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ROBIN BUTCHARD:  FRIEND,  HUSBAND, FATHER, CRICKETER AND CLERK

ROBIN BUTCHARD: FRIEND, HUSBAND, FATHER, CRICKETER AND CLERK

June 3, 2019 · by gexall · in Well being

Robin (“Rob”) Butchard was the Senior Clerk and Chief Executive at Zenith Chambers for many years.  I was saddened to learn of his death yesterday.  Here are a few personal words to mark the end of Rob’s remarkable innings.  …

LAWYERS, DEADLINES AND PROCRASTINATION: HOW DO YOU DEAL WITH IT? ("A DEADLINE... THAT IS ALL")

LAWYERS, DEADLINES AND PROCRASTINATION: HOW DO YOU DEAL WITH IT? (“A DEADLINE… THAT IS ALL”)

May 2, 2019 · by gexall · in Avoiding negligence claims, Case Management, Members Content, Risks of litigation, Useful links, Well being

Many of the cases that appear on this blog, particularly those dealing with sanctions and service, arise because things are left to the very last minute. We have looked before at lawyers and procrastination.  I thought that perhaps this is…

BEING A LAWYER AND BEING A PARENT: CAN THE TWO BE COMBINED? GUIDANCE FROM OUR FRIENDS ON TWITTER, WELL HERE'S A START AT LEAST

BEING A LAWYER AND BEING A PARENT: CAN THE TWO BE COMBINED? GUIDANCE FROM OUR FRIENDS ON TWITTER, WELL HERE’S A START AT LEAST

April 27, 2019 · by gexall · in Members Content, Well being

For the next crowd-s0urced advice to the profession we are looking at the difficult combination of lawyerhood and parenthood. How do you combine the two.   What practical advice can you offer to those who try to combine practice with parenthood. …

WHAT DO LAWYERS DREAM ABOUT? ODD SHOES, PINK HAIR AND BEING LATE FOR COURT

WHAT DO LAWYERS DREAM ABOUT? ODD SHOES, PINK HAIR AND BEING LATE FOR COURT

April 22, 2019 · by gexall · in Bundles, Case Management, Members Content, Well being

This post started out of a perfectly amicable tweet from law lecturer extraordinaire Snigdha Nag, wishing everyone taking  exams good luck. That led some practitioners to reply that they were still having nightmares about law exams.  That then led to…

LAWYERS: WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN THINGS HAVE GONE WRONG? MEANINGFUL ADVICE FROM PEOPLE WHO KNOW (AND CARE): WHEN YOU THINK SOMETHING IS HITTING THE FAN

LAWYERS: WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN THINGS HAVE GONE WRONG? MEANINGFUL ADVICE FROM PEOPLE WHO KNOW (AND CARE): WHEN YOU THINK SOMETHING IS HITTING THE FAN

April 1, 2019 · by gexall · in Avoiding negligence claims, Civil evidence, Civil Procedure, Members Content, Well being

Last night I did a post on using social media to help young lawyers (and some not so young lawyers). Specifically on how it is possible to gather information and advice from around the professions (and indeed around the world)….

"BE KIND TO PEOPLE": THE (ALMOST) COMPLETE GUIDE FOR ASPIRANT AND NEW LAWYERS FROM TWITTER

“BE KIND TO PEOPLE”: THE (ALMOST) COMPLETE GUIDE FOR ASPIRANT AND NEW LAWYERS FROM TWITTER

March 27, 2019 · by gexall · in Access to justice, Advocacy, Members Content, Well being, What I'd tell a younger me, Witness statements

Yesterday I set out some of the Advice given on Twitter to those making a start in the legal profession. Here I have most of the posts. The discussion is still going on.  There has been a particularly long chain…

POSTS ON STRESS AND LITIGATION: A RECAP: LITIGATION AND LITIGATORS IN A TOUGH WORLD

POSTS ON STRESS AND LITIGATION: A RECAP: LITIGATION AND LITIGATORS IN A TOUGH WORLD

March 9, 2019 · by gexall · in Members Content, Well being

Comments on the post earlier this evening on dealing with stress have been supportive.  This may be a good time to provide a recap of the posts and links already on this blog in relation to lawyers, litigation and stress….

HOW DO LAWYERS RELAX? GUIDANCE AND LINKS: FIND MUGGLES,  START SEWING AND DISCONNECT FROM YOUR WORK

HOW DO LAWYERS RELAX? GUIDANCE AND LINKS: FIND MUGGLES, START SEWING AND DISCONNECT FROM YOUR WORK

March 9, 2019 · by gexall · in Members Content, Useful links, Well being

This post follows a tweet I received earlier this evening, from “Bunglingbarrister” Bunglingbarrister‏    “Even when I’m not doing work I still think about it often. I don’t think it is healthy to never allow your brain to switch off….

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