Got a job as a PD! Very excited to start. Any tips?

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Listen to your clients. Believe your clients. Shadow and ask as many questions as you can. Many days you will feel like you know nothing, but you are all that stands between our clients and the crushing weight of a system that wants them to fail! We are the defense!

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You need to develop a schedule that will allow you to maintain a work life balance. Defence work, especially as a PD, can be all consuming, burn out is a very real threat. Shadow as much as you can, but also work on forging relationships with Senior lawyers that know the law inside out. That way, if you run into something you don't know how to handle, you can ask them.

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While it is fun to trial with friends always choose a trial partner that has as much experience as possible. You will learn so much more. When you hear about the senior attorneys going to trial watch as much as possible but save your questions until after the trial because they may not have the bandwidth.

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Cross-posting.

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Hi there! Any federal PDs here? I was wondering how long it took from submission of background check paperwork to start date. Is 6 months normal? Thank you.

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Thinking of switching to public defense after less than a year of disliking civil defense work. Encouragement? I did some public defense in law school and loved it. Any tips or well wishes appreciated.

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