{"id":158473,"date":"2026-07-27T13:59:59","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T21:59:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/?p=158473"},"modified":"2026-07-27T13:59:59","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T21:59:59","slug":"letter-from-asia-the-danger-of-being-merely-fit-for-purpose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/07\/27\/letter-from-asia-the-danger-of-being-merely-fit-for-purpose\/","title":{"rendered":"Letter from Asia: The Danger of Being Merely &#8216;Fit for Purpose&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As Asia&#8217;s legal market becomes leaner and more selective, firms are discovering that success is no longer about being able to do everything, but about becoming the obvious choice for something.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\" hspace=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/~\/i\/963704711\/0\/law\/legal-news\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div><a title=\"Add to FaceBook\" 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