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January 15, 2010
Where do you live? Lawyer Town or Client Town?
"The Lawyers", circa 1855, Honoré Daumier (1808-1879)
Are the three gentlemen in Daumier's famous sketch "client-centric" or merely "lawyer-oriented"?
We will never know. WLCs, maybe? A WLC is a Weak or Wimpy Local Counsel engaged by your firm and/or your client for litigation or other contentious matters who, after being hired, instinctively, routinely, and most often inadvertantly place their relationships with local lawyers and other players in their jurisdiction ahead of the interests of your shared client, which is almost always "an outsider".
Signature noise: "I have to practice in this town." They are akin to rocks, plants, and household appliances. They are legion. They don't get it. Avoid them and hire someone else (or shop for a different forum). See our world-famous October 2008 piece "Weak/Wimpy Local Counsel: The Next Epidemic?".
Posted by Holden Oliver (Kitzbühel Desk) at January 15, 2010 12:59 AM
Comments
Good point. But I bet most lawyers are more willing to work harder on their relationships within their industry than they are with the clients to pay their bills.
Posted by: Joseph at January 14, 2010 07:18 PM