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		<title>Looking Back for Fun and Profit</title>
		<link>http://www.lawyer-coach.com/index.php/2012/01/03/looking-back-for-fun-and-profit/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 23:31:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Debra L. Bruce</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Journalist Samuel Rubenfeld posted his personal 2011 year in review on Tumblr.  Someone with the username “rofgile” posted his review of his 2011 investment picks on The Motley Fool forum. Bonnie Beckham posted in her blog for Boston.com some fun and interesting questions that her family answers as their year-end review each December. Yahoo! has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Introducing Guest Blogger Cathy Ribble &#8211; &#8220;Virtual Paralegal Partnerships: What Solo Attorneys Need to Know&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.lawyer-coach.com/index.php/2011/11/29/virtual-paralegal-partnerships-what-solo-attorneys-need-to-know/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 13:38:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Debra L. Bruce</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Cathy L. Ribble, ACP Cathy L. Ribble is a senior level litigation paralegal who decided in 2009 to offer virtual services to U.S.-licensed attorneys when she founded Digital Paralegal Services. She is certified by the National Association of Legal Assistants as an Advanced Certified Paralegal in the area of Trial Practice. She matches attorneys [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Before You Make New Year’s Resolutions…</title>
		<link>http://www.lawyer-coach.com/index.php/2010/12/15/year-end-review/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Dec 2010 23:11:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Debra L. Bruce</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There’s an old story about a guy who walked down the street and fell into a giant hole. He yelled for help for a long time, but no one came. Finally he managed to scratch out some notches in the wall, and with some difficulty, he clambered out. The next day he walked down the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sleepless in Seattle: A Lawyer’s Occupational Hazard?</title>
		<link>http://www.lawyer-coach.com/index.php/2010/08/30/sleepless-in-seattle-a-lawyer%e2%80%99s-occupational-hazard/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 12:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Debra L. Bruce</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“If a man had as many ideas during the day as he does when he has insomnia, he&#8217;d make a fortune.” ~Griff Niblack In my law practice I often began morning instructions to my staff with &#8220;In the middle of the night, I remembered that we need to . . . .&#8221; One day, my [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Handy Additions to Your Conflict Resolution Toolbox</title>
		<link>http://www.lawyer-coach.com/index.php/2010/06/21/handy-additions-to-your-conflict-resolution-toolbox/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 18:04:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Debra L. Bruce</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;I suppose it is tempting, if the only tool you have is a hammer, to treat everything as if it were a nail,&#8221; observed the famous psychologist , Abraham Maslow. When it comes to conflict resolution, the only tool that most lawyers get from law school is a hammer. Hammering your opponent might work in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ABA Journal quotes Debra</title>
		<link>http://www.lawyer-coach.com/index.php/2010/02/10/307/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 19:43:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Debra L. Bruce</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Debra Bruce, President of Lawyer-Coach, was quoted in the February 2010 issue of the ABA Journal. The article is titled &#8220;Virtual Escape: Lawyers Wrestle with 24/7 Technology.&#8221; Authors Becky Beaupre Gillespie and Hollee Schwartz Temple explore the impact on attorney productivity and stress levels resulting from being constantly tethered to smart phones. The last time [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tips for Relieving Holiday Stress</title>
		<link>http://www.lawyer-coach.com/index.php/2009/12/11/tips-for-relieving-holiday-stress/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Dec 2009 00:33:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Debra L. Bruce</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[December often brings added stress to many lawyers. Some associates worry whether they have billed enough hours, and whether they can possibly make up the shortfall in the remaining weeks in the year. Other attorneys work long hours, struggling to meet hard and fast deadlines, as multiple clients try to close transactions or settle cases [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is &#8220;Good Enough&#8221; Becoming the Enemy of the Perfect?</title>
		<link>http://www.lawyer-coach.com/index.php/2009/09/01/is-good-enough-becoming-the-enemy-of-the-perfect/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 02:41:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Debra L. Bruce</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[About a year ago Jordan Furlong warned in his excellent article, The Rise of Good Enough, that &#8220;clients are coming to see the costs of exactitude in the law as simply too high.&#8221; He described how some general counsel look for outside lawyers who weigh the expected risks and benefits of a legal course, rather [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Say “No” to a Partner</title>
		<link>http://www.lawyer-coach.com/index.php/2009/03/16/how-to-say-%e2%80%9cno%e2%80%9d-to-a-partner/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2009 23:45:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Debra L. Bruce</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Author Anne Lamott says, “‘No’ is a complete sentence.” When you’re a junior associate facing a demanding partner in a law firm, however, it seems more like the path to a death sentence. How can you “be a team player,” yet protect your vital interests in your own health and well-being? Do you dare say [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Successful Lawyer Time Management</title>
		<link>http://www.lawyer-coach.com/index.php/2008/11/14/successful-lawyer-time-management/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 21:16:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Debra L. Bruce</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A lot of lawyers struggle with time management. Many lament the unpredictability of their schedules and the volume of last minute client “emergencies.” Some get so many interruptions during the day that they don’t actually get a good start on their most important projects until after 5:00 pm. They work long hours just to make [...]]]></description>
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