Lawyers have been around since the ancient times. In the Greek civilization, there were individuals who plead for and on behalf of "clients" who were usually accused of wrongdoing. The modern day concept of lawyers in the Western tradition started in the age of kings when those knowledgeable with the law (hence law-yers) were allowed … Continue reading What lawyers sell →

I have been to several meetings with different clients these past few weeks. There's always the usual comment of lawyers billing by the hour and why is it that I wasn't doing it. I'm usually tempted to explain the long (and flawed) history of hourly billing thanks to reportedly a Harvard Lawyer who promoted it … Continue reading No hourly billing for this lawyer and why →

"If you can't teach it, you can't systemize it. If you can't systemize it, you can't grow it." - Mike Michalowicz, The Pumpkin Plan, in Chapter Two

A lawyer is a walking search engine whose brains are picked by clients who are searching answers to burning legal questions. Whenever a question is asked, a lawyer carefully evaluates the question and then process it against the wealth of legal knowledge, skills, and experience that he has accumulated thus far. There's a price for … Continue reading Mental exhaustion: the price for lawyering →

Lawyers are not required to accept any client that comes knocking on their door. If you want to increase your chances of hiring your preferred lawyer, you may want to be in turn his ideal client. Here are some suggestion that might make you his/her ideal client; 1. Someone who already knows what they want. … Continue reading The lawyer’s ideal client →