The Essential Skills for Today’s and Tomorrow’s Lawyer

From long lists to what really matters in the future of law

I used to have this big long list of skills that the modern lawyer should have in my future of law presentations.

It chopped and changed and grew over time, until one day I looked at it, shook my head and said to myself no one could ever be expected to have all these skills as a lawyer.

So I culled it down big time.

Here is what I think really matters for today’s and tomorrow’s lawyer.

• professional relevance

• high level strategic problem solving

• experimentation and adaptability

• networking and relationship building

• AI literacy

  Paul Ippolito is Principal of Ippolito Advisory. He is a legal futurist, lawyer coach and consultant to the legal profession. Paul is available for media enquiries, speaking and consulting. You can contact him here.