Most Important Skills for a Founder and Business Attorney at Anasa Law Firm PC
Liku highlights crucial skills for a Founder and Business Attorney such as "reading, attention to detail, writing, being able to explain yourself," and, most importantly, simplifying complex information so that clients can understand and make informed decisions; this goes against media portrayals of lawyers as simply argumentative. Beyond legal expertise, building confidence, trusting oneself, and discerning helpful advice from the overwhelming amount of information available are key skills for navigating the business ownership journey.
Legal Expertise, Business Ownership, Communication Skills, Decision-Making, Self-Confidence
Advizer Information
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Liku Amadi, Esq.
Founder and Business Attorney
Anasa Law Firm PC
CSUS
Thomas Jefferson School of Law, Doctor of Jurisprudence
Communications
Law
Legal
Honors Student, Scholarship Recipient, Took Out Loans, Greek Life Member, First Generation College Student
Video Highlights
1. The importance of writing, reasoning, and understanding in legal work, contrasting with the media portrayal of constant arguing.
2. The crucial skill of explaining complex information in a clear and understandable way for clients and non-experts, enabling informed decision-making.
3. The significance of self-confidence, self-care, and discernment in business ownership, especially when navigating advice from various sources.
Transcript
What skills are most important for a job like yours?
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Their skills as an attorney and their skills in running a business are important. For being an attorney, I would say definitely reading, attention to detail, writing, and being able to explain yourself. A lot of what we see in the media and these TV shows, like *Suits*, which I'm watching right now, you think being a lawyer is about arguing. I believe that too; being able to get up and argue and make your case.
There's a portion for that, but a lot of it comes down to just writing, reasoning, and understanding. When you have expertise or knowledge that other people don't have, whether you're a lawyer, an engineer, or from some other specialized background, a great skill is being able to explain to your clients or people who aren't in your expertise.
Even a car mechanic, right? If a car mechanic comes to me and says all this technical stuff and then ends it with, "or your car's going to break down on the freeway," it just puts fear in me. "Here's $10,000. Fix it," right? Even though I don't really know, you want people to understand. So a great skill is being able to break down what you're saying so that everyday people know what you're talking about. They can make decisions based on that information and feel good about making those decisions.
Then, for skills as a business owner, oh my goodness, we don't even have the time. But I would definitely say building your confidence. That's a skill that continues you throughout your business journey. Really learning how to trust yourself, really learning how to take care of yourself and rest.
And make sure that you can take other people's advice and insight, especially with social media and all these gurus and experts. You know, you see "all you gotta do is do this." In order to do that, you have to be able to discern information and know whether it's right for you and whether it's right at this time. So I'll leave it at that.