Alaska Employment Law

Much to my dismay, our illustrious blog administrator is traveling in Poland at the moment, and he left me in charge of the site.   I have not and could never live up to Will Schendel’s amazing blogging, and I am looking forward to his return, particulary since I just went through an office move while trying to blog now and then.

But my thoughts often turn to travel, and an interesting article about breaking away from the law office and practicing remotely can be found here.  I am not sure if Will is doing any work while he is gone, I hope not, but I am quite sure he is lurking on the blog! 

I recently spent about five weeks in Vietnam and Cambodia, and I want to do more of this “breaking away.”  I took off during December, when no one seems to practice law except in emergencies, and the first part of January.  I am lucky to have great staff to take care of things, and a lawyer who was willing to sign pleadings (mostly for extensions).  As a Christmas present, each staff person (of 2) got an extra week off, alternating during the time I was gone. 

All of the hotels I stayed in had computers and internet in the lobbies, so I was able to check in with the office two or three times a week, approve and edit pleadings and discovery, strategize with clients via email, and write a few letters; an added benefit was that for once, I kept a travel journal because it was so convenient.  Checking in now and then seemed a small price to pay to traveling for over a month.  On one occassion in Siem Reap, Cambodia, my hotel lost its internet connection  so I walked to a nearby cyber cafe and paid less than a dollar an hour for a computer with a very fast connection.  The article I referenced above gave me more ideas for making this breaking away thing a way of life and the practice of law!

H/T Findlaw, The Practice Paper