Are attorneys (on average) lacking in basic technical skills?

July 26, 2008 on 5:15 pm | In Tech Tips, The-Practice-of-Law |

It is surprising to most people, but attorneys tend to be late adopters of technology. I think it is a result of having a “I don’t have time to learn something new, must keep working” mentality.

Proof: check out branding guru Justin Foster’s recent post on “5 technical skills a modern professional should know” and tell me what percent of the attorneys you know have all five of those skills.

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3 Comments

  1. Are you serious? who has been to law school in the past 5 years and doesn’t do all of these? what do you think we do in class for 3 years? study?

    Comment by scott — July 28, 2008 #

  2. I’m not talking about the Generation Y crowd…I’m talking more about the average Gen X or older attorney.

    Comment by Steve Nipper — July 28, 2008 #

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