The ability to manage emotions is one of the fundamental qualities of a good lawyer, but it should not be confused with coldness and indifference. A human rights defender who is disinterested in the judicial process and in his or her client is doomed to failure. Ksenia Amdur, a practising lawyer at Alliance Legal CG, talks to us about the distinctive features of a true legal professional as well as about her own development in the profession and the corporate culture of Alliance Legal CG.