With no medical or psychological training other than my 35 years
on this earth, I strongly believe that the litigation process for
any single claim is largely dependent on the personalities of those
involved. This does not just include the clients (who are obviously
emotionally involved in a dispute) but also the solicitors and even
the judge if the matter goes to hearing. An awareness of, and
sensitivity to, such nuances is highly beneficial to lawyers and
their clients.
Here I examine the lawyers.
The four Cs
No, I'm not talking about diamonds. Research (Google is a
recognised research tool for a lawyer right?) tells me that the
"best personality traits" for a litigation lawyer are
confidence, credibility, conscientiousness and civility. While you
couldn't be blamed for thinking this list was simply based on
coming up with words beginning with the letter "c" to be
clever, when you consider their meanings there is much merit to the
list.
