Survival Skills Workshop for New Lawyers
The seminar runs from 8:00am - 5:45pm with lunch provided from 11:30am - 12:30pm.
Approved for 5 hours of California MCLE credit.

Session 2
Legal Research: Myths, Realities & Effectively Using it to Get Ahead
Colleen Fitzgerald Cable, JD, MLIS
1 hour 15 minutes

Legal Research can be scary when a client (or the firm) is picking up the tab. You don't want to be known as the associate who ran up thousands of dollars in unnecessary legal research charges. Instead, use your legal research skills effectively and efficiently to stand out from the crowd.

This session will cover:

• The myths and realities surrounding legal research in a world of fee vs. free online resources and print
• An examination of the ways law firms are charged for and bill for legal research
• A look at the attitudes and perceptions of new associates and legal research from law firm leadership
• An easy-to-implement step-by-step process map for conducting legal research

"Blind reliance on research that focuses merely on words and not on concepts poses the same hazards that lawyers encountered in the late 19th Century. We judges can access raw data too. What we look for from lawyers is help making sense of it all."
- Chief Justice John Roberts, US Supreme Court

Session 1
Writing that Works: 20 Ways to
Transform Your Prose
Kiko Korn, Esq
3 hours

In this hands-on, interactive session, participants learn 20 concrete ways to achieve a clear, concise writing style that engages busy partners and judges. The session focuses on cutting clutter, reviving sentences, organizing paragraphs, quoting authorities, and connecting thoughts. Working in small groups, participants apply the "20 ways" to excerpts from recent high-profile memos, briefs, and motions.

Participants receive a comprehensive workshop manual that includes writing tips, models, and checklists. The manual also includes practical pointers for writing memos and briefs, as well as guides on topics such as punctuation, grammar, and editing.

"Kiko has presented her workshops to our summer and junior associates in several Orrick offices. Her programs are outstanding--she's an engaging speaker, her written materials are superb, and our associates consistently give her rave reviews."
-Bill Oxley, Los Angeles Hiring Partner
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe

Session 3
Strictly Business Development for Associates!
Katherine Lowry, JD
3 hours

Katherine will guide participants through a session geared toward creating their own personal business development plan, and includes:

• The creation of an individual plan for success and tips on how to stick to it
• Value-added Relationships: How to Segment your Client List
• Personal Selling Tactics: Developing Your Message
• The Art of Conversation: Relating to Clients and Building Better Relationships

"You therefore must take steps to…develop concrete professional development strategies to flourish in this constantly evolving landscape."
-Eric S. Jackson, “The Secret to Success in an Up and Down Economy,” Texas Lawyer November 3, 2008