A good litigator must possess a whole range of different skills, from stress tolerance to high adaptability, and develop self-control. Partner Egor Chilikov told us which skills he considers important and why.

Accelerated adaptability and developed self-control will also go a long way towards ensuring that basic skills are used correctly during the process. It is important to get a feel for the behaviour of the judge and opponents in the process, Chilikov said: “You need foresight and developed social intuition. You have to ‘see’ or ‘read’ the person you are going to convince of the correctness of your position.

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