GOOD LAWYERS NEED GOOD CLIENTS

Necessary Qualities of Client and Lawyer in Civil Litigation

CLIENT:

1.  Courage - going through a law suit s hard and stressful

2.  Be trusting and trustworthy

3. HONESTY

4.  It helps to be intelligent and ask questions

5.  Clear judgment and common sense

6.  A giving person who wants to help others 

7.  Relatable - that may be the lawyers job to bring out who you are

8.  Truly suffering from injustice 

9.  Good memory and good recod-keeping

10.  No gloating or taunting. 

11.   TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR WHAT YOU DO

LAWYER:

1.  Courage - going through a law suit s hard and stressful

2.  Be trusting and trustworthy

3. HONESTY

4.  It helps to be intelligent and ask questions

5.  Clear judgment and common sense

6.  A giving person who wants to help others 

7.  Understand persuasion and how to tell a story 

8. EMPATHY

9.  AN EXCELLENT LISTENER

10.  SELFLESSNESS - doing what is right for the CLIENT, not your ego

11.  Persistence and diligence, never give up. 

12.  Thinking fast - if plan A doesn't work, be prepared for Plan B

13.  Having the self-confidence to be civil and agreeable to everyone 

14.  TAKE NOTHING PERSONALLY