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 Potentially a Paradigm Shifter Lawyers please read this book. Not just for your edification; but for the benefit of the rest of us too. Why do so many people think lawyers are jerks? Perhaps it's got something to do with the way lawyers are trained that leads some of them to believe that arrogance, rudeness and boorishness are the trifectas of success in their profession. Apparently judges of all ilks - all the way up to Supreme Court Justices, have seen more than their fill of nasty advocate's behavior in their courtrooms. So have I. For the past five years I've trained trial lawyers, and some of the behavior I've seen inside courtrooms has not just been appalling, it's been stupid. As a non-lawyer, I must say that the vast majority of lawyers are not deserving of the stereotype they've been tagged with. However, there's a tiny minority whose nasty words and deeds more than compensate for the polite professionalism of the majority of their peers. Attention All Jerks: This book is for you. The most important aspect of this book may be the one you want to ignore; but pay attention to the primary theme that runs throughout it: Your spiteful, oafish and intemperate behavior in court, damages your prospects of winning. You aren't just harming your client. Your income is taking a beating too. Although this book is packed with invaluable advice for litigators and transactional lawyers alike, there is no more important advice than in this sentence from the Introduction: "Your objective in every argument therefore, is to show yourself to be worthy of trust and affection." Look, again at that sentence. Is there any business or profession in which that lesson would not be valuable? In fact, is there any business or personal relationship in which that lesson would not be valuable? That is why this book should be read by all advocates for any cause. If every lawyer in this country - and the world, read this book and fully absorbed the power of that one simple lesson, the profession might begin to alter its image, which as been around since, well, at least since Dick the butcher voiced an attractive sounding idea in Henry IV, part Two, "The first thing we do, let's kill..." Presuasion from a legal point of view I am not a lawyer, but I love reading about persuasion and influence. This book caught my attention out of left field, but it certainly added a lot of value to my understanding of persuasion from a logical and argumentative point of view. Most of the books I've read on persuasion focus on the emotional appeals that move people and mention that you need to give a rational argument for the decision so the persuadee can feel good about it. This book teaches you how to make that rational argument, but it does more than that. It teaches you how to frame the argument before it is made so that it will be more persuasive when it is made. The portion focused on the development of the syllogism was particularly interesting. Definitely a book that you will want to read whether your are in the legal arena or not - if you want to know how to influence and persuade. Potentially a Paradigm Shifter Lawyers please read this book. Not just for your edification; but for the benefit of the rest of us too. Why do so many people think lawyers are jerks? Perhaps it's got something to do with the way lawyers are trained that leads some of them to believe that arrogance, rudeness and boorishness are the trifectas of success in their profession. Apparently judges of all ilks - all the way up to Supreme Court Justices, have seen more than their fill of nasty advocate's behavior in their courtrooms. So have I. For the past five years I've trained trial lawyers, and some of the behavior I've seen inside courtrooms has not just been appalling, it's been stupid. As a non-lawyer, I must say that the vast majority of lawyers are not deserving of the stereotype they've been tagged with. However, there's a tiny minority whose nasty words and deeds more than compensate for the polite professionalism of the majority of their peers. Attention All Jerks: This book is for you. The most important aspect of this book may be the one you want to ignore; but pay attention to the primary theme that runs throughout it: Your spiteful, oafish and intemperate behavior in court, damages your prospects of winning. You aren't just harming your client. Your income is taking a beating too. Although this book is packed with invaluable advice for litigators and transactional lawyers alike, there is no more important advice than in this sentence from the Introduction: "Your objective in every argument therefore, is to show yourself to be worthy of trust and affection." Look, again at that sentence. Is there any business or profession in which that lesson would not be valuable? In fact, is there any business or personal relationship in which that lesson would not be valuable? That is why this book should be read by all advocates for any cause. If every lawyer in this country - and the world, read this book and fully absorbed the power of that one simple lesson, the profession might begin to alter its image, which as been around since, well, at least since Dick the butcher voiced an attractive sounding idea in Henry IV, part Two, "The first thing we do, let's kill..." Persuasion from a legal point of view I am not a lawyer, but I love reading about persuasion and influence. This book caught my attention out of left field, but it certainly added a lot of value to my understanding of persuasion from a logical and argumentative point of view. Most of the books I've read on persuasion focus on the emotional appeals that move people and mention that you need to give a rational argument for the decision so the persuadee can feel good about it. This book teaches you how to make that rational argument, but it does more than that. It teaches you how to frame the argument before it is made so that it will be more persuasive when it is made. The portion focused on the development of the syllogism was particularly interesting. Definitely a book that you will want to read whether your are in the legal arena or not - if you want to know how to influence and persuade. | |||||||||||||
