ABSTRACT

MODERNAPPROACHTOCOUNSELLINGANDADVOCACY327 fortthattheyearsspentintheForces,sofarfromretardinghim inhisprofessionalskill,havegivenhimthepossibilityofbringing hisprofessionalattitudesandskillsabreastofthosewhichallbut thebestoflawyerswhohaveremainedsimplyinpracticehave requiredorwillrequirethreeorfourtimestheequivalentperiod todevelopbywhatImaycall"unassisted"practice.Allthatis neededistobringtobearonlegalworkthatstyleofanalysisofthe situation,thatstyleofoperationalthinking,whichareofthe essenceofworkintheServices.Hereiswhatweareupagainst, intermsofsituationandfactsandpeopleandofhowthesepeople areorganizedandthinkandfeelandact.Here,next,iswhatwe wanttogetdone.So,now,howdowedoit?Thesamediscussion shouldgofartomakelawyerswhohavenotbeenintheServices realizethedegreetowhichsoundworkinlawcanandmustbuild onandborrowthedirectoperationalapproachsowelltestedin theServices,orinengineering.