Which qualities determine which attorney will be better than others?

Which qualities determine which attorney will be better than others?


* Why did you select this as your essential question?
I am currently working with two criminal justice lawyers.  One is younger and very eager to get stuff done.  He works quickly and has a more aggressive approach to each case.  The other takes a slower and more thoughtful route to each case.  He looks at and analyzes everything about the case.  Both are very successful in their field.  So, I want to know if there a shared quality both of them have, or if there isn't really one set thing that makes the perfect lawyer. 

* What excites you most about finding the answer to this essential question?
Everyone in world has heard an adult say to a kid that argues, that he would make a great attorney.  But, I don't think that's true.  I don't see arguing as the real source of great lawyers.  I think that a lawyer can not have to argue, and simply present a well-crafted and well-spoken position in a case.  But, there may be more debate in a courtroom than I know about.  So, I want to know what happens in a courtroom and what would be the best way to perform it.  

* Do you feel that this question accurately reflects a desire/need that you have to find out more about this topic?
Yes.  This topic leads into research about lawyers and what goes on in a courtroom.  Also, this will help for the future, because I will know what qualities I should grow and improve in order to be the best.   In researching this question, I will hopefully come to understand lawyers better and understand why you would want to become one.  Because, even though I currently believe I want to be a lawyer, that can change.  So, this will help guide me into making that decision. 

Article Reflection

1. Provide the link (below) to the article in your reflection. 
   http://growingleaders.com/blog/first-soft-skill-develop-students/
    
2. Discuss several challenges youth may face in the workplace.
    Many youths lack the emotional ability to work.  Either they are too forward, loud, self-absorbed, or they lack self-awareness.  This makes them unsuitable candidates in a profession.  Many young people develop these characteristics as they grow up.  Children are always told they are special snowflakes, when in reality they are just like everyone else.  However, because they grow up with the "special snowflake" mindset, they believe that they are better than everyone else and only their beliefs matter.  This means that they believe their ideas are best, their look is ideal, and their abilities are supreme.  Who would want to work with someone so egotistical. 
   
   
3. Discuss social intelligence.
   Social intelligence is understanding what is going on with others around and acting accordingly.  This means understanding and being empathetic and also knowing the correct time and place to say whatever it is one is to say.  Social intelligence also includes knowing how to carry yourself in any given situation, which is to say knowing when to be confident and in charge and when to be quiet and ready to listen. 
   
4. Why is social intelligence important?
   Social intelligence is important because we have to understand the social ques that delegate our understanding of others current feelings in a situation.  If we cannot figure out how others feel, than we may come across as rude and unfriendly, which isn't just bad for the workplace, but is is bad for all of life.
   
   
   
5. Name one thing that spoke to you personally about the article.
   Being a decent human being.  This article is generally saying that young people are too boastful and believe that they are worth more than they are.  Because of this belief, people are loosing social intelligence.  So, basically the article is saying that people need to get a grip on reality and be more understanding towards others.