Biggest Challenges Faced by an Of Counsel at Best Best and Krieger
Brandon's biggest challenge as Of Counsel at Best Best & Krieger is "knowing when to say no," as the desire to help new clients and participate in interesting cases often clashes with the need to exercise "good judgment" about bandwidth and capacity. This highlights the constant balancing act in law between professional ambition and the practical limitations of time and resources.
Time Management, Workload Management, Client Management, Prioritization, Decision-Making
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Brandon Kline
Of Counsel
Best Best & Krieger, LLP
California State University, Sacramento
Lewis & Clark Law School, JD/LLM
Economics, Political Science, American Studies
Climate, Environment, Sustainability & Waste Management, Law
Legal
Honors Student, Scholarship Recipient, Pell Grant Recipient, Took Out Loans, Worked 20+ Hours in School, Greek Life Member, Student Athlete, First Generation College Student
Video Highlights
1. Difficulty saying no to new clients/cases is a significant challenge.
2. Exercising good judgment about strategy is crucial.
3. Balancing capacity/bandwidth with the desire to help clients and participate in interesting cases is difficult.
Transcript
What is your biggest challenge in your role?
Knowing when to say no is challenging. I'm bad at saying no as a matter of course. Exercising good judgment about a strategy is an adjacent challenge to always remember.
It will help you not take on too much. It can be very challenging for most attorneys because when you get a new client, you think you can handle another one.
So it's hard to remember to exercise good judgment and say no, even though you know you can solve someone's problem or participate in an interesting case. Knowing when you have the capacity or bandwidth to take on a case, or not to take it on, can be very challenging.