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Posts by Shawn Erker

All the Better to See With: Avoiding Wolves Dressed Up Like Clients

Published November 17th, 2021

Putting the “Care” in “Vicarious Trauma”

Published May 20th, 2021

The Dangers of Dopplelawyers

Published December 17th, 2020

Remembering to Not Forget to Be Ethical

Published September 24th, 2020

Making the Most of Your Videoconferencing

Published July 16th, 2020

Lawyers Ahoy-Hoy: Six Tips for Better Telephone Calls

Published March 12th, 2020

#Detox: Putting the Smartphone Away

Published November 21st, 2019

Unclear Days: Computing Time in Statutes and Regulations

Published September 19th, 2019

Getting Cross With Affidavits: Think About Specifying Whether the Affiant Swore or Affirmed

Published June 13th, 2019

It’s Not What You Say; It’s How You Say It: Using Typefaces to Write More Persuasively

Published April 25th, 2019

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Track changes does not "require" the reviewer to accept or reject. You can just hit the "next" button to view… more »
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"That would be grammatically correct, so it can't be what they meant" is just about the most smug take imaginable… more »
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