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}}Those vanity-published<ref>TAKES ONE TO KNOW ONE, RIGHT?</ref> [[Guide to the legal practice|annual guides to the profession]] are invaluable to the modern practitioner: they are sturdy, stable, give a good inch or so of clearance each, and can be used in groups. Even competing products (like the “[[Legal 500]]” the [[Chambers]] Global Practice Guides or our old friend that [[FT book about derivatives]]) are stackable, interoperable, and backwards-compatible. All told, an excellent adjunct to any firm’s HSE policy, because it is supremely important that your monitor is at eye-level. | }}Those vanity-published<ref>TAKES ONE TO KNOW ONE, RIGHT?</ref> [[Guide to the legal practice|annual guides to the profession]] are invaluable to the modern practitioner: they are sturdy, stable, give a good inch or so of clearance each, and can be used in groups. Even competing products (like the “[[Legal 500]]” the [[Chambers]] Global Practice Guides or our old friend that [[FT book about derivatives]]) are stackable, interoperable, and backwards-compatible. All told, an excellent adjunct to any firm’s HSE policy, because it is supremely important that your monitor is at eye-level. | ||
A [[legal almanac]] scores over the traditional ream of A4 printer paper in one key regard: ''durability''. Because it has is no other practical ''use'', you may stuff two or three of them under your screen without fear of having to disassemble your workstation later because you are in a rush and the last sod to use the printer didn’t restock the paper supply. | A [[legal almanac]] scores over the traditional ream of A4 printer paper in one key regard: ''durability''. Because it has is no other practical ''use'', you may stuff two or three of them under your screen without fear of having to disassemble your workstation later because you are in a rush and the last sod to use the printer didn’t restock the paper supply. A ream as a monitor prop, you see, is a ''private stash''. A physical almanac is no more than ''prospective recycling''. | ||
Still, recent times have been tough for [[legal almanac]]s and their publishers, who have been hit by a [[triple cocktail]] of woe: | Still, recent times have been tough for [[legal almanac]]s and their publishers, who have been hit by a [[triple cocktail]] of woe: | ||