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Unlearning learning
Apr. 9th, 2012 12:11 pmI was trained by someone who recycled the same arguments time and time again. I recall talking to another attorney who lives off an 8-page cheat sheet with his relevant law sections ready to go.
I'm newish, or was new, and didn't really have those sorts of resources AND I sucked horribly at case law research. SO I spent a metric ton of time plugging away at case law research on every new case. As I've done so, I've gotten faster and better and finding what I need. This is good.
Not good is the fact I jump into research too often, too quickly, which while it isn't a bad thing makes my job harder with little reward for my efforts.
I need to research ways to make my job easier and not work hard out of momentum alone. If I work hard, there better be a good reason.
I'm newish, or was new, and didn't really have those sorts of resources AND I sucked horribly at case law research. SO I spent a metric ton of time plugging away at case law research on every new case. As I've done so, I've gotten faster and better and finding what I need. This is good.
Not good is the fact I jump into research too often, too quickly, which while it isn't a bad thing makes my job harder with little reward for my efforts.
I need to research ways to make my job easier and not work hard out of momentum alone. If I work hard, there better be a good reason.
