I ordered a book titled the End of Lawyers by Richard Susskind from Amazon. It should be delivered this week. http://www.susskind.com/endoflawyers.html
Is it the End of Lawyers? Maybe some law firms and attorneys will go the way of the dinosaurs but not this one. Some lawyers and law firms don't want to see themselves as a business and only want to look at the practice of law as profession. The practice of law is a profession and business and both of these concepts are very important.
I remember being told "a law practice representing nurses isn't a viable concept." Really! I did things my way from the beginning for better and for worse and the kinks are rolling out. I am not a traditional attorney and I did not want to have a traditional law practice with traditional clients and a traditional law office. I was told 10 years ago that attorneys shouldn't be consultants and you should focus exclusively on the law. Whatever. I have a law firm and a consulting firm and one of my goals for next year is to grow my consulting practice.
I love working on the marketing, advertising, selling, and business development practices in my law and consulting firms. I started my law practice from scratch like my Mississippi Mud Pie (which is soooo delicious by the way) and therefore I learned early that you have to market yourself, differientiate your law practice from the thousands of other lawyers out there, practice law, and keep your clients happy.
It may be the end for some lawyers but not this one, baby. I am the only RN-JD who practices law in Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana and represents, counsels, and advises nurses in State Nursing Board and professional practice matters. This didn't happen over night but I have worked hard and I am still working hard to develop my law practice and run my business. I don't have any plans to hire additional attorneys as I like working one or one with my clients because this isn't just a job or something I do to make "a buck."
It depends on your perspective. Are you just here? Are you just living life? Are you just going through the motions and you are oblivious to the path and the destination being plotted? Or are you fulfilling your destiny like Luke Skywalker? Use the force, Luke!!!
Maybe I have watched one too many Sci Fi movies but life is so much more interesting when you are striving to be the person you dreamed you could be and each page that you turn in this massive book called life is a journey.
Is it the end of nurses? Do you see nursing as a profession and a business? Is the practice of nursing a business? Are nurses prepared by nursing schools/colleges to see the practice of nursing as a business and a profession?
How are you positioning yourself for the nursing workforce of the future?
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