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Author Archives: gabriel.miller

Truly alternative fees: Project pricing, coupons and discount brands

Buy one company and get the legal services for the second acquisition at 50 percent off! Get the first 10 hours of legal services free! Each bargain, of course, comes with the typical catches. You know, stuff like, the 50 ...

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The Proper Care and Feeding of Your Law Firm

The proper care and feeding of your law firm can make the difference between getting treated like a Las Vegas VIP or low-level commodity work. The difference is between getting excellent service and value, and, well, not getting them. It ...

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Networking for a New Job: It's Not Just About You

Job hunting, specifically networking for a new job, is a lot like dating, at least in terms of the most common mistakes that people make – like talking too much about themselves and not listening to their audience. And, let’s ...

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Finally, Some Good News on Employment Law

If you are an in-house counsel for a company that has employees (if you don’t, feel free to skip this article and instead use the time to prepare your resume) then you need to make sure you know about the ...

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Canada Closes Border to Political Incorrectness

Whether you simply like to make fun of Canadians, or your company advertises in Canada, you may be surprised to learn that our friends to the North can be even more politically correct than we are when it comes to ...

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Mixing Business And Legal Advice Can Waive Attorney-Client Privilege

Attorney-client privilege is one of those issues we all think we know about, but we really don’t. That may be a little harsh. Maybe the more accurate description is that we often know just enough to be dangerous. Let me ...

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What You Don't Know Can Hurt You

If you thought you were safe from the craziness of California employment law just because you don’t have any employees there — think again. Welcome to the second edition of this column. For those of you who missed the introduction ...

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