WHAT IS YOUR LAW FIRMS JOB

Hanging out at some lawyer meet/schmooze fest I got the idea that these chaps do not know how to solve a problem without referring to a law. The solution must always involve the law, if we have the right law in place, all will be well. If we place the right legal framework in place, all will be well.

So one gets to thinking what exactly is the work of the legal professional.

The primary or popular one is going to war. When there is drama or conflict you pick an army of lawyers or the formidable law firm and you sally forth to crush the competition and retrieve your prize, booty, damsel e.t.c.

There is guidance. You want to put your ideas into play and you reach out to legal to let you know the lie of the land and how to get from point A to point B. You avoid all the mines that are strewn across the terrain and the pitfalls and potholes so at the end of it all we avoid stories that touch the heart. You also come out of it all smelling as sweet as roses.

Then there is protection. After doing your hardwork you may discover that the world can be rather harsh so you can work hard on your stuff and some fellow tries to steal it from you. With legal you are given preventive medicine on how to keep bad things from happening to you and if that doesn't work then legal brings in the heavy artillery, heads will roll and you get to actually keep what was yours in the first place.

So the work of the law firm is not legal and no it is not reading massive tomes and rendering expert legal analysis.
It is knowing your clients business and advising in the context of this knowledge.
Sounds simple right?