Law Practice
Nov. 26, 2014
To excel as an associate, be a whole person
The best lawyers have a life because they have an understanding of civic activity, community, family and intellectualism - which makes for a better lawyer.
Charles S. Birenbaum
Shareholder
Greenberg Traurig LLP
Email: birenbaumc@gtlaw.com
Charles is chair of the firm's Northern California and co-chair of the firm's Labor & Employment Practice's Labor-Management Relations group.
"When you're finished changing, you're finished."
- Benjamin Franklin Richard Susskind, a legal industry analyst, spoke at a conference recently and closed with this quote from Benjamin Franklin. Susskind predicts dramatic changes in the legal industry, including increased competition from nonlawyers and technology. The pie is shrinking, he argues, and the special expertise that lawyers think they bring to clients turns out to be an illusion. In...For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
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