Why Traditional Legal Professionals Don't Stand a Chance August 2014 | Page 24

Don’t deliberately stall your career.
refuses to pay for it yourself. This
entitlement attitude only serves to curb
a successful career. To stay ahead,
you’ll have to get ahead. Saying you
cannot afford CLE is like saying you
a) How much time you will be able to
cannot clothe yourself, get a car,
save;
b) Why they can justify a higher billing provide a roof over your head or
anything else mandatory to exist. That’s
rate for you;
c) How much more profit they can earn how important continuing education is
to your career.
from your department;
d) How they can more effectively
Give up your Starbucks! Take a second
utilize other Legal Professionals.
job. Don’t have time? Get up an hour
Always provide a written explanation
earlier. Don’t short-change yourself!
complete with applicable numbers.
Technology is changing
faster than anyone ever
If the firm still will not pay for CLE, do
Imagined. Be part of the
not be the Legal Professional who
change, not part of the
past.
much more effective, valuable and
profitable Legal Professionals can be.
Show them: