Lexcurions: the adventures of Anthony Jucha – May edition

Storytelling

Lawyers like to say the law is about stories, but I’m not so sure anymore.  The last few contracts I drafted were lacking in narrative.  In fact, my whole precedent collection is starting to look unoriginal.  With clients shaping up to be characters as memorable as their ABNs, my law-story feels tired, like just another page of the Australian Encyclopedia of Forms and Precedents that hasn’t been updated since 1992.

So when my local library offered a free storytelling workshop called “sell me a Story”, I signed up straight away. Read more of this post

Lexcursions: the adventures of Anthony Jucha – April Edition

Officeworks

Officeworks offers free how-to classes that are supposed to have you “confidentialy diving in” to “back-up”, “clear some clutter”, “work faster” and even “wrap presents of all shapes and sizes”.  It’s meant to be “a fantastic way of getting together with like-minded people” who, like you, want to “make the most of your printer”.  It makes CLE sound appealing. Read more of this post

Updates to Smokeball publications: February 2012

The following Step-by-Step Legal Practice Guides and Precedents have been reviewed and updated this month:

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New to Smokeball: February 2012

The following publications are new to Smokeball this month:

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Lexcursions – The Adventures of Anthony Jucha: February Edition

Up Close and Legal

The Historic Houses Trust recently launched a new walking tour called Up Close and Legal promising “a closer look at the inferior courts” and answers to age-old questions such as: “Why are magistrates so busy?”. Read more of this post

Author Spotlight – Gene Goodsell

For those who don’t know you, can you tell me a little bit about yourself?

I love being able to combine my two passions (sport and entertainment) with law (which isn’t bad either). When I’m not working I enjoy hiking, running, golf and tennis, watching all sports, art, politics and music. Read more of this post

Author Spotlight – Graham Gorrie

What is your legal background?

I have been working as a lawyer for over twenty years and have had stints in private practice, in-house and for government during this time. I have been fortunate to experience many facets of the law however I have a passion for litigation having spent my earlier working life in many jurisdictions of the New South Wales Court system. I returned to private practice in 2010 and enjoy it, mainly due to the fact that I undertake a wide variety of work. Read more of this post

Updates to Smokeball publications: January 2012

The following Smokeball publications have been updated this month: Read more of this post

New to Smokeball: January 2012

The following publications are new to Smokeball this month:

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Lexcursions – The Adventures of Anthony Jucha: January Edition

Last Christmas, I was poisoned by my mother in law. It was nothing personal. She poisoned her heavily pregnant daughter as well.

“Urgh!” announced my better half from the bathroom. “That’s the first spew of my pregnancy.”

“I blame the turkey,” I said pushing past for a turn at the bowl. Read more of this post

Thank you

As the year draws to a close I’d like to sincerely thank all of you who have purchased my suites, precedents and practice guides. You have made it a good year for me as a Smokeball author and I am grateful to you for that. Thank you too for showing up to my MCLE seminars at the State Legal Conferences this year. Read more of this post

Author Spotlight – Michael Arch

For those who don’t know you, can you tell me a little bit about yourself?
I am an American-trained lawyer who has been practicing in New South Wales for nearly 10 years – it’s hard to remember working anywhere else!  Our family moved to Sydney from Brooklyn, New York, because we thought our son would have a better and gentler childhood growing up in Australia – and he has!! We live in Turramurra with our two Labrador retrievers, Rage and Maddy – my main hobby seems to be walking the dogs! I like American sports and am quite athletic myself but even after being in Australia for as long as I have I still don’t know the rules of rugby or what a “try” is!!! Don’t ask me about cricket either, I don’t know anything! Read more of this post

Lexcursions – The Adventures of Anthony Jucha: December Edition

When I’m not busy Googling myself, I like to flip through the pages of the Law Society Journal … looking for myself. Recently, I spotted an ad for a play by writer, producer, and fellow lawyer Tony Laumberg. I noted with interest that Find Me A Lawyer would be his eleventh annual production of “fun and frivolity” with a legal hook. Eleven plays! Read more of this post