"Good waiters make good lawyers"

Nexsen Pruet attorney Leighton Lord authors an article entitled "Good waiters make good lawyers" for the February 7th, 2011 edition of South Carolina Lawyers Weekly.

It begins: 

Law firm managing partners are talent agents. They spend most of their day managing the talent they have and recruiting new talent.

In my time in law firm management, I was constantly trying to create a template for a successful lawyer, and for me “successful” meant those who create, develop and nurture long-term client relationships. A strong understanding of the law itself was a baseline requirement, but not in any way a determinant of success. After all, how many really “good” lawyers can you think of who are not successful?

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Leighton Lord served as Nexsen Pruet's chairman of the board from 2006 until 2010.  His law practice is focused in the areas of economic development, corporate, partnership and real estate.  He regularly advises clients on matters involving economic development and real estate financing, commercial leasing and state land sale registrations.