5 must-have skills to become a good lawyer

The legal profession has very strict requirements, so pursuing this profession requires extensive knowledge and understanding. A good lawyer not only has solid specialized legal knowledge but must also grasp important soft skills in communicating and meeting with clients and state agency officials.

In the article below, PL & Partners Law Firm will share with you the 5 skills needed to become a good lawyer. Grasping these important skills, lawyers will more easily succeed in their practice.

1. LISTENING SKILLS.

This is an essential skill. Lawyers need to know how to listen to what the client is saying and take notes all of the main ideas to clearly grasp the client’s problem.

Sometimes, clients cannot properly convey legal facts but report based on subjective will and omit some important details that the client believes are unnecessary. Therefore, lawyers need to listen and then give relevant suggestions by asking questions so that the client can present the correct focus and nature of the matter.

*Kỹ năng lắng nghe rất quan trọng đối với một luật sư.*

2. PROFESSIONAL SKILLS.

These skills are very important because if a lawyer does not have enough expertise, he cannot provide legal advice and solve problems. Strong professional skills are also an important factor that determines whether a lawyer can live with the legal profession or not. Because the law will always change from time to time to suit social developments. Lawyers’ mastery of expertise and the spirit of the law is the foundation for consolidating and updating new knowledge extensively.

Therefore, a good lawyer needs to have professional knowledge to be able to create trust with his/her clients. From there, analyze, evaluate and resolve clients’ problems flexibly.

3. LEGAL THINKING.

When lawyers are faced with a case with many complex details, they always need legal thinking skills to help them organize and analyze the details, thereby solving the problem.

Legal thinking is a specific way of thinking that guides the way of thinking, working and attitudes toward legal issues. This way of thinking is shaped and expressed in a unique, in-depth and professional way. Legal thinking helps lawyers stay flexible and is a source of inspiration to find a legal order, the bottleneck of the problem based on the law.

*Kỹ năng tư duy pháp lý giúp luật sư tìm ra được các nút thắt của sự việc.*

4. COMMUNICATION SKILLS.

The ability to communicate clearly and effectively on paper, in person or over the phone, is core to a lawyer’s role as a legal consultant. Because much of a lawyer’s duties involve being able to advise and negotiate effectively with their clients, while ensuring the smooth running of agreements.

Using clear and concise language will help a lawyer be appreciated by both clients and associates. Possessing excellent communication skills will help lawyers convey the best opinions and advice to their clients.

5. RESEARCH SKILLS.

KResearch skills are important skills to become a good lawyer. This is the ability to research Vietnamese law and court precedent or issues where Vietnamese law is lacking or incomplete. This skill is the convergence of the ability to think and find topics, documents, compare, raise and end the problems. Mastering this skill helps lawyers solve difficult cases or present practical, in-depth research.