new(ish) lawyers INSTITUTE
What junior and mid-level attorneys need to succeed as legal professionals (hint: you didn't learn everything you need to know in law school).
Serious skills and mentorship.
Example sessions:
- Communicating with seniors and clients: tips and tricks
- How (and how not) to draw boundaries
- What you are expected to be responsible for as a junior and mid level attorney
- Client calls vs. lawyer calls
the (legal) state of the world
Executive power, judicial authority, third-party actors. It's hard to keep track of what's happening, let alone whether there is a legal basis for it.
Example sessions:
- Can DOGE do that?
- Deporting university students: lawful exercise of executive authority or miscarriage of justice (or both)?
- Marbury v. Madison revisited.
OMG I FORGOT
Super practical reminders about things you need to know (and are embarrassed you don't, or just forgot).
Example sessions:
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TROs vs. Preliminary Injunctions vs. Permanent Injunctions
- Initial disclosures
- Jury instructions
- Indemnification provision basics
- Employees vs. independent contractors
LEADERSHIP MASTERCLASS
You're a seasoned lawyer and leader interested in continual improvement.
Example sessions:
- WFH and remote teams: how to make it work(ish)
- COVID lawyers: developing a generation of lawyers that (seemingly) haven't progressed
- Being a great mentor
- Small firm leaders: tech to help you thrive
