Listen Like a Lawyer

A blog exploring effective listening practices for lawyers, law students, and all legal professionals

[Listen Like a Lawyer @ListenLikeaLwyr]

Resources for summer associates here: https://t.co/tLgBxp0isX

[Sara Warf @SaraBWarf]

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[Zach Wolfe @zachwolfelaw]

I’m sorry, I didn’t hear what you said, I was listening to a podcast on mindfulness.

[Raffi Melkonian @RMFifthCircuit]

Neat thread on liars and lying.

[Andrew Kinsey (@andrewkinsey.bluesky.social) @KinseyAndrew]

Tip for associates: If you're on a call with nothing but partners and someone asks a question and there's total silence, that's your cue.

[Legal Grind Kirkie @kirkjangel]

One thing that is really helpful while listening to an adverse witness testify, and during cross examination, is your client continuously tugging your arm saying “she is lying” then passing a note that says “she is lying.”

[your friend, Dracula @Remember_Sarah]

zoom calls are exhausting because actually listening takes half the energy of performing the act of listening

[Kimberly Robinson @KimberlyRobinsn]

NEW: #SCOTUS notes procedures for historic telephone arguments beginning May 4.

[PatternBuilder @Afterpattern]

For anyone trying to sort through the fast-changing restrictions on immigration in the US, check out this app. Created by Greg Siskind, a partner at one of the leading immigration firms in North America.

[Jeremy W. Richter @richterjw]

@BoozyBarrister My wife peeped her head around the corner with raised eyebrows the other day when she heard me addressing a particularly ornery opposing counsel in a very direct manner and with steadily increasing volume.

[Brian L. Frye @brianlfrye]

An observation: The law school asked us to call students to check in at the end of the semester. What have I learned? Unsurprisingly, no one answers the phone anymore. 23 calls, 4 students answered. I left (hopefully) amusing messages for those who actually had voicemail. Cheers!

[Blake Hawthorne @blakeahawthorne]

Last week I participated in a Zoom conference with @davidslaytontx @emilymiskel and @JudgeFergusonTX to discuss how Texas courts can use @zoom_us. Texas courts are lucky to have such dedicated public servants that are striving to keep courts functioning during COVID-19.

[Blake Hawthorne @blakeahawthorne]

To assist judges, clerks, and court staff with conducting remote proceedings, OCA has set up a resource page. https://t.co/5A1wR2PlKb

For anyone wanting to learn about how to use Zoom this is a great resource.

[Blake Hawthorne @blakeahawthorne]

.@TxCourts reports about 800 judges registered for Zoom and have conducted over 1,000 court proceedings through Zoom with over 7,000 participants. You can view many courts’ livestreams by checking OCA’s YouTube Channel Directory: https://t.co/ZSPtwZZB8j

[Blake Hawthorne @blakeahawthorne]

Have a @zoom_us trial court hearing coming up? Whether you’re a judge or an attorney here’s what you need to know about virtual backgrounds, lighting, evidence, witnesses, cross-examination, etc. Brought to you by @emilymiskel and @JudgeFergusonTX

https://t.co/gE9KsgOlfa

[Eric @ericlaw78]

Great to see courts adapting to address the limitations inherent in the technology they are using during this era of physical distancing. #AppellateTwitter

[Ethan Jacobs 🇺🇦 @ethanjacobslaw]

@AKBrews Trying to get people to realize their whole world has changed overnight? It takes weeks and months just to get an opposing party to budge on its settlement position.