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YoungLawyersAndTrialAndError 3 - 23 Apr 2010 - Main.AlexAsen
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 My favorite way to lean is by trial and error. The problem I see is that as a lawyer it will be my clients who suffer the effects of the errors, not me.

One of the hats I tried before law school was a website designer -- and I had clients. As a web designer I screwed up many times. That was okay, the web is a relatively forgiving place and I could correct my mistakes. A broken website could be fixed the next day. There was not lasting impact on my client. Trial and error was fine.

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 -- JonathanWaisnor - 20 Apr 2010
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Eben started to answer my question in class on Thursday. "Having a practice" does not mean being a sole practitioner, it means having your own clients.

So if I understand correctly: Step 1: Become an expert in something Step 2: Advertise that you are an expert and find clients Step 3: Bring those clients to someone with a license Step 4: Advocate for your clients Step 5: Graduate, pass the bar and get a license Step 6: Now that you have clients and a license, you have a practice. Do whatever you want with the practice, including connecting it to a larger practice.

-- AlexAsen - 23 Apr 2010

I much enjoyed Kalliope’s story about the lawyer who became an expert in international child custody. I would love to have a database of similar stories as a source of inspiration. Anybody have any to share? Eben, maybe you have a few former student who would not mind contributing a line or two?

-- AlexAsen - 23 Apr 2010

 
 
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