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Five Virtues of a Young Advocate
LouisLiawDecember 27, 2021December 27, 2021

Five Virtues of a Young Advocate

Over the holidays, I read a book titled “The Seven Lamps of Advocacy”, written by Sir Edward Abbott Parry, published in 1923.   It is an old and simple book but filled with profound wisdom and everlasting principles; I highly

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A Lawyer’s Competence Is Not Determined by Seniority
LouisLiawNovember 28, 2021November 28, 2021

A Lawyer’s Competence Is Not Determined by Seniority

Despite my short time in this profession, I have come across lawyers who were way more senior than me but who were incompetent, or at least, not as competent as you’d expect people of their seniority to be. At the

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Legal practice is not like Suits, it’s more like Hell’s Kitchen
LouisLiawOctober 27, 2021October 27, 2021

Legal practice is not like Suits, it’s more like Hell’s Kitchen

As lawyers, we handle real problems faced by real people.   From ensuring one’s inheritance is distributed in a harmonious way that preserves the fabric of his/her family, to defending one’s constitutional and democratic right needed to preserve the fabric

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