Internship #12

On a typical work day I don't work with very many people. I might chat with them, get opinions, or give updates on my research, but I mostly work on my own. It's a very individual project. Eventually my work is going to affect a lot more people than I could expect. I'm giving ideas and background information for a case, so it's not only going to affect the lawyers, and help them with their case, but it's going to help the clients, and even other people involved in the case, including the other defendants.

Every so often I'll talk with a lawyer, maybe get opinions, get critiques on my memorandum, talk about new ways to research. I'm always getting help on improving my work, and by the end of this, I will have helped a large number of people.

If the information I find is helpful enough, it could come up when the lawyers really get into the case. This could result in a stronger argument on their part, and eventually helping the clients and other defendants in the case. I'm directly helping the lawyers, and indirectly helping the clients.

The way collaboration works around here is pretty amazing. There is very little work that gets done without the help of other people. There are often multiple attorneys working together on one case, law clerks and paralegals, and on top of that there are all the secretaries. They all work together to win every case and defend their clients. This is an office that runs mainly on collaboration, and people helping each other.