A good lawyer must have excellent social skills. In other words, a successful lawyer must always keep the bottom line in view while also keeping everything else under control at the same time. And, last but not least, a lawyer must be able to mediate and negotiate in difficult situations. It is the responsibility of a company like Jlegal, a “global recruitment consultancy [that] recruit[s] lawyers at all levels for the majority of the leading US, UK and Australian law firms,” to find lawyers who have all of these traits. A company such as this would certainly be on the lookout for female lawyers to aid in negotiation cases.

Women, on average, have an enhanced ability to keep the end goal in focus awhile at the same time managing the environment around them. In other words: “[a] man, when he undertakes a journey, has, in general, the end in view; a woman thinks more of the incidental occurrences, the strange things that may possibly occur on the road.” In this way, Jlegal provides “targeted [but] responsive service.” Susan Vandyke of Vandyke: Marketing and Communications suggests that a successful lawyer must be targeted on their clients and the cases they have on the go but also be aware of “the bottom line … for your individual practice and the whole firm.”

“Women-owned firms account for [forty percent] of all privately held firms, employ more than [thirteen] million people and generate [one point nine] trillion in sales, according to the National Association for Women Business Owners”; this may be due to the fact that women, aside from being able to successfully manage many details at once, are also accomplished relationship builders. Building relationships is important in the legal field because it can help “send business your way.” Sharon Hadary, of The Wall Street Journal, claims that “women are naturally better relationship builders than men” which could explain why women make great lawyers. Susan Vandyke explains that, if a lawyer wants to be a success, they must “ensure each person understands their role and give them the authority to fulfill their responsibility,” so that the team and clients feel respected. When people feel respected they are more likely to be forthcoming with opinions, ideas and information.

Women are excellent mediators. In the courtroom, discovery sessions or other meetings, female lawyers are better prepared to keep the emotional temperature at a manageable level. This way, information flows more smoothly than when emotions run high. Because women have excellent interpersonal skills, they “take time to understand how [their] messages are received” which means taking into consideration “tone of voice, body language [and] choice of words.”

Hiring a female lawyer will give a client a higher chance of gaining a representative who will maintain focus on the end goal while still keeping their eyes trained on all the other details that may prove to be important. Such a representative will also form a relationship with their client, allowing the client will have a high potential of their lawyer keeping their cool in the courtroom and in other potentially high-stress environments.