Anyone else dread having to read their hearing transcripts? To me, it’s the equivalent of hearing a recording of my own voice.

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Do you even attorney bro? We're supposed to be full of ourselves. When I nail an argument I'll read the transcript later just to be impressed with how good I am. Get better

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On a slightly serious note...whenever I nail an argument at a hearing I usually save the transcript just for myself. It’s a good pick me up if you ever need a reminder that you chose the right profession or start to doubt yourself.

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I read mine - was shocked to find that at my first deposition I started questions with ‘okay’. Every single question. Learning experience for sure. But I can tell you I don’t do that anymore. 😊

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To be clear, this guy was a 10 year practicing attorney at least.

Some are definitely hard to read. But sometimes it reads better than I remember it actually happening which is nice 😉

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I enjoy it. My arguments read much better than I thought they sounded in person.

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Yeeeeeesssssssss! You gotta love those mvp court reporters that edit out all of your stutters and ummmmms. Just remember treat your reporters nice so they don’t make you look like a fool to the appellate attorney. Lol

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If you want to know true pain, try watching yourself during an appellate oral argument even if you feel like you nailed it. I learned that I can’t help myself from glaring at OC when they make a stupid argument and it was all caught on video. A nice glass of bourbon definitely helps too.

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I had a client bombing a direct examination by OC once and my co-counsel had to pinch me because of the look on my face. I was completely unaware. Gotta do better

No. I read all my dep transcripts and try to find spots where I can improve.

Also, easy billables. Analyze transcript of so and so regarding further discovery to conduct. Or something to that effect.

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