Tips for Lawyers Podcast

Then you need to embrace the fact that your awesomeness involves a series of little steps.

Every.

Single.

Day.

The ability to develop good habits can’t be underestimated – master it, and you master everything.Then you need to embrace the fact that your awesomeness involves a series of little steps.

Every.

Single.

Day.

The ability to develop good habits can’t be underestimated – master it, and you master everything.

There are three types of professional – losers, cruisers and dynamos…

Which are you?There are three types of professional – losers, cruisers and dynamos…

Which are you?

If we’re going to do a massive series on legal skills, then we can’t simply avoid the most basic skill: looking after yourself.If we’re going to do a massive series on legal skills, then we can’t simply avoid the most basic skill: looking after yourself.

You’ve gotta start somewhere, and this is the best place to do it – personal, professional, growth.You’ve gotta start somewhere, and this is the best place to do it – personal, professional, growth.

If pressed, I can lump pretty much anything into one of these four areas – and you can too!  Focus on these basic foundations and you’ll be well placed moving into the future.

 If pressed, I can lump pretty much anything into one of these four areas – and you can too!  Focus on these basic foundations and you’ll be well placed moving into the future.

 

If you’re going to commit to developing your legal skills, then you need to appreciate the best way to go about it. If you’re going to approach it like trying to deadlift 300Kg on your first attempt – you’re going to fail.If you’re going to commit to developing your legal skills, then you need to appreciate the best way to go about it. If you’re going to approach it like trying to deadlift 300Kg on your first attempt – you’re going to fail.

It would be easy to convince ourselves that lawyers just need to know laws, statues and cases right? But it’s far from the truth. And, for most young lawyers, focusing on simply learning more law is probably a bad idea.It would be easy to convince ourselves that lawyers just need to know laws, statues and cases right? But it’s far from the truth. And, for most young lawyers, focusing on simply learning more law is probably a bad idea.

If you’ve been around for long here, you know that it’s all about legal skills.

Time to up the ante – we’re going for 30 skills in 30 days. Each day an actionable tip, hint or some homework to build your legal skills significantly across a month. Are you going to play along?If you’ve been around for long here, you know that it’s all about legal skills.

Time to up the ante – we’re going for 30 skills in 30 days. Each day an actionable tip, hint or some homework to build your legal skills significantly across a month. Are you going to play along?

How do you view your opportunities for continuing legal education? As a necessary evil? Or as an amazing chance to do something better?

Let’s chat about the attitude we have to learning, and how we might make the most of the chances we have.How do you view your opportunities for continuing legal education? As a necessary evil? Or as an amazing chance to do something better?

Let’s chat about the attitude we have to learning, and how we might make the most of the chances we have.

You’ve got a large job that’s made up of lots of different pieces.

If you listened to the last episode then you know how to figure out what to do.

The next question is: when do you do each thing?

That’s what we’ll find out in this episode!You’ve got a large job that’s made up of lots of different pieces.

If you listened to the last episode then you know how to figure out what to do.

The next question is: when do you do each thing?

That’s what we’ll find out in this episode!