Legal Skillset
Overrating Intelligence
Intelligence is the intellectual ability to acquire and apply knowledge and skills systematically, coherently and logically. Once upon a time, intelligence was the primary quality I judged myself and others …
The Seven Qualities of Indispensability
For me, the one quality that gets anyone hired, liked, nurtured, feted and even championed is indispensability. You can make a persuasive case for your hire if you cultivate this …
Will I Ever Argue A Case of Some Importance?
I asked myself that question from time to time in the first few years of practice when I ran the gamut of debt and traffic claims and defences in the …
The Basic Skillset of a Lawyer
Marketing, business development, making Tik Tok videos, getting featured or profiled here and there, and such matters are things one does purportedly for attracting legal work. These are not skills …