The barriers to operating as a legal business person, and how to overcome them

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Practice notes

The barriers to operating as a legal business person, and how to overcome them

Copyright © 2025 LexisNexis

Published by a LexisNexis In-house Advisor expert

Practice notes
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There are obstacles and barriers that will inevitably get in the way of your development. This Practice Note looks at what these might be and how you can manage them. Barriers tend to fit into these broad categories:

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    environment

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    time pressures

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    habit

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    motivation

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    perception of your role

Environment

If you want to get truly embedded in the business and operating as a team with your commercial colleagues, that may mean they have to meet you half way. For example, one of the most effective ways of Raising commercial awareness is to attend commercial meetings that don’t necessarily require your legal input—all you are doing is listening to what’s happening generally in the business, all with a view to getting context. See Practice Notes:

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    What do we mean by a legal business person?

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    Why is it important to move towards becoming a legal business person?

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    How to move to working as a legal business person

But, unfortunately, there is often

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