In the spirit of community service, Attorney/Coach Emmie de Kock is presenting this online event for FREE to interested candidate attorneys or legal practitioners. The purpose of this session is to share the steps on how to start a law clinic (as a main practice or parallel to an existing commercial practice) and explore possible risks and benefits.
Let’s talk about Tech! Technology is part of our daily lives. Technology is also part of practising law. Technology for law firms is developing fast and sometimes it can be hard to keep up! If you are a law firm owner, you are likely to face decisions relating to the following: The answer to these
To become a lawyer, is to attend university all your life. Due to the nature of our work, the ever-changing world we live in based on technologies, and new innovations which make our lives better, lawyers need to stay curious and make continuous learning a priority.
How many lawyer jokes have you heard? Lawyer jokes are hardly ever flattering toward lawyers. How do you become a lawyer clients will promote instead of criticize? Would you rather receive compliments or complaints? The purpose of this session is to help lawyers develop emotional intelligence and strategies which will make clients love them! It
The Law is a competitive industry by nature. Each case has a winner and loser. To become a winner, confidence helps. Lawyers are not immune against failure or imposter syndrome.
A 2020 study by the Human Sciences Research Council found that 45% of South Africans were feeling fearful. The South African Depression and Anxiety Group (“SADAG”) further recently reported that one in every five people will suffer from a mental illness, including anxiety. Anxiety is therefore a very important topic to be knowledgeable about for these times.
Emmie served 2 years of articles at Spoor & Fisher and was admitted as an attorney in 2002. She started her own law firm in February 2005 specialising in intellectual property law and related commercial law aspects.
