Breanna Needham
@breannaneedham.bsky.social
Subtlety isn’t my strong suit. King of Ketchup Chips. Snack Jedi. Litigation lawyer: commercial disputes & civil fraud matters. Views are my own. She/her.🏳️🌈
Lawyering is sometimes doing a 9:30pm home workout while you sort through everything the spam filter has caught in the last few weeks on your phone between sets. I know, it’s nowhere near as cool as Suits. Really, this is often the reality; it’s not a super glamorous job. 😂👩🏼💻
October 9, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Lawyering is sometimes doing a 9:30pm home workout while you sort through everything the spam filter has caught in the last few weeks on your phone between sets. I know, it’s nowhere near as cool as Suits. Really, this is often the reality; it’s not a super glamorous job. 😂👩🏼💻
If you’re a lawyer with more than a couple of years under your belt, don’t be rude to new calls and junior lawyers in your emails. It just makes you look like a shitty person, and it’s certainly not going to help advance your client’s case. That is all.
August 21, 2025 at 11:33 AM
If you’re a lawyer with more than a couple of years under your belt, don’t be rude to new calls and junior lawyers in your emails. It just makes you look like a shitty person, and it’s certainly not going to help advance your client’s case. That is all.
What @aircanada.bsky.social needs to realize is that almost no one who is facing a cancelled vacation or return flight this month (myself included) is going to blame the flight attendants for wanting to be paid fairly.
August 15, 2025 at 2:53 PM
What @aircanada.bsky.social needs to realize is that almost no one who is facing a cancelled vacation or return flight this month (myself included) is going to blame the flight attendants for wanting to be paid fairly.
Honoured to share that I still really love ketchup chips.
July 16, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Honoured to share that I still really love ketchup chips.
My team knows I love a good list and a nice chart. They're all professionals after my own lawyer heart.
July 15, 2025 at 11:01 AM
My team knows I love a good list and a nice chart. They're all professionals after my own lawyer heart.
It turns out that if you spend enough time around your friends, you’ll start calling everyone “girl” in casual conversations, including the lawyers that you work with. 😂 (Did I drop an, “Oh, girl, I don’t want to know” with someone who was a bit confused by it? Yes. 😂)
July 11, 2025 at 3:16 PM
It turns out that if you spend enough time around your friends, you’ll start calling everyone “girl” in casual conversations, including the lawyers that you work with. 😂 (Did I drop an, “Oh, girl, I don’t want to know” with someone who was a bit confused by it? Yes. 😂)
Random reminder that Luceo Legal has a slightly different model of taking on both direct client files and offering freelance work to support other law firms. Summer vacation coming? Associate on leave? Just need a nap? Drop me a line.
July 3, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Random reminder that Luceo Legal has a slightly different model of taking on both direct client files and offering freelance work to support other law firms. Summer vacation coming? Associate on leave? Just need a nap? Drop me a line.
I have some exciting news coming next week that I just can't wait to share! Watch for more details, coming soon....
July 3, 2025 at 1:36 AM
I have some exciting news coming next week that I just can't wait to share! Watch for more details, coming soon....
I know that I've made it now, because the gift card email scammers are impersonating me to my team members. 😂
Also, PSA: If someone emails you to buy gift cards, check the email address and call your boss to confirm if it's legit. (Spoiler Alert: It's not.)
Also, PSA: If someone emails you to buy gift cards, check the email address and call your boss to confirm if it's legit. (Spoiler Alert: It's not.)
June 26, 2025 at 11:21 PM
I know that I've made it now, because the gift card email scammers are impersonating me to my team members. 😂
Also, PSA: If someone emails you to buy gift cards, check the email address and call your boss to confirm if it's legit. (Spoiler Alert: It's not.)
Also, PSA: If someone emails you to buy gift cards, check the email address and call your boss to confirm if it's legit. (Spoiler Alert: It's not.)
I really hate that I have to keep saying this, but: Fraud is on the rise. Do not give money to people you don’t know, haven’t verified, or for agreements that a lawyer hasn’t reviewed. The number of scams I’ve heard of in consults recently would take too many posts to list out.
June 25, 2025 at 2:50 AM
I really hate that I have to keep saying this, but: Fraud is on the rise. Do not give money to people you don’t know, haven’t verified, or for agreements that a lawyer hasn’t reviewed. The number of scams I’ve heard of in consults recently would take too many posts to list out.
Who needs an alarm clock when you have a cat who thinks the computer mouse should be forcefully flung from the desk first thing in the morning. 🐈⬛
June 17, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Who needs an alarm clock when you have a cat who thinks the computer mouse should be forcefully flung from the desk first thing in the morning. 🐈⬛
It's great if you believe that "love is love." Rainbows & sparkles for #Pride during the month of June is a good start. Don't forget that your support for the dignity & human rights of members of the LGBTQIA2S+ community is needed during the remaining 335 days of the year, too.
June 16, 2025 at 2:41 PM
It's great if you believe that "love is love." Rainbows & sparkles for #Pride during the month of June is a good start. Don't forget that your support for the dignity & human rights of members of the LGBTQIA2S+ community is needed during the remaining 335 days of the year, too.
I have determined that the sriracha packets from Starbucks taste slightly sweeter than regular sriracha, and I’m here for it.
June 15, 2025 at 6:19 PM
I have determined that the sriracha packets from Starbucks taste slightly sweeter than regular sriracha, and I’m here for it.
Having a friend group that consists of other lawyers means the cat gets labelled as an unreliable source and “easily impeachable witness” for his conduct.
June 15, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Having a friend group that consists of other lawyers means the cat gets labelled as an unreliable source and “easily impeachable witness” for his conduct.
Never forget the people who have your back.
June 12, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Never forget the people who have your back.
No, you can't say hateful things and call me, my colleagues, and feminist views on equality "disgusting" in 2019, but then expect that I'll be happy to chat with you in 2025. In case there was any confusion, that's not how this works.
June 12, 2025 at 2:47 PM
No, you can't say hateful things and call me, my colleagues, and feminist views on equality "disgusting" in 2019, but then expect that I'll be happy to chat with you in 2025. In case there was any confusion, that's not how this works.
Me: I’m going to never work big law hours in a month again.
Also me: Does injunctions. 🤦🏼♀️
Also me: Does injunctions. 🤦🏼♀️
June 12, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Me: I’m going to never work big law hours in a month again.
Also me: Does injunctions. 🤦🏼♀️
Also me: Does injunctions. 🤦🏼♀️
I was very sad to learn yesterday of the sudden passing of a former colleague from an unexpected health issue. She was very kind and brought a lot of joy to a lot of people. She was also very young (younger than me). Life is so unfortunately and unfairly short sometimes.
June 12, 2025 at 12:01 PM
I was very sad to learn yesterday of the sudden passing of a former colleague from an unexpected health issue. She was very kind and brought a lot of joy to a lot of people. She was also very young (younger than me). Life is so unfortunately and unfairly short sometimes.
I just booked firm photos for team members (including a new hire!). Running my own firm now feels even more real. It's wild how much the practice has grown since I opened @LuceoLegal last year. I've had such a great time so far, and I can't wait to see what's next.✨
June 11, 2025 at 12:19 AM
I just booked firm photos for team members (including a new hire!). Running my own firm now feels even more real. It's wild how much the practice has grown since I opened @LuceoLegal last year. I've had such a great time so far, and I can't wait to see what's next.✨
Remote work because life is so much better when you can draft materials with a ~20 lb cat in your lap. 🐈⬛
June 3, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Remote work because life is so much better when you can draft materials with a ~20 lb cat in your lap. 🐈⬛
I’m not afraid to admit that my factum drafting playlist includes both the LoTR soundtrack and the new Linkin Park songs, along with a variety of other eclectic tunes. I am who I am. 🤷🏼♀️
May 31, 2025 at 7:19 PM
I’m not afraid to admit that my factum drafting playlist includes both the LoTR soundtrack and the new Linkin Park songs, along with a variety of other eclectic tunes. I am who I am. 🤷🏼♀️
If you don’t need to serve things at approximately midnight on Friday night…..perhaps don’t. Follow me for more pro practice tips.
May 31, 2025 at 11:05 AM
If you don’t need to serve things at approximately midnight on Friday night…..perhaps don’t. Follow me for more pro practice tips.
The after-hours IT people at CloudWiz and the evening RVTs at Juno Veterinary in Toronto really should get an award for all of the evening inquiries they field.
(It's me. The inquiries are from me.)
(It's me. The inquiries are from me.)
May 30, 2025 at 1:23 AM
The after-hours IT people at CloudWiz and the evening RVTs at Juno Veterinary in Toronto really should get an award for all of the evening inquiries they field.
(It's me. The inquiries are from me.)
(It's me. The inquiries are from me.)
Saturdays: Well, that probably didn’t need quite that much cheese on it, but whatever. 🧀
May 24, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Saturdays: Well, that probably didn’t need quite that much cheese on it, but whatever. 🧀