i think of three skills of a good lawyer (at least the skills i value): a) skill at writing clear, concise contracts. b) skill at understanding acceptable tra

i think of three skills of a good lawyer (at least the skills i value): a) skill at writing clear, concise contracts. b) skill at understanding acceptable tradeoffs - do we really need to spend extra legal time on X? what are the consequences if we do or don't? c) skill at responding to and diffusing adversarial situations like this