By Guy Dawson, CEO
Bearing in mind that easy paths are always downhill is it possible to practice law in an untroubled way? It seems unlikely in the face of the evidence of the widespread dislike of the lawyers lot. Why is it that a serious approach to the lawyers duty to act in the best interests of their clients is assumed to be difficult and preclude good humour and a light touch. Must it be so? No. The onerous complexity of legal practice is reduced by matter and information management systems that are readily available. Why is it that, after years of study, the pursuit of knowledge stops on graduation and inertia replaces investigation of the next step of converting intellectual preparation to its practical application.
The practice of laws is not a sentence to misery but it needs effort to find the easy path which is not downhill. Systems systems systems is the answer. Spending the time and the money to introduce them is the only path to practicing happily.