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Key takeaways
- Active listening helps lawyers build trust and better understand clients, witnesses, and colleagues.
- Questioning assumptions improves decision-making and helps avoid misunderstandings.
- Creative problem-solving improves when judgment is suspended and ideas are explored before being evaluated.
- Adaptability and communication help lawyers navigate uncertainty, difficult conversations, and changing circumstances.
- Human skills like listening, collaboration, creativity, and resilience are essential to effective legal practice.
The skills that help improv performers set the scene and command a stage can also be used by lawyers to serve clients, work with colleagues, and navigate difficult conversations.
A recent Chicago Bar Association
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