What are the benefits of effective listening by a lawyer?

Guest post on Legal Productivity: 5 Benefits of Effective Listening

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Guest post on Legal Productivity: 5 Benefits of Effective Listening
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8 years ago

Effective listening is crucial to establishing rapport with clients, witnesses, and anyone, really. But effective listening also contributes to lawyers’ analysis, strategy, and future workload in several concrete ways.

Effective listening helps lawyers find the right narrative for the facts, avoid nasty surprises, and generate more work–in a good way.Read more in my guest post at the Legal Productivity bloghere.

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Jim Lovelace is the Director of Talent Development at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP in Washington, DC, and is a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach. This article is based on a “PDC Talk” that he delivered at the Professional Development Consortium’s 2015 Summer Conference. Contact him at 202.663.8813 or.

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