The Perfect Lawyer

Condition: BRAND NEW ISBN: 9781914066719 Author(s): Simon McCrum Format: Paperback Year: 2025 Publisher: Hawksmoor Publishing Pages: 200

Description: 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 clientâs perspective but also doesa great job from their law firmâs â and they are very different things. Whencombined effectively, such lawyers not only change their clientsâ lives, butalso the destiny of the legal business they work in, and the lives ofthemselves and their colleagues.The perfect lawyerâs 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 firmâs team members and the organisation, asthey both evolve into higher-earning and more effective entities.The Perfect Lawyer is the culmination of the manythings that Simon has seen repeatedly in law firms of all sizes. Indeed, alawyer who embraces all the things detailed in this book can rightly be called theperfect lawyer. In becoming that, they will inevitably help create the perfect legalbusiness.Note:This book is the updated edition of The Perfect Lawyer, originallyp