Marc Evan Aupiais

IBM fired 8,000 people in order to replace them with AI.  IBM then hired a whole lot of people because the efficiencies AI brought about mea...

Can a hundred people defeat a gorilla? Almost certainly they can. Not in a straight-out boxing competition or anything like that. Rather, wh...

'We will just hop on a plane'? No, you won't. Emigration is not easy. Even if you have an EU passport or right to be in anothe...

If you attack people for employing people, expect less and less-desirable jobs to exist, and for employees whose productivity would drive ou...

Article by Marc Evan Aupiais Lawyers are document specialists. If your curriculum vitae is not perfect, you will struggle to get a job at ...

Peace and deafening sounds Article by Marc Evan Aupiais Have you ever truly wondered who you are, what thoughts are yours, and what is j...

What a lot of legal professionals might not yet understand is that tertiary industries like ours rely heavily on the primary and secondary s...

Registering an Ante-Nuptial Contract with the Johannesburg Deeds Office A client has appeared before you, a notary public. You drafted an ...

Cause and Effect, an illogical idea, at the beginning of the universe Poem by Marc Evan Aupiais Tick Tock. The clock did stop. Cause. Ef...

The Law Society of South Africa and Law Society of the Northern Provinces have both sent out final messages before they dissolve. The Legal ...

Don't kill your message, as a messenger. He stood at the pulpit, above the altar, bright light reflecting off his head. His hands move...

I often see questions about legal drafting. What is good legal drafting? In the modern era, good legal drafting, is just good English draf...

The rule of law is severely damaged when the state does not hold itself to its contract with its citizens. Over recent decades, law has slip...

What is an ex officio commissioner of oaths? Ex Officio is a Latin phrase that means someone is something or other because of a position o...

It was a little book with a red cover. It was an English translation published in India. I drove to the centre of town, into inner Johannesb...

A lot of lawyers are complaining they are struggling now. This should not be a surprise with our economy in possibly its worst conditions e...

That uncontrollable panicky feeling, and you. Attorneys can often feel an unexpected panic, even with all their matters under thumb and pr...

Is there a bias against Unisa graduates in South African law firms? Unisa produces more LLB graduates than any other university. They thus...

What is the difference between knowledge and wisdom? No need to get all deep and philosophical. Wisdom is knowledge coupled with good judg...

Who makes more, attorneys or advocates? It is harder to make it as an advocate, and far more stressful. As an attorney, I can deal with mo...

There is a meme doing the rounds. Someone tweets: 'You attract what you fear' In theme, they get a reply from someone saying t...

I answered the phone. They knew who I was, but checked to confirm. They loved my writing and thought I would be perfect for a column in thei...

What is right of appearance as it appears in most job adverts for candidate attorney positions? It usually means they are looking for some...

Keeping your firm and home safe Lawyers and law firms easily become targets of criminals, if they aren't careful. From scammers out fo...

I have extensively updated the looks, logo and contents of both this blog, and of my firm website, namely http://www.marcaup.com/ . Please l...

Today, I saw someone claim that a lawyer who wins all their cases is a criminal. That just isn't true and shows a lack of understanding ...

They will rescue us by Christmas, his fellow prisoners in the concentration camp said. Christmas came, and the prisoners who believed in the...