I had a great experience with one of these types. He worked bagging groceries while perusing his apprenticeship and passed the bar with high marks. I asked him why, and he said he loves the law and did not want to be as financially committed as so many were.
He also decided to laser focus on a couple of common aspects of law and absolutely nail them.
Often, when I'm going to use a professional of some sort, I will ask them about their journey to practice whatever it is they do. Many have a quick statement you can tell they have prepped to dispense with it all efficiently.
No worries, I value my time too.
Of course, many ask because they feel they should. But, some ask out of a more genuine interest, and that is me.
This guy told me all about his journey, and I could feel it. He is doing something he feels something for and he wants to do it well. Love it. I know exactly who I am dealing with and what to expect. I can trust the intent too, which is important. Money is nice, but you can't buy well directed passion.
In my experience, professionals who can pick up on that interest and have a real dialog are some of the best to work with. Not that the others aren't. It is just easier to figure someone out and work well, trust and value them when they can or will share on a more real, basic level.
To me, it seems there should be a path for people like this. They often know what they want and they feel what they need to in order to honor whatever it is.
Filtering that out is what organizations like the ABA, AMA, etc... do. And we need them to do that for us too. No argument.
But, doing that does conflict with maximizing self directed people, and I get it. They paid, and shouldn't everyone who is serious?
No, frankly. And there is the rub.
Software is one area where these people often and frequently do shine bright. Arguably, we are better for that.
Not everyone can or will pay. To me, having some intrinsic drive is worth a lot.
He also decided to laser focus on a couple of common aspects of law and absolutely nail them.
Often, when I'm going to use a professional of some sort, I will ask them about their journey to practice whatever it is they do. Many have a quick statement you can tell they have prepped to dispense with it all efficiently.
No worries, I value my time too.
Of course, many ask because they feel they should. But, some ask out of a more genuine interest, and that is me.
This guy told me all about his journey, and I could feel it. He is doing something he feels something for and he wants to do it well. Love it. I know exactly who I am dealing with and what to expect. I can trust the intent too, which is important. Money is nice, but you can't buy well directed passion.
In my experience, professionals who can pick up on that interest and have a real dialog are some of the best to work with. Not that the others aren't. It is just easier to figure someone out and work well, trust and value them when they can or will share on a more real, basic level.
To me, it seems there should be a path for people like this. They often know what they want and they feel what they need to in order to honor whatever it is.
Filtering that out is what organizations like the ABA, AMA, etc... do. And we need them to do that for us too. No argument.
But, doing that does conflict with maximizing self directed people, and I get it. They paid, and shouldn't everyone who is serious?
No, frankly. And there is the rub.
Software is one area where these people often and frequently do shine bright. Arguably, we are better for that.
Not everyone can or will pay. To me, having some intrinsic drive is worth a lot.