Start with why

When we first envisioned consilium, we didn't plan to launch it in the middle of a global pandemic, but we also don't believe in coincidences. In our last post, we shared a little bit of who we are. Simon Sinek says that when endeavoring on anything new, we should also understand why we're doing it. We believe that our friends, supporters and clients might want to know that as well. So, why are we doing this? That's best answered with a summary of our beliefs. We believe that sophisticated and wise counsel should be available to every business owner; that it should be communicated in a way that is easily understood; and that it should be provided on a value-added basis, the collective effect of which is an impact that ripples beyond the client and even the matter at hand. That's certainly a mouthful, but what we're saying is this: providing quality legal services alone is no longer enough. Businesses want a legal partner that feels like a member of their team. They want services that they actually need, and they want them delivered quickly at a high level of quality. They don't want to have to re-finance the business in order to be well-served, and they want to receive something of greater value than the cost incurred in the exchange. Ultimately, the people and the circumstances that we encounter at consilium should leave us in a better position than they came to us. Legal solutions should be an investment in our clients, our economy and our society, not simply a cost, and certainly not an emotional burden. Lawyers should be lifegivers, friends and supporters; not simply problem solvers and hired guns. In a nutshell, that's it; that's why we're doing this. Perhaps we're just idealists, and naively believe that we can do better than the traditional law firm and its antiquated practice model. Then again, maybe we're on to something…