Anyone actually received training as a lawyer? I feel like my training has been trial by fire 😅

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Trial by fire for me 😅

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My training was all on the job by doing the work. Sitting in a room with someone explaining to you skills-based concepts via powerpoint isn’t helpful in my experience - see 3-4 years of law school for reference.

If you have not already, I would suggest supplementing your knowledge base with PLI, CLEs, legal articles and talking to colleagues before, during and after projects.

Happy to provide other suggestions if you don’t mind sharing your practice area.

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