What is the successful lawyer?
Enter the way back machine. My practice looked like this in 1985: After I returned to the office from court, I dictated a letter advising my client of the results, next actions and other necessary follow up. I used a handheld recorder with miniature cassette tapes.
Continuously working in a world of intense conflict and competition can debilitate even the most stouthearted lawyer. These quotes help you survive, and even thrive, amidst these daily challenges. Consider the following wisdom before you answer “ready for trial.”
Would you prefer to have a human being or a computer decide who your child lives with? Judges decide family court cases based upon the applicable law. The question is what type of law should be used to decide these issues.
Lawyers, more than most, need clear thinking to succeed. With the demands and distractions clawing at a lawyers attention, finding clarity to make good decisions that affect a client’s wealth, freedom or children is a formidable challenge. Ryan Holiday, author of the Daily Stoic Blog and many other books and essays, has written a guidebook that allows us to do so. “Stillness is the Key” is the final volume of his trilogy, which all use ancient wisdom to teach us how to function in a noisy and contentious world.
To be successful, a lawyer must have insight into the whole human catastrophe and be able to effectively traverse the legal system. It is the intersection of these two disciplines that fascinate me. I have been a lifelong student of both human nature and the law, and have created this blog to help others following my path.
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