Young litigator here - what are some tips you have to improve as a litigator?

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Learn that you should sometimes stop at something when litigating

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Expect all of your emails to be an exhibit one day.

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This is very real!!!

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reasonable and firm is better than nasty and aggressive

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100% this. Play to win, but keep in mind that winning isn't always a verdict in your favor. Look for off-ramps and solutions short of the expense and uncertainty of a trial.

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Don’t be afraid of feedback from senior attorneys supervising you. Actively solicit it. Most times that advice is based on a time when they screwed up when they were a younger attorney. This is a profession about failing upwards.

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Change that screen name.

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When you are making submissions to judges, knowing when to shut up is a valuable skill.

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This is so real!

Don’t piss off the managing clerk.

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Any time you can spending watching trials/hearings/etc., you should. That can be hard to balance with your actual workload, but try to make time to watch experienced attorneys in court, especially good ones.

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If you are able to, a federal clerkship is extremely helpful in learning everything about litigation from common mistakes, common arguments, what some attorneys did well, and a general knowledge of how things work

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Print to proof read anything you file and send out. Make sure your routine involves double/triple checking all the form stuff (signature block, cert of service, plurals/posessives). Unless your assistant is perfect, make them print it out .

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Print to proof read anything you file and send out. Make sure your routine involves double/triple checking all the form stuff (signature block, cert of service, plurals/posessives). Unless your assistant is perfect, make them print it out .

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