One of the realities of working is that, at some point in your career, you will be in a job you hate.
Sometimes, it is a job you can’t leave. At least not immediately. As much as you may fantasize about it, you can’t say, “Take this job and shove it.”
Yet simply surviving is often not enough.
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One of the real dangers of the digital age is the illusion of knowledge.
We think we “know” more than we actually do. This is promoted by the accessibility of information on the internet and the ability to “Ask Alexa” (or “Ask Goggle”) any question as a moment’s notice.
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Last Christmas, I gave my husband Steve a page-a-day calendar with Insights from the Dalai Lama. Occasionally, Steve shares one of these daily insights with me.
One page he shared with me recently was:
Ultimately, any system, set of laws or procedures, can only be as effective as the individuals responsible for its implementation.
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One of the on-going obligations I have is to complete the CLE (continuing legal education) necessary to meet my state bar obligations. This includes completing 6 hours of ethics training.
An issue frequently explored in CLE ethics training classes is competence. In particular, the ethical issues associated with lawyers taking on cases in areas that are new to them.
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