David Mellor famously said of lawyers: "Lawyers are like rhinoceroses - thick-skinned, short-sighted and always ready to charge." Whether you agree with this rather unflattering assessment of the legal profession, there is perhaps one thing that rings true from this analysis - lawyers operate in a tough, competitive and cut-throat environment where they need to be thick-skinned business people in order to succeed.
April 02, 2008 at 08:13 PM
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The original version of this story was published on Legalweek
David Mellor famously said of lawyers: “Lawyers are like rhinoceroses – thick-skinned, short-sighted and always ready to charge.”
Whether you agree with this rather unflattering assessment of the legal profession, there is perhaps one thing that rings true from this analysis – lawyers operate in a tough, competitive and cut-throat environment where they need to be thick-skinned business people in order to succeed.
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