Introduction. As a Lawyer, You Are Not the Centre of the World

• Author: John Hollander
• Pages: 1-3

as a lawyer, you are not the centre of the world

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introduction

As a Lawyer, You Are Not

the Centre of the World

   litigator, you have to deal with many pressures

and develop many skills. Possibly the most dicult lesson

for you to learn will be that you are not the only one in

the room, and while you have many things you have to

accomplish to get through your day, this is also true for

everyone else with whom you come into contact.

The Perspectives of Others

   to juggle other cases, and you also must

consider that the judge has a personal life. e judge may

have issues with health or family; the judge may or may

not have experience with your kind of case. ere are

many things going on in the present for the judge for

which you have no appreciation. What you can certainly

anticipate, however, is that the judge does not see your

case, your client, or you, the way you do.

Now consider the opposing counsel. ey have their

clients, their witnesses, and their own personal and oce

lives with which to contend. ey may trust you, or not;

they may not even know you; they may approach the case