You’re assisting in a deposition. It’s your seventh one ever. You look around at the other lawyers in the room. They all look full of confidence. There is an associate from another firm about your age there as well. She’s looks calm and sure of...
FYI – Feel free to peruse the links below, but I’m now maintaining a regularly updated list of resources for new lawyers. You can find it here: Online Resources For New Lawyers In case you didn’t know, the analytics backend of websites shows you the...
Human nature has a tendency to cloud judgment by introducing cognitive biases and emotion into the decision-making process. Data, on the other hand, is indifferent. It is impartial. It can be comprehensive in scope where lawyers are limited in experience. Data does...
Recent law school graduates have been taking the bar exam. In a couple months, hopefully around 56.2% of them will have jobs. The below hypothetical memo is written from a senior partner to new associates of a firm. [divider] New Associates, Congratulations on...
The first day on the job for a new lawyer is overwhelming. Theoretically, law school has prepared a new lawyer to be a functioning attorney. In reality, most new lawyers are clueless. Especially K-JDs.* Most new lawyers wouldn’t be able to find the...