Blog 24: Last Presentation Reflection

(1) Positive Statement

What are you most proud of in your block presentation and/or your senior project? Why?

I am most proud about how I talked in my presentation. I was able to keep my nerves in check once I started my presentation. I am proud of how my activities turned out because everyone really enjoyed them. Presenting in front of everyone felt like a breeze compared to my freshman year. I felt confident and felt like myself presenting to the class.

(2) Questions to Consider

a.     What assessment would you give yourself on your block presentation?  Use the component contract to defend that assessment.

AE       P          AP       CR       NC

I would give myself an AE/P. I did everything required on the contract and more. I had two activities; I used my prop, gave out lots of information on my experiences and topic, and had hand on experience with the class.

b.     What assessment would you give yourself on your overall senior project? Use the component contract to defend that assessment.

AE       P          AP       CR       NC

I would give myself an AE. I thoroughly enjoyed my project. I learned so much in mentorship and had great experiences. I worked really hard this year with research and doing lots of work for my project. My presentation went very well and I got to teach other people what I love doing. I am so grateful for this project, for it led me to be more confident in myself and it made me build strong relationships with people I may have never met before.

(3) What worked for you in your senior project?

This senior project has led me to know a field I was scared at first trying. I have always wanted to be in law and this project let me be able to try it. I got to experience things I would have never thought I would have been able to do in the first place. I got to meet lawyers, clients, judges, and so many important people. I have grown more confident in myself because law can now be a realistic future career path for me.

(4) (What didn't work) If you had a time machine, what would you have done differently to improve your senior project?

I loved my two activities, but I wish my second activity would have been more connecting to my third answer. I needed to find a way to tie them together better.

(5) Finding Value

How has the senior project been helpful to you in your future endeavors?   Be specific and use examples.

I got to experience the life of a lawyer. I got to watch the boring work and fun parts of being a lawyer. I got to meet people in the law field that I would have never have met if it weren’t for this project. Now, going into college, I am going to look into law and business and see how it goes. This project has brought confidence within myself because I know I can be a lawyer if I have the passion for it and if I work really hard. My mentor, Cindy Hafif, has been an amazing person to work with. She has given me opportunities that other lawyers don’t even get to have. This project will help me carry life long memories that will influence my decisions in the future.

Blog 23: Exit Interview

Content:

1. What is your essential question, and what are your answers?  What is your best answer and why?

EQ: How does a Personal Injury Lawyer ensure the best overall satisfaction of their client?

Answer 1: Educate the client

Answer 2: Communication with the client

Answer 3: Highest level of knowledge of insurance companies

Best Answer: Answer 3 - Highest level of knowledge of insurance companies

This is my best answer because it is key to get the lawyer to have a high success rate for their client. Having knowledge of insurance companies will help the lawyer get through cases faster and smoother by knowing the steps, communicating, and reasoning with them.

2. What process did you take to arrive at this answer?

The process of getting my answer was during my mentorship. Being able to be apart of Ms. Hafif’s cases, I got to have first hand experience with insurance companies. I got to see how they work and how not reasonable they are. Also talking with Ms. Hafif and her paralegal led me to pick my answer three.

3. What problems did you face?  How did you resolve them?

At first I did not know what to exactly talk about with insurance companies. There were a lot of routes I could have taken. I just had to pick the route that would best lead to my essential question. After that, I was able to figure out what to do easily.

4. What are the two most significant sources you used to answer your essential question and why?

My most significant sources to answer my essential question were my interview with Luz Raddock, the Personal Injury Paralegal, and a lawyer website called All Law.