Tech Savvy

Earlier I posted on the traits that make a good entrepreneur, a post inspired by Thomas Harrison’s interview by Michael Sexton over at Trump University. This, however, got me thinking about what it is that makes a successful high-tech entrepreneur in the legal field. Yes, we have to have the charisma and the dedication that any entrepreneur needs, but there are also other factors that contribute to success in this new age. Of these factors, experience with technology is a key.

It is so important for a new-age attorney to be technologically savvy because technology is the foundation of your operation. Knowing your way around HTML coding, the different capacities of computers and the constitution of networks are extremely important if you are going to build a business that runs off of those tools; but it is also within the basic idea of technology from which its importance derives. When you are operating a business who’s call to fame is its technological advancement, it is going to take more than a specialized staffer to operate that aspect of the firm. You, the person with whom the client directly, the person who leads everything that happens within the firm, need to know the ins and outs of your operation, which includes the technology it uses.

I know there are always times when we need to call an expert in to do some tech-support, but in the long run you need to have an understanding for technology because you are the figurehead by which clients will make their own approximations of your advancement; and thus your ability to provide superior service. The most highly educated staff, who collectively know everything there is to know about computers, cannot replace a head attorney who can sit in with clients and discuss the specifics of the tools of your operation.