So what is it that gets the haters going.

For entrepreneurs it has to do with relationship management skills (or lack thereof) and the general approach to business (see here). But that’s ok because lawyers have something to say on the subject of dealing with entrepreneurs too. And it’s not flattering either (see here). Two groups, two different perspectives on life – perhaps an understandable conflict of ideals.

But what about everyone else. See if any of these factors from Why people hate lawyers: an overview by The Legal Satyricon ring true:

1. Lawyers are Obsessive About Status and Rankings.
This is the inevitable consequence of every aspect of a lawyer’s life, from undergraduate institution to law school…

2. Asymmetries of Information Engender Resentment and Hatred.
Sun Tzu [of The Art of War fame] taught us that wars are won through deception and asymmetries of information. Naturally, this engenders hatred in one’s opponent — deep, seething, soul-twisting hatred.

3. Dispassionate Analysis is Interpreted as Indifference, or Worse.
In the mind of the average person, which bears more resemblance to YouTube comments than anything rational, anything less than praise is an affront.

4. If You Insist on Not Blaming The Victim…
It’s easy for lawyers and law students to understand their brethren’s contempt for those who hate us.

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None of the above? Lawyers can also be neurotic, pedantic, disagreeable and egotistical but not always and not all of them. Which means there’s no obligation to confirm the stereotype. So don’t do it. And avoid being the butt of videos like this (it’s American but there are a few transferrable grains in there and it’s funny(ish))…