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Podcast Episode 116: Life as a Small Law Firm Associate (with Jeremy Richter)

September 26, 2017 By Law School Toolbox Team Leave a Comment

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Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox Podcast! Today, we’re talking with Jeremy W. Richter, an attorney with Webster, Henry, Bradwell, Cohan, Speagle & DeShazo, in Birmingham, Alabama. Jeremy practices civil defense litigation and focuses on commercial auto/trucking litigation, premises liability, general business liability, and various other aspects of insurance defense litigation. He also writes an interesting blog, spanning a variety of topics, which you’ll find at jeremywrichter.com.

In this episode we discuss:

  • Jeremy’s background, why he decided to go to law school and how his career developed
  • Life as a small law firm associate
  • The impact that the people you work with have on your experience
  • Tracking your time: basics of time keeping and the billable hour debate
  • Blogging as a lawyer
  • What young lawyers and law students should know about the business of law
  • Networking as an introvert
  • How to develop skills as a trial lawyer as a young associate
  • What law firms are looking for when hiring associates

Thanks for listening!

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Resources:

  • Jeremy’s Website
  • Jeremy on Twitter @richterjw
  • Three Steps to Becoming a Better Associate Attorney
  • “Efficient Lawyers Starve to Death”
  • (Why) Should a Lawyer Have a Blog? An Interview with Keith Lee or, What’s on an Associate’s Mind?
  • Networking for a Job as an Introvert (Law School Edition)
  • Knowing When to Stop Arguing Your Point
  • How to Voir Dire a Jury: Goals, Tactics, & Effectiveness (Part 1)

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Thanks for listening!

Alison & Lee


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