Comments on: Core competence: 6 new skills now required of lawyers

By: Gaston Bilder

Gaston Bilder — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 14:59:09 +0000

Estoy interesado en escribir sobre este tema: alguna sugerencia?.

Atentamente,

Gastón Bilder
International Legal Counsel, Community Relationships

By: Thinking Outside of the Box While Literally Thinking About the Box

Thinking Outside of the Box While Literally Thinking About the Box — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 18:01:43 +0000

[...] great post for lawyers to read is up over at Law21 (first saw the post on Legal OnRamp). The post, “Core competence: 6 new skills now required of lawyers” highlights a new six-pack of skills today’s lawyers need to have to be successful and [...]

By: Gaston Bilder

Gaston Bilder — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 10:04:31 +0000

I would add marketing skills (as for any business) and knowledge management awareness. Beyond a certain point in your career, general management skills are required (in particular people development, coaching, etc.)

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By: J Goodwin

J Goodwin — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 17:56:06 +0000

Well put again. There’s not a whole lot I can say, other than I agree wholeheartedly. I think this is particularly important for solos and smaller firms, where it’s more difficult to justify arcane practices by reliance on “pedigree.” I’m aiming to provide (or facilitate) guidance on these issues with NextLex.

By: Re-skilling the modern lawyer : a challenge for librarians « KM Librarians

Re-skilling the modern lawyer : a challenge for librarians « KM Librarians — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 21:14:17 +0000

[...] — callkm @ 9:14 pm Law 21’s Jordan Furlong has a great post this morning, “Core competence: 6 new skills now required of lawyers“. In it, Mr. Furlong points out that the traditional analytical and communications skills are [...]

By: S. Rosalind Baker

S. Rosalind Baker — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 16:25:33 +0000

As a practicing lawyer who moved into the business and IT world, I would have to applaud Jordan for calling attention to the fact that it is time for the legal profession to catch up with the rest of industry.

For me being a lawyer isn’t simply an honour. It’s a client service industry. In order to compete, you have to adapt.

To set the legal profession apart as being immune to the changes that are happening in all other sectors including health care, business and IT, is folly.

To wrap yourself in arcane principles that were created to mystify and intimidate is also folly and it will leave you in the dust bin of history.

By: Do the Teach This in Law School? « Halo

Do the Teach This in Law School? « Halo — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 16:39:52 +0000

[...] required courses in typical law school curriculum, but I totally agree with Jordan Furlong’s post on Law 21 detailing the 6 skills lawyers should have [...]

By: Information Roundup - 6 July 2008 « All About Information

Information Roundup - 6 July 2008 « All About Information — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 13:43:42 +0000

[...] Furlong, “Core competence: 6 new skills now require of lawyers.” This has nothing to do with information and privacy, but I think it’s quite smart. [...]

By: Alonso Sarmiento

Alonso Sarmiento — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 02:51:43 +0000

Dear Sir.
Being a lawyer is an honor, responsibility and a livelihood. In that order. Not Reverse Sort. These has been for centuries. The technology, glamour, the paraphernalia do not do best lawyers, only lawyers better marketed; but not always the result is a satisfied customer.
The job of an attorney is to achieve the best RESULT for his client within the justice and law. In that order. the other can be made call lawyers but uniquely they are operators of the law.
That does not clear that the lawyer always must be a man of his time and to make use of the technology as a work element (as in its time the mail or the telegraph were used); but not like a requirement to exert the right and justice.

By: Steve Coleman

Steve Coleman — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 03:53:15 +0000

Lawyers need all the skills of any good business person.
Don’t lawyers know that they are running a business? If not they should learn real quick.

And don’t forget “customer service”.

Steve Coleman