Yes, there are many differences between a magic wand and a law license (size, shape and material of wand versus license, training required, and more) but of course the chief difference is that a magic wand is fictitious. It would be nice to be the Harry Potter of the law, to be able to wave a magical legal wand and have every client instantly get everything they want and deserve, maybe even more.
Back to reality now. All of us should be honest with our clients/customers and tell them what they need to know, not want they may want to hear. In evaluating cases, I don't give any thought whatsoever to what I think the client wants to hear. I focus on telling them what I believe they need to hear, which in some cases may be equivalent to what they want to hear, but often isn't. You need your doctor to be honest. If you're overweight, have a disease, have high blood pressure, you need to know that, even though you want to hear you are in perfect health.
Armed with the best information and advice, you can then make more intelligent choices. Or not. It's up to you as the end user. Lose weight and exercise or not, the choice is yours. Although a skilled legal advocate or other professional can sometimes make something look like magic, it isn't magic. It's ability, skill and experience at work, hard won over many years. In the end, though, facts are facts and the law is the law. Telling someone what they want to hear may result in a quick sale/new client but if it differs from what they need to hear, you have not done your job, your client now has unrealistic expectations and can't truly make the best possible decision in the matter. Sometimes we have to give out painful truths like "you have a weak case" or "it's a long shot but this treatment is all that's out there now," or "we can't get this product to you tomorrow, we need a week to fabricate it." Tell them what they need to hear and everyone will be better for it in the end. http://www.employmentlawman.com/monday-morning-musings.html
Back to reality now. All of us should be honest with our clients/customers and tell them what they need to know, not want they may want to hear. In evaluating cases, I don't give any thought whatsoever to what I think the client wants to hear. I focus on telling them what I believe they need to hear, which in some cases may be equivalent to what they want to hear, but often isn't. You need your doctor to be honest. If you're overweight, have a disease, have high blood pressure, you need to know that, even though you want to hear you are in perfect health.
Armed with the best information and advice, you can then make more intelligent choices. Or not. It's up to you as the end user. Lose weight and exercise or not, the choice is yours. Although a skilled legal advocate or other professional can sometimes make something look like magic, it isn't magic. It's ability, skill and experience at work, hard won over many years. In the end, though, facts are facts and the law is the law. Telling someone what they want to hear may result in a quick sale/new client but if it differs from what they need to hear, you have not done your job, your client now has unrealistic expectations and can't truly make the best possible decision in the matter. Sometimes we have to give out painful truths like "you have a weak case" or "it's a long shot but this treatment is all that's out there now," or "we can't get this product to you tomorrow, we need a week to fabricate it." Tell them what they need to hear and everyone will be better for it in the end. http://www.employmentlawman.com/monday-morning-musings.html
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