tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7058786915356669476.post8564342308373807928..comments2024-03-27T08:57:40.383+00:00Comments on SOLO IP <br> for sole and small IP practices<br>: End of Lawyers and the Legal Services Act and Impact on Law PracticeFilemothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15735898485265104580noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7058786915356669476.post-12416250161276870542010-09-03T07:32:42.074+01:002010-09-03T07:32:42.074+01:00Hi Shireen
Absolutely spot on. Couldn't agree...Hi Shireen<br /><br />Absolutely spot on. Couldn't agree more. I was alerted to your post from a comment on Law Society Blog post Frustrated Lawyers R Us.Plan B Mutiny? http://budurl.com/mutiny<br />I reckon we're on the same page and singing from the same mast :-)<br /><br />Warmest<br /><br />Chrissie - The Entrepreneur LawyerDynamohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10567526104670902634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7058786915356669476.post-71721436094891684552010-09-02T10:15:52.937+01:002010-09-02T10:15:52.937+01:00Shireen, I agree in part. An ability to write and...Shireen, I agree in part. An ability to write and communicate is very important. So is an ability to type (my late father, with great foresight, sent me on a touch typing course at the age of 16), and an ability to master Microsoft programs.<br /><br />Where I differ is that I don't think it would affect my decision to employ a lawyer as to how "up to speed" they are on working with spreadsheets or other programs, as long as they have the ability to work it out for themselves. Nor would I focus, particularly, on someone who has skills in "journalism, marketing, PR, internet marketing or web design". I am looking for someone who is (1) a very good lawyer, (2) good at dealing with clients and with other parties, and (3) the right fit for our firm. Point (3) may well include having practical skills such as IT and marketing, but these are by no means dominant requirements.<br /><br />It is good that employers look for different things, so we won't end up with clones in the legal profession :)Mark Andersonhttp://www.andlaw.eunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7058786915356669476.post-14188127006772028622010-08-28T18:54:20.008+01:002010-08-28T18:54:20.008+01:00Very good article by Iken. However, there is far ...Very good article by Iken. However, there is far more to IT literacy than being able to type. What has surprised me is that despite the fact that the younger generation are growing up with computers, they still have too much to learn. I'm going to be able to assess the extent to which 17 year olds differ from those law gradudates in their 20s when I seen how my 17 year old daughter fares when she comes to work for us next week. In her school IT has been on the agenda right from a young age so we'll see... I suspect she will have a lot to learn because the problem I was alluding to, is more that of IT education not continuing to sufficiently advanced levels. Possibly IT literacy should be part of University or professional syllabuses?Shireen Smith, Azrightshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00878214320196044240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7058786915356669476.post-49934050496426206852010-08-27T12:18:23.540+01:002010-08-27T12:18:23.540+01:00Michael Deans made this comment to the group. I fe...Michael Deans made this comment to the group. I feel obliged to reproduce it since working for his then the firm was my first job:<br /><br />When I was the Recruitment Partner at Lloyd Wise, before becoming a solo practitioner, the only aspiring Patent Attorney candidates who got to interview were those who included on their CV one or more of acting, active membership of a political club or student union, membership of an essay club, writing for the student newspaper or (particularly) debating as activities they got up to at University besides getting their Degree, and the only ones from this group who were recruited were those who could fluently explain verbally how a paperclip works. With this background, teaching them enough law to pass the CIPA Exams was easy. Nowadays, I would probably look for some IT proficiency as well.<br /> <br />Michael Deans, M.J.P. DeansFilemothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15735898485265104580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7058786915356669476.post-50657441440822970072010-08-27T11:42:24.282+01:002010-08-27T11:42:24.282+01:00It is indeed miserable if aspiring lawyers do not ...It is indeed miserable if aspiring lawyers do not write well. The expression of advice is a critcal and core skill that must be taught both on law degrees and the LPC.<br />IT skills come much earlier in schools. Very good piece on typing by lawyers <a href="http://www.iken.biz/iken_blog.aspx/tabid/500/entryid/16/Default.aspx" rel="nofollow">here </a> from legal IT Supplier IkenFilemothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15735898485265104580noreply@blogger.com