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Some law firm lawyers are overconfident when perceiving the health of their client relationships. The good news is that outside counsel can drive stronger client relationships without necessarily becoming in-house lawyers. To do so, they need to get out of the project bubble and rewire their thinking.

The relationship of Marty McFly and Doc Brown in the Back to the Future trilogy reveals salient insights about mentoring that IP and legal practitioners can apply to their professional and personal lives.

In-house attorneys sometimes compartmentalize their work lives in counterproductive ways. The hit TV show "Severance" offers instructive lessons: A prudent legal professional both serves their current employer with excellence and is active in the wider professional community.

If you've ever taken ballroom dance lessons or watched Dancing with the Stars , you may know that each dancer in a pair has a respective...

Back in 2019, I penned two satirical "love letters," the first sent by a fictitious IP client to its fictitious law firm, the second ...

[Upon receipt of the fateful l ove letter from its fictitious IP client, the fictitious law firm was speechless—momentarily. Feeling...

[To the superstitious, July is often considered an unlucky month for weddings. In a nod to such lore, and to the leisurely and whimsical...

It’s no secret that life in a law firm can be stressful no matter one’s position and seniority. Pressure to bill hours and maximize...

Intellectual property professionals—defined broadly here as persons or entities whose professional work involves or relates to IP or IP...

In the IP field, and countless others, online or virtual meetings have become ingrained in professional life. Although united as users,...

Over the years, I’ve worked directly with or observed countless professionals. Some collaborate effortlessly with all manner of...