By Jim Calloway

The skills needed to successfully practice law continue to evolve, particularly as applied to legal technology tools. Some traditional skills and habits are constant however, and are still critically important today. Essential Lawyer Skills Needed for Success by Theda C. Snyder on Attorney@Work is an outstanding and detailed discussion of these skills.

I would encourage readers to not only read this, but to also share this with the new lawyers in your life. Since this is a busy time of year, feel free to copy the link and send it to those you want to encourage to read this. A partner may wish to review this and then could suggest it to associates. Some may know of a new lawyer in their community who could benefit. Perfecting lawyer skills is a career-long undertaking. This is an excellent read.