![]() ![]() Increasingly fundamental to our success as a lawyer is the unknown quantity – the human element, that which can’t be drafted, reviewed and signed off. This means that, to use the old cliché, relationships will be king. Technology will help make the job easier, for those that remain. In the not so distant future is OK going to be enough to differentiate you from the other firms that offer the same level of technical excellence and attention to detail? Our answer is probably not – anything that can be better performed by a machine will be. From a technical stance our job as a lawyer is somewhat of a known quantity – we know if we meet deadlines, keep expanding our knowledge and maintain our high standards and attention to detail we should be ok. Traditionally the successful lawyer is efficient, diligent, technically gifted, precise, accurate and reliable. This is even more apparent in the modern age when the need to have increasingly effective collaborations with both the clients and the teams around us is vital to our success. However unbiased these vicious slanders may be, it’s reasonable to say that a focus on people is a key to success as a Lawyer. Lawyers historically have a bad rap and are commonly accused of focusing on money, politics or complex legal challenges, usually anything but the person. ![]() Recreation and Sports Committee Feature.
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