Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today we’re talking again with ex-BigLaw recruiter Sadie Jones about how to make sure you’re getting the information you need to do a good job on any work assignment.
In this episode, we discuss:
- What to do when you get called into a meeting to discuss a new assignment
- What NOT to do when you get called into a meeting to discuss a new assignment
- Common ways things can go wrong on an assignment
- Why you need to be really careful with legal research tools
- How to get more information without looking like you weren’t paying attention or have no idea what you’re doing (even if you don’t!)
Thanks for listening!
[Read more…] about Podcast Episode 143: Understanding Work Assignments (w/Sadie Jones)
Rules. Your whole life you’ve had to live by the rules. Now you’re in law school and there are a whole bunch of rules you have to memorize that may have nothing to do with how you live your life. But you have to know these rules cold so they can come to you at the right moment during a law school exam. But wait, now you’re told there is a whole new category of rules. These are rules you have to create yourself in your legal writing class. This requires something called “synthesis.” So, what exactly does that mean? 
Some mysteries that plague first year law student have no business being a stumbling block to success. Some concepts and skills in law school are legitimately hard and take years to master, but some 
Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today, we’re talking with Whittney Beard, an ex-lawyer and career coach at Orrick, about how to really own and direct your career, even as a young lawyer.
It doesn’t take long for even the greenest law student to discover that 
For