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LAWYERS: LOOKING AFTER OURSELVES SO WE CAN LOOK AFTER OTHERS: A SERIES OF POSTS THAT MAY HELP

LAWYERS: LOOKING AFTER OURSELVES SO WE CAN LOOK AFTER OTHERS: A SERIES OF POSTS THAT MAY HELP

July 28, 2023 · by gexall · in Members Content, Useful links, Well being

Earlier today there was a post on Twitter asking how, lawyers being human after all, they deal with the emotional fall out that is a part of many people’s workload.  This is an opportune time to reprise a series of…

WHEN THINGS GO WRONG IN LITIGATION (AND ONE DAY THEY WILL)- TELL SOMEONE, HAVE A PLAN, DON'T LIE, AND READ STEVE CORNFORTH'S BLOG

WHEN THINGS GO WRONG IN LITIGATION (AND ONE DAY THEY WILL)- TELL SOMEONE, HAVE A PLAN, DON’T LIE, AND READ STEVE CORNFORTH’S BLOG

June 25, 2019 · by gexall · in Avoiding negligence claims, Members Content, Useful links, Well being

Steve Cornforth’s blog contains a post this week “Why does this keep happening?” He points to, yet another, case of a fee earner ” whose career in in tatters because they have tried to cover up mistakes”. The post contains…

SOCIAL MEDIA AS A SOCIAL GOOD:WE'RE LOOKING FOR ADVICE FOR LAWYERS WHEN THE SKY FALLS IN

SOCIAL MEDIA AS A SOCIAL GOOD:WE’RE LOOKING FOR ADVICE FOR LAWYERS WHEN THE SKY FALLS IN

March 31, 2019 · by gexall · in Access to justice, Avoiding negligence claims, Civil evidence, Conduct, Members Content

Two posts last weeks dealt with the hundreds of replies I got when I asked  on Twitter what advice should be given to smooth the path  young or aspirant lawyers.  This led to wider coverage than I could have imagined…

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