by Bruce | October 17, 2005 | About the Site, Articles
Remember to exercise your franchise and vote in this week’s reader poll, about the future of the billable hour (scroll down the right-hand column a little ways).And if you’re reading this via RSS or otherwise aren’t on the site’s home page,...
by Bruce | October 13, 2005 | About the Site, Articles, Cultural Considerations, Finance, Strategy
Introducing a new feature here on "Adam Smith, Esq.:" Our Weekly Poll. Just scroll down the right-hand column a little ways and you’ll find it. With luck, I’ll come up with something thoughtful, intriguing, or just plain whimsical to...
by Bruce | October 11, 2005 | About the Site, Articles
Well, that was quick; I’m back from jury duty. Actually, not "back," rather "deferred" (until some time in January). The issue, about which they give you eminently fair and civilized warning, is that there’s an outside chance one...
by Bruce | October 10, 2005 | About the Site, Articles
Jury duty starts tomorrow for me. (Lawyers used to be exempt in New York State, but lovely as that was while it lasted I cannot quarrel with the decision to put us back in the pool, as it were.) Needless to say, I have absolutely no clue how long I will be...
by Bruce | October 7, 2005 | About the Site, Articles, Just Plain Interesting
Obligatory, I suppose: While lawyers are less than 1% of the population, we evidently make up 5—6% of blog writers and readers, putting us behind computer professionals and students. "It’s all words, that’s all the law is."—Scott...
by Bruce | September 17, 2005 | About the Site, Articles
I’m heading to San Francisco this afternoon for four days (back Wednesday night on the red-eye): Mostly business, but a bit of pleasure as well in my second-favorite City, and I’ll be staying with friends in the East Bay. If the business part...