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3) Gain knowledge and experience in your areas of deficiencies. The knowledge you possess may be in the wrong area or not enough for your current job and clients. Identify your weaknesses, create an action plan, and execute. Gaining strength in your professional weak areas will encourage you, build your confidence, and develop you as an attorney. After my recent epiphany thanks to CBS This Morning’s interview with Whitney Wolfe Herd, I realized part of the reason I was feeling discouraged is that I did not know and could not speak the federal government acquisition language. Although I am not an acquisition attorney, nor am I required to be in my current position, many of the issues our office handles are tangentiality related to acquisition law. Bottom line: my lack of knowledge and understanding in acquisition, fiscal law, and contracting was negatively affecting my ability to interact with my clients and provide them the best advice possible. Once I realized this lack of knowledge and understanding was a deficiency, I immediately discussed this with my boss. He and I came up with a plan to address the deficiency. I enrolled in an Acquiring Emerging Technologies Class for government attorneys, which turned out to be exactly what I needed to gain a deeper understanding of many of the issues my clients deal with on a day-to-day basis. Experience makes the master practitioner, but knowledge is the foundation of the practice.

Barb Morsa

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