Looking beyond the traditional lawyer profile will result in happier and more productive staff, and will help attract the next generation of lawyers

There is a saying, ‘happy lawyers make happy clients’. Well, if there isn’t, there should be – because contented people, who play to their strengths and can be themselves, produce quality work and creative ideas. Clients trust these happy people; they enjoy working with them and find they deliver results. So why is there a tendency to squeeze the personality out of the legal profession?