Gain new perspective and become a better lawyer by mentoring. Everyone knows a new attorney needs mentors. The mentee gets invaluable benefits from a successful mentor-mentee relationship. The harder benefits to calculate are the mentor’s, though we often hear the familiar drumbeat of an opportunity to “give back” and the rewards of “staying connected” (all […]
Read More…Having a hard time starting that workout program you promised to follow in 2014? This should make it easier. Having a hard time starting that workout program you promised to follow in 2014? This should make it easier. The following is a five-step fitness routine you can do for free in the privacy of your […]
Read More…Get 5 more tips for staying healthy and in shape in 2014. This is part 2 of Allison Peryea’s life-changing series on improving your health and fitness in 2014. Read Part 1 and share your tips for staying healthy in the comments. Try the buddy system. I firmly believe in fitness classes. I have tried kickboxing, […]
Read More…Get tips on avoiding (or exiting) a “chunkster phase”. A few years ago, I went through what I call my Chunkster Phase. I didn’t even notice I had gotten out of shape until one of my favorite clients, a grandmotherly nutritionist, told me I was looking “well-loved.” Since then, I have made it a point […]
Read More…Learn how the Affordable Care Act will affect you and your practice in this ongoing series from LOMAP. In preparing to write this “Young People’s ACA” post, I called a young attorney in hopes that she would clue me in to what a younger-than-me solo or small firm attorney would be thinking. She reminded me […]
Read More…Learn how the Affordable Care Act will affect you and your practice in this ongoing series from LOMAP. Read other posts from our Navigating the Affordable Care Act series. What made up an insurance plan before the Affordable Care Act varied widely, or was hard to ferret out with no comparison tool available. The Marketplace changes that […]
Read More…With just weeks left in 2013, here are a few items to complete before ringing in the New Year. The weather is cold, the days are short, and the holidays — and hopefully some vacation time — are just around the corner. Here’s a handy list of reminders. Get them done and you can turn […]
Read More…Learn how the Affordable Care Act will affect you and your practice in this ongoing series from LOMAP. Read other posts from our Navigating the Affordable Care Act series. Last week we determined that most solo and small firms are probably small employers. This week we speak to the solo attorney. How does the ACA affect you […]
Read More…Is swearing at work ever okay? Check out one attorney’s guidelines and tell us about your own. As a teenager, I decided expletives were no longer off-limits to me. While I didn’t call it this, I developed a nuanced contextual analysis to determine where and when to swear, instead of an across-the-board moratorium. There were […]
Read More…Small business owners, are you ready for the changes brought on by the ACA? Read other posts from our Navigating the Affordable Care Act series. Small business owners, are you ready for the changes brought on by the Affordable Care Act (ACA)? If you are, well done! If not, do not despair. The WSBA’s Law Office Management […]
Read More…New attorney Katie Ludwick reflects on unemployment and job hunting and offers pointers. I probably shouldn’t write this. As a fresh law school graduate, currently awaiting receipt of a Washington State Bar Card that will proudly boast my Bar number, I should probably be redirecting myself towards positive thoughts and productivity — or, at the […]
Read More…Learn how about the ACA’s strides in women’s healthcare in this ongoing series from LOMAP. Read other posts from our Navigating the Affordable Care Act series. Women made great strides in equal treatment under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), though it seems this is one of the best-kept secrets about the health care law. A recent […]
Read More…WSBA Connects offers free, statewide 24/7 access to support. Statewide access to support is now available whenever you are experiencing emotional or behavioral concerns that may be affecting your practice or the quality of your life. WSBA Connects is a free, new statewide wellness benefit for all WSBA members. Through our partnership with Wellspring, the […]
Read More…Learn how the Affordable Care Act will affect you and your practice in this ongoing series from LOMAP. The health insurance landscape continues to change significantly with each implementation phase of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and members have started asking us about how it affects them. In response, the WSBA’s Law Office Management Assistance […]
Read More…Read attorney Autumn Johnson’s three takeways from her interview with appellate Judge Maxa. Recently, I had the opportunity to interview newly appointed Court of Appeals, Division II, Judge Bradley Maxa. The trial lawyers association, Washington State Association for Justice (formerly WSTLA) asked me to write a profile of Judge Maxa for their publication Trial News. […]
Read More…Have a taste for some adventure? Consider a day trip to Lopez Island and Lopez Island Vineyards. The Washington wine country is spread out all over the state, but the closer destination of Lopez Island makes this an easy day trip for those in Western Washington. On Lopez, you can enjoy, experience, and sample some of […]
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