PWE052 Discussing the T-Shaped lawyer with Peter Conner

Passionately Wrong Podcast Episode E052

Interview - Peter Connor

Key takeaway: Peter discusses his legal career, first in a variety of business settings and then running his own company. He describes the T-Shaped Lawyer concept and why he believes it is a great way for lawyers to deliver value to their businesses in turbulent times. 

Topics covered in this video: 

• Peter takes us through his background and professional career
• How the landscape for lawyers is changing
• How Peter wrote his first book, and his experience publishing
• The use of expertise vs. storytelling in writing 
• Why it helps an expert (such as a lawyer) to be thinking of how to help the business more broadly and not to focus only on their area of expertise
• Lawyer’s duties to the company, the role of incentives
• T-shaped individuals and T-shaped team framework
• Why this is more than a question of new skills
• Skills as distinguished from capabilities (competencies, qualities, mindsets)
• The importance of vision

Resources in this video

The T-Shaped Lawyer

AlternativelyLegal