The best compliment a first year associate attorney can receive from his or her supervising attorney is the associate’s work rivals that of a seasoned attorney. The traditional law school curriculum is often criticized as being too esoteric, devoid of practical training that often rewards young attorneys with that desired compliment and praise.
My law school did not require all students to do some type of practicum, and while I went to a “traditional” law school, I still graduated feeling more than prepared to begin practicing. I took it upon myself to take advantage of the many school offerings that paired my traditional law school education with practicality. Whether a law student wants to do transactional work or litigation (an arbitrary distinction), here are six things he can do while in law school to equip him with the tools to be a successful young attorney. On the flipside, senior lawyers looking for mentor-mentees opportunities can contact a law school to learn how to become involved in any of the following programs.
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