opposing counsel before. I had never met the witness. I arrived early (as is my style) and met the court reporter. When my opposing counsel entered the room (late), he immediately took up all the space ...
Sybil Procedure: An Ode to Work Spouses
Your work spouse is the person who has your back, no matter what.
Sybil Procedure: Out of the office – sort of
Three in five U.S. workers who take vacations admit to doing work while on the vacation.
Sybil Procedure: Removing yourself from the adversarial narrative
‘I don’t want to win my divorce’
Sybil Procedure: Considerations before pushing the send key
The average worker sends and receives about 140 emails per day. And lawyers, of course, are above average.
Sybil Procedure: For the best brief, get some sleep and some help
A list of best practices for writing briefs.
Sybil Procedure: Writer’s block? Take a walk
I’ve been writing this column for more than five years now. And I occasionally receive questions, praise, and (yes) even criticism, about columns that I’ve written. But the most frequent inquiry is how I avoid writer’s block.
Sybil Procedure: The Aristotelian ethics of good legal writing
Aristotle teaches us that words can persuade in three ways.
Top News
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- UnitedHealth suit alleges faulty AI led to denied claims
- Judge asked to block part of a North Dakota abortion law
Expert Testimony
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