Blog 14: Interview 3 Preparation

1.  Who do you plan to interview?  What is this person's area of expertise?

 I plan to interview my mentors paralegal Luz. Luz is a paralegal that works in my mentor’s law firm and also works for my mentor.

2.  Verify that you have called your interviewee to schedule an interview.  What is the date and time of the interview?

I have contacted Luz to schedule an interview and she said she would tell me her availability. It will be sometime within the next two weeks.

3.  Phrase an open-ended question that will help you find research resources that would help to answer the EQ.

What are the best ways to make sure the client is satisfied?

4.  Phrase an open-ended question that will help you think about other useful activities you might do to help you answer the EQ (IC2, possible experts to talk to, etc).

What is the definition of satisfy and how does it relate to the ending result of a case for a client?

5.  Phrase two open-ended questions that help you to understand your interviewee's perspective on an aspect of your EQ.

What are the steps into informing the client during their case? What do you tell the client and what do you leave out? Is their a way to give out too much information to the client?

Blog 13: 10 Hour Mentorship Check-In

1.   Where are you doing your mentorship?

I am doing my mentorship at my mentor's law firm called Hafif and Associates.

2.   Who is your contact?  What makes this person an expert?

Cindy Hafif, my mentor, is a Personal Injury lawyer. She has been in this work for years and became successful enough to run a law firm.

3.   How many hours have you done during the school year? (Summer Mentorship Hours and Mentorship Hours should be reflected separately in your Senior Project Hours log located on the right hand side of your blog).

I have done 26 mentorship hours during the school year so far, along with 19.5 summer mentorship hours. I have also completed 26 hours for my independent component one.

4.   Succinctly summarize what you did, how well you and your mentor worked together, and how you plan to complete the remaining hours.

I have learned how to make a case, file a case, destruct a case file. I learned my mentor's tips and tricks on how to stay neat and organized for all the paperwork that is required in Personal Injury cases. I've gotten to sit in meditations, depositions, and court trials. I plan on doing all that I can do in learning new things with my mentor and attending more of these meetings.

Blog 12: Holiday Project Update

1. It is important to consistently work on your senior project, whether it is break or we are in school.  What did you do over the break with your senior project?

I met with my mentor 3 times over winter break. I helped her with some files and made nametags for her Christmas party. I also went to LA with her to a mediation that took 15 hours! It was honestly super boring but I did learn from it.

2. What was the most important thing you learned from what you did, and why?  What was the source of what you learned?

I learned that being a lawyer is really hard and sometimes boring work. As a lawyer you have to always pay attention, have the right paperwork, give good advice, always seem awake and not let your guard down. Since a lawyer’s client is paying them, they have to know what they’re doing, present themselves, and be ready for anything. During the 15-hour mediation, my mentor had to do all of this and more, while I’m sitting there trying not to fall asleep. To be a lawyer, I learned, you really have to love it and love everything that comes with it.

3. Your third interview will be a 10 question interview related to possible answers for your EQ. Who do you plan to talk to and why?

I plan to interview my mentor's paralegal, Luz. She is a highly qualified lawyer and does a lot of work for my mentor. I think she give me a lot of good information on what she does, how she became a successful lawyer, and what it takes to be a lawyer.