Confessions of a Former Law Clerk
October 2009
By: Susan M. Audey
DRI's monthly magazine, For the Defense
My years as a law clerk for a well-respected appellate judge taught me many things-the most important was that first impressions matter. And that first impression came-for better or worse-in the appellate briefing. Oral argument-and face-to-face contact-would be months away. My first impression came from the writing that I was either glad to read or forced to endure. The harder I had to work to understand the writing and the writer's argument, the less likely I was to think favorably of the lawyer or the lawyer's argument. Read More...
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