The Perfect Lawyer - Simon McCrum

What makes a perfect lawyer? Tostart answering this question, we need to use a classic lawyer approach - itdepends! In The PerfectLawyer, former Managing Partner and law firm management consultant SimonMcCrum deep dives into what makes a perfect lawyer in a perfect legal business. It is someone who does a great job from the client’s perspective but also doesa great job from their law firm’s – and they are very different things. Whencombined effectively, such lawyers not only change their clients’ lives, butalso the destiny of the legal business they work in, and the lives ofthemselves and their colleagues. The perfect lawyer’s attributes include making a materialcommercial contribution to the business, which is wider than just billing. Theyneed to be self-aware and to exhibit leadership behaviours. They see clients asclients rather than just as cases, and they are an active member of a teamwhere everyone is rowing in the same and right direction. A perfect lawyer isintolerant of inefficiency on their part, and they are determined to securemaximum value for both the client (in terms of the experience and the outcome)and for the business (in terms of profit and cash and pride) in return fortheir expertise and passion. Whether you are part of a largelegal firm or a small one, the themes explored in The Perfect Lawyer examinethe symbiosis between a law firm’s team members and the organisation, asthey both evolve into higher-earning and more effective entities.
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