"Gift Giving. Your staff works hard. Don't rely solely on your firm to provide holiday gifts. Get your legal assistant and paralegal a gift to show you appreciate them. Beyond your staff, give gifts to anyone else who has made your job easier this year. Holiday Cards. If your firm still provides its lawyers with holiday cards, secure some and send them out. If not, purchase a box or two of holiday cards and send them to colleagues and friends. And please, no e-cards."
"Guard Your Calendar.It's easy to get buried in holiday commitments - office parties, bar association events, happy hours - go to what you want and need to go to, and do not overcommit. Respect Others' Calendars. If you do litigation as I do, many folks are out of pocket from mid-December through the end of the year. Understand and respect this."
Give tangible gifts to staff, assistants, paralegals, and anyone who helped make work easier. Send physical holiday cards to colleagues and friends and prefer handwritten notes over electronic greetings. Guard personal calendars to avoid overcommitment to events and select only those that matter. Respect others' out-of-office schedules, especially in litigation, and recognize that many take time off mid-December through year-end. Acknowledge that some people experience holiday blues and honor their feelings. Monitor indulgence at holiday events to protect health. Make time for family and self, plan for the next year, and prepare a personal budget including marketing expenses when required.
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