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

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 Responses to Are attorneys (on average) lacking in basic technical skills?
  1. scott
    July 28, 2008 | 9:28 am

    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?

  2. Steve Nipper
    July 28, 2008 | 9:49 am

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

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