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"Wise Counsel" Book Review:

“And lo, Santa, The Good Fairy or, more unlikely, the review editor, listened. The first volume of Paul Gilbert’s articles, written between 2000 and 2007, arrived in my stocking. Every good boy deserves favour. While the themes are not radically different from those running through the second volume, this collection does highlight Mr Gilbert’s far sightedness. In 2009 it did not take Nostradamus to predict that the times they were a-changin’; however, an uncannily clear view of the future is evident throughout this collection of thirty six thought provoking articles. There is a great deal of very good stuff indeed for in-house lawyers. As this is a path I have not trodden, I simply commend it to those involved. Suffice it to say that all of the advice rings simple, clear and true. These are virtues not to be found in all management books.

For those of us in private practice, there is both sage advice, and a view of the apocalypse. What do clients really want? How much longer will they tolerate practices designed only for our benefit – the hourly rate without guarantee of success, the blank cheque approach to fee charging? What will life be like post Clementi – read The Legal Profession in the Year 2017 (written before the depression) and ponder. For any lawyer prepared to put his or her head above the parapet, this is essential reading. If you won’t put your head there, check your retirement plan.

— Tom Johnston, Young and Partners

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