Sue is a senior solicitor who has been consistently and rapidly promoted during her five years at a mid-sized firm. She is bright, hard-working, mature and highly motivated to progress professionally. The partner to whom she reports, John, is busy and often does not give Sue much time or feedback about her work. Sue is […]
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Everyone makes mistakes sometimes, even lawyers. A mistake could be caused by lack of knowldge, or bad judgement. “Mistake is not intentional – the lawyers decision to act or not may be intentional, but the poor outcome is unintentional,” says Catherine Gage O’Grady from the University of Arizona’s James E. Rogers College of Law, in
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‘Mission driven’ learning & development: beyond technical skills Mary wears many hats at the fictitious law firm of Smith & Same, a mid-sized law firm located in the mid-sized city of Anywhere, New Zealand. She’s been at the firm for 15 years doing administration, HR and organising learning and development programmes for the lawyers. Bill
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When a group of lawyers practise together, they form a human system. This is true whether they are partners in a law firm, barristers in a chambers or an in-house legal team. Although each human system of lawyers is unique, there are some common characteristics in terms of how the participants interact with each other.
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My friend Donella Meadows, who started an intentional community in Vermont many years ago, once said: “Living in community is neither as good nor as bad as you might think”. The same can be said about working in teams. Unless you really do practise law alone, you are likely to be part of a team
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