First six months in big law reflection

Yes on the Part 2!!!! This is so informative, thank you! ⚖️💃🏽

Hi Madison, So glad you're back! Yes, Part 2 please. Wishing you the very best!

Please do part 2... I'm a paralegal, but we didn't get taught anything like that in school either... I love discovery review it's legit my fav & drafting is soooo fun!

I miss you!!

Hey, Madison! Happy to hear it’s going well! Continuing to send good vibes your way!

Yes definitely here for a part 2. ❤️

The drudgery of document reviews during discovery has been reduced through predictive coding and Technology Assistent Review ("TAR"). This means spending fewer nights and weekends in the basement pouring throughr Bankers Boxes full-on paper.😅

I’ve heard that a lot of civ pro classes just totally skip discovery. My prof spent like two weeks on it. Even had an assignment where we drafted discovery requests.

Hey Madison :) Saw it on TikTok, but it's great to see it on YouTube as well for people who might not follow you on TikTok or don't have it, mostly for the OG who want to have some news about you ☺ Quick question, do you go to Court a lot yet, or you just work in office? Also, how's Nathan doing, do you keep in touch? (It's interesting to hear about you job and also about the differences with Law School. When I started working at the Courthouse, I was shocked by how it was nothing like Paralegal College. Although we learn a lot of hands on stuff and how to file documents, the program is mostly aimed at private practice and Civil law. I ended up in Criminal law in a Courthouse, a.k.a for the Ministry of Justice, a.k.a for public service and it's just so different from anything I had learned. We didn't have any class on clerk jobs—some colleges do. The other thing that surprised me was how different it was from TV shows or movies haha (I expected that, but not to that extend I guess). Also, my heart goes out to new lawyers or interns for the crap they're somethimes given. I had this one intern for the prosecution a few weeks ago who had to conduct a trial (a short one, only one day, but still, that still means the whole case rests on her shoulders) that she was handed the same morning because the other intern who was suppose to do it was sick that day. Had to review the whole file the same morning because coming in and interrogating the accused. She was really good though, but it must have been terrifying when you haven't worked the case and don't know any of the facts or the jurisprudence, and aren't prepared. At least the judge liked her and kept insisting on the fact that she was just an intern who didn't know the file going against "an experienced lawyer who knew his case" when in fact the dude was from Legal Aid and had only been a lawyer since 2019 and has had a different/weird start with the whole pandemic situation. We joked about that a lot during recesses.) Also shoutout to all the lawyers working alone without a paralegal or an assistant and who are on the edge of burnout too haha. That's most often the case in Criminal law. There is not "big cab" doing Criminal or Penal law, really. Anyway, always great to hear from you and I'm sending you positive vibes for you future, as always 💜 Definitly would like a part 2 ☺

Definitely PART 2️⃣

Luckily, much of the "doc review" drudgery can be handled with the assistance of AI and production of representative samples of documents pursuant to the amendments to the Federal Riles of Civil Procedure.

Lovee thiss, soo helpful

Yay!!!!

Part 2 ❤