If a firm you might lateral to asks for a writing sample, do you use something from your current firm or something from law school as I'm only a 2nd year. And do I use the final version edited by others or my original first draft?

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Yea. Use a law firm. Add a cover page explains what your responsible for and clarifying that while you drafted the bulk, it went through the normal editing and review process.

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Use your law firm. I’d take something you’ve drafted recently, change identifying information, and edit it one more time (cuz theres always some things you see when you look over docs again).

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