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The rise of the ‘legal support-preneur’
By Jerome Doraisamy|25 February 2021
For a bounty of reasons – from underappreciation by employers to a desire for greater flexibility – support professionals in law firms are looking to consult externally, which may cause law firms to rethink how they engage with such experts.
One’s value to a law firm
Over 10 years ago, as a graduate lawyer at a global firm, Aidan Parsons (pictured, bottom-left) witnessed a trainee solicitor arguing with a legal secretary. A senior lawyer, also watching, said to him that “there would only be one winner” in the interaction.
The mindset, Mr Parsons told Lawyers Weekly, surrounded who would be more valuable to the firm: “some kid who is fresh out of uni, or someone who has been with the firm for 20-plus years and knows everything there is to know about the firm and its clients?”.