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Summer associate here, need advice
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Date: July 25th, 2012 5:50 PM
Thing is, my work product is good--I've gotten good feedback on the few assignments I've done; one senior associate called a 5-page memo I did "fantastic." But I feel like I've done way fewer assignments than the other summers and I'm not sure I'll ever have the speed/turnaround ability to do succeed in lit.
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Date: July 25th, 2012 5:52 PM |
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Date: July 25th, 2012 5:55 PM
Cut and paste from cases and slowly form an outline. Write down questions that occur to you for follow up later. |
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Date: July 25th, 2012 6:21 PM |
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Date: July 25th, 2012 6:49 PM
If not, I need to abandon law b/c I'm BigLaw or bust. |
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Date: July 25th, 2012 11:34 PM
Basically learning entirely new areas of law while also learning to use westlaw/lexis efficiently, way over researching things, quadruple-checking bluebooking, etc. and also doing legal writing for the first time.
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Date: July 25th, 2012 11:41 PM
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Date: July 25th, 2012 11:40 PM
Even then, I think I'm slower than most. I can't bullshit for the life of me, so if I'm not 100% sure that something I'm writing is correct AND phrased exactly right, I won't put it down. I'm also probably a bit less intelligent than others but can usually compensate with more cogent writing.
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Date: July 25th, 2012 11:41 PM
there is an easy way not to forget what cases are about anyways |
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Date: July 25th, 2012 11:43 PM
elaborate on the easy way? |
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Date: July 25th, 2012 11:45 PM
just write a few words on the front page of the case to help you remember
for cases you don't print out, do copy with reference for the different points you want to make and place them in the different sections you want them in
and if your problem is just obsessively looking on westlaw, at a certain point you have to stop and just start writing. once you start writing it's easier to go back in to look for cases to fill in certain specific points |
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Date: July 25th, 2012 11:40 PM (1) Addresses the issue of attorney-client privilege and crime-fraud exception; (2) _____
This helps me to quickly reference materials while writing and avoid having to figure out why I printed a certain case.
Also, if you are facing multiple issues. Be sure to organize your cases according to the issues. You don't want to have just one pile containing all of your cases. Create one pile for issue X, issue Y, etc. If you have a case that overlaps, just print out the first page and put "found in other pile" on the first page reproduction. I only use this if I have a huge ass fucking memo.
If you have an outline, be sure to start placing the case name as support for that particular bullet. |
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Date: July 25th, 2012 11:48 PM
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Date: July 25th, 2012 11:49 PM
that said i rarely read the whole case. i skip to the relevant parts |
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