The lessons of legal sat nav

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By Thomas Connelly on

What if you combined lawyers with the latest in satellite navigation technology?

Take a sat nav…

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Add a lawyer…

And you have #LegalSatNav.

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The hashtag has its roots in the surreal mind of Legal Cheek columnist — and rising Twitter star — Wigapedia (aka Hardwicke barrister Colm Nugent).

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It is the perfect, er, vehicle through which to consider the juxtaposition between the comforting certainty of satellite navigation and the often unsettlingly ambiguous nature of legal advice.

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By keeping the #legalsatnav hashtag in mind as they frame their thoughts, lawyers can anticipate what sort of advice may prove displeasing to clients…

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…and gain a useful insight into how their tendency to present obstacles rather than solutions can be perceived.

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In the fast-paced modern world, the #legalsatnav hashtag shows how the gratuitous citing of unnecessary statute should, in particular, be avoided.

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While it also serves as a reminder to London-centric counsel how their reaction to instructions in far flung regional destinations could affect future workflows.

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