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kezto
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Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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I WANT TO BECOME A LAWYER. HOW I CAN BECOME A GOOD LAWYER IN TAMILNADU.
BECAUSE MY FATHER IS ALSO A LAWYER. I WANT TO HELP POOR PEOPLE. #teacher #lawyer
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Jenna Zebrowski, JD, MBA
Bilingual JD/MBA with compliance and regulatory experience and real estate (leasing and franchise) expertise
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If your father is a lawyer, he is probably a better person to ask for advice. You could also check in with some of the people he has worked with (with his permission) to see what traits they value in a lawyer, as well.
Mariana León García
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Hello Kezto K!
Here are a few basic keys to becoming a successful attorney.
1.- Establish a Professional and Personal Network: It is important to cultivate relationships both professional and personal relationships. Create a diverse network of professional colleagues and mentors who can give you advice and guidance (and who you can advise as well).
2.- Develop Good Communication Skills: Lawyers need excellent verbal and written skills. You not only need to communicate concisely but to actively listen during conversations.
3.- Maintain Your Integrity at all Times: Integrity is the foundation of your character. It enhances all other values and beliefs in which you hold. This goes way beyond your ethical duties prescribed by your bar association. It is about being honest and taking responsibility.
4.- Be Innovative: Put your ego aside and remain open to creative and reasonable solutions.
5.- Be Persistent: Perseverance and determination will help you forge through the most difficult cases and obtain a positive result for the client.
6.- Attitude is Everything: Being enthusiastic and energized demonstrates a real interest in your firm and your clients.
7.- Accept Failure: Accepting failure is a part of success. As Winston Churchill said, “Success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.”
The best of wishes for you!!
Mariana
Here are a few basic keys to becoming a successful attorney.
1.- Establish a Professional and Personal Network: It is important to cultivate relationships both professional and personal relationships. Create a diverse network of professional colleagues and mentors who can give you advice and guidance (and who you can advise as well).
2.- Develop Good Communication Skills: Lawyers need excellent verbal and written skills. You not only need to communicate concisely but to actively listen during conversations.
3.- Maintain Your Integrity at all Times: Integrity is the foundation of your character. It enhances all other values and beliefs in which you hold. This goes way beyond your ethical duties prescribed by your bar association. It is about being honest and taking responsibility.
4.- Be Innovative: Put your ego aside and remain open to creative and reasonable solutions.
5.- Be Persistent: Perseverance and determination will help you forge through the most difficult cases and obtain a positive result for the client.
6.- Attitude is Everything: Being enthusiastic and energized demonstrates a real interest in your firm and your clients.
7.- Accept Failure: Accepting failure is a part of success. As Winston Churchill said, “Success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.”
The best of wishes for you!!
Mariana