As a young lawyer, I sometimes made the mistake of envying the savvy of the older guys.FN:1 This was usually prompted by getting my nose bloodied by someone who had been practicing for 30 years and knew how to use his experience against me. I longed for the day when I would know where the land mines were and how to lead the opposition into them.
In my naivete, I imagined a learning process in which you gathered up knowledge in a large ammo can, and then, once it was full, just reached in and pulled it out when you needed to reload. I figured once I had a full inventory of ammunition, I’d be able to dish it out at the same level at which I was presently taking it.
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