Jordan Rothman
Jordan Rothman is a partner of The Rothman Law Firm, a full-service New York and New Jersey law firm. He is also the founder of Student Debt Diaries, a website discussing how he paid off his student loans. You can reach Jordan through email at jordan@rothmanlawyer.com. Posts by Jordan Rothman
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Small Law FirmsPartners Should Not Fear Their Friends When Making Hiring Decisions
Beware: Some partners won't hire lawyers from friends' firms out of fear of upsetting those friends. -
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Small Law FirmsPartners Shouldn't Burn Bridges With Associates
Even if it comes back to bite you only once, that's once too often.
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Small Law FirmsClients Can Abuse Contingency Fee Arrangements
Contingency fee arrangements can lead to conflict between lawyers and clients. -
TechnologyChatGPT Is Scarily Good At Answering Legal Questions
Advances in artificial intelligence might be able to make lawyers even more efficient in their jobs. -
10th Circuit, Small Law FirmsClients Sometimes Peruse Their Lawyers' Personal Social Media Accounts
One more way Facebook and social media can make your work life more difficult. -
Small Law FirmsWhat I Learned From My First Day In An Office In 4 Years
Spending at least some time in the office might be helpful for many lawyers. -
Small Law FirmsAn Associate With Little Work Is A Sad Sight
Associates who do not have much work to do might rightly feel paranoid about their situation. 
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Small Law FirmsGossiping Is Much Harder When Lawyers Work Remotely
Gossiping can have a negative impact on a law firm since it can impact the perception people have for that firm. -
Small Law FirmsMore Lawyers Should Attend Law School Alumni Events
Alumni events can be a great way to cultivate your contacts for business development purposes. -
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Small Law FirmsAssociates And Staff Should Have Off For MLK Day
To my surprise, this past Monday was almost as busy as any other Monday, -
Small Law FirmsFootnotes Can Be Deadly
Perhaps the biggest power of footnotes is that people often do not read them.
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Leaving Your In-House Role: You Don’t Need A Portable “Book” To Be Successful
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Navigating Economic Uncertainty: 6 Tips To Keep Your Investments On Track
How you can get through current challenges while advancing long-term goals.
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Small Law FirmsNot All Distressed Law Firms Screw Associates Out Of Bonuses
Some law firms going through some tough economic times do not screw over their associates. -
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Clients Might Not Always Understand The Benefit Of Fee Discounts
Part of the problem is that clients often do not understand what the fair market value of the work being performed is. -
Small Law FirmsTop Vendors With Whom Lawyers Should Nurture Connections
If lawyers develop solid relationships with a few categories of vendors, they can best serve the needs of their clients. -
Small Law FirmsEveryone Should Have Had The Day Off On January 2nd
Partners may want to begin the new year with a bang and start billing hours, but it's time to give lawyers a break. -
Biglaw, Small Law FirmsLaw Firms Should Use The Calendar Year To Evaluate Billable Hours
One benefit of a calendar-year billable-hour cycle is that it takes advantage of the fact that many clients wait until the end of the year to pay their outstanding bills. -
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Small Law FirmsDon't Feel Guilty Taking Time Off Next Week
Attorney burnout is a huge problem in the legal profession.
