Phong Tran has completed his second year at Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law and is returning to Haynes and Boone for his second stint as a summer associate in the firm’s Dallas office. Tran received a diversity scholarship from the firm during his first year of law school, which included the opportunity to work as a summer associate in 2012. Texas Lawyer research editor Jeanne Graham emailed Tran some questions about his experience as a 1L summer associate and asked for his top advice for incoming 1L summer associates. His answers are below, edited for length and style.

Texas Lawyer: What was something unexpected that you learned during your first summer associate experience with Haynes and Boone?

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