The conundrum is easy to understand, but hard to escape. Legal success, whether as a transactional attorney in a law firm, as in-house counsel, or as a small-firm advisor to businesses, depends on identifying risk and doing everything possible to avoid it.

This fact has had a massive effect on the legal profession’s reputation and the identity of practitioners — and their professional lives both in and out of the office. Risk aversion is part of any good lawyer’s professional makeup. However, when unchecked, it can limit a lawyer’s effectiveness as an organizational, practice, or team leader. It can even limit their ability to manage their career.

Join Scott as he highlights the importance of agility in the legal world. Discover why many attorneys remain risk-averse and receive actionable strategies to overcome rigidity. Equip yourself to meet increasing client demands for flexibility and ensure your firm remains at the forefront.

Learning Objectives:

• Analyze the effects of the risk aversion that is an essential part of an attorney’s core skill set and can infect their entire professional modus operandi.


• Break down the impact of rigidity and lack of adaptability on an attorney’s career and ability to build a sustainable practice.


• Identify how to broaden one’s perception of one's role and identity to set up a more open and agile mindset.


• Outline five common leadership skills that, if developed, can heighten a lawyer’s agility.


• Recognize the critical elements needed to build a plan supporting those skills.


• Differentiate when adaptability is not a virtue.


• Address key ethical considerations pertaining to the intersection of agility, leadership, and the practice of law.