Intro

As a litigator journeys towards the end of his or her in-court career, when more time is spent reminiscing about glorious courtroom battles than engaging in the same, developing the next generation of courtroom litigators is of paramount importance.  Yes, the “youngs” need to learn their lessons the same way we did–in glorious battle, suffering the scars of defeat and occasional humiliation, while winning their prestige on the backs of their triumphs.  But rather than let them repeat our simple mistakes, let us set at least some of them–the chosen few–on the path to outdo the “olds.”

Let us give them the secrets to early success as a litigator.  We have all seen young trial counsel make the same simple mistakes over and over again, just like we did.  And we have likely given the same advice in feedback sessions over and over again on every aspect of trial litigation.  Yours may be different, but in the Mentoring Post is my “script” repeated over and over to countless bright-eyed youngs