Confidence and arrogance: a single word difference, a world of difference.
The weekly lawyer lecture at Guangdong Zhiming Law Firm arrived as scheduled. The theme shared by Zhiming lawyers this time was "A Lawyer's Confidence and Arrogance." Colleagues arrived on time and waited quietly for the Zhiming lawyer to begin speaking.
Confidence and arrogance may seem to differ by only a single word, but in reality they are worlds apart. Lawyer Zhiming vividly describes what it means to be a confident lawyer versus an arrogant lawyer. The most fundamental difference between the two lies in the fact that the former truly possesses extraordinary abilities, analyzes the case truthfully, and introduces himself without making guarantees or promising certain victory. The latter, by contrast, has little knowledge, lacks professional expertise, and is deficient in character, recklessly making promises, boasting, or habitually resorting to underhanded means and backdoor connections, making guarantees and commitments while talking big. It can be seen that a confident lawyer can often provide clients with practical and positive help, while an arrogant lawyer often produces unsatisfactory results, and may even turn victory into defeat.
Lawyer Zhiming not only tells the truth, but also provides examples. He shared with everyone the "wave injury case" he handled in 2001, and the audience perked up their ears, afraid of missing out on the exciting part. Although the verdict of this case was not satisfactory, it can be seen that professional and confident lawyers will not be unrealistic in order to cater to their clients. Lawyer Zhiming puts all his energy into the case itself, and his unique litigation thinking and brilliant court debates all highlight the professional competence of Lawyer Zhiming. Unfortunately, at that time, the court's judgment was based on conventional thinking and did not flexibly apply laws and regulations. However, the degree of surprise in this case still made it widely reported by many media outlets and caused a sensation, even being included as a guiding case by the Supreme Court. Lawyer Zhiming emphasized that as lawyers, what we should value is not the gimmicks reported by the media, but the underlying issues behind the case.
Attorney Zhiming's lecture series has already held four sessions, each packed with valuable insights and rigorous logic, greatly benefiting all the attendees. Upholding Attorney Zhiming's consistent spirit of selfless dedication, and in order to accommodate those friends who cannot attend in person but still wish to learn, we have specially opened simultaneous online live streaming. We hope everyone can gain useful knowledge from Attorney Zhiming's lectures and help spread wisdom and experience to more people.
