Litigation
Cal. Litig. 2015, Volume 28, Number 2
Content
- Belated Thanks for Something I Borrowed
- Can Private Attorney General Actions Be Forced Into Arbitration?
- Curious Clerks and the Case of the Yellow Hat
- Demystifying Patent Litigation
- Dutch Treat
- Editor's Foreword This is Not a Eulogy!
- Litigation Section Executive Committee Past Chairs
- Masthead
- McDermott On Demand: If Only.... Supreme Court of the United States, October Term, 2015
- New Lawyers Column: Why I Went to Law School and Chose Not to Work in a Firm
- Past Editors-in-Chief
- Table of Contents
- The Mysterious World of Civil Litigation Bonds
- Timing Posttrial Motions: Statutory Amendments Freshen the Bait in Traps for the Unwary
- Where First Amendment Internet Anonymity Rights Collide with Copyright
- From the Section Chair
From the Section Chair
By Carol D. Kuluva
Carol D. Kuluva
Where do new or less experienced trial attorneys obtain courtroom and trial experience? With law firms continuing to reduce the number of first-year associates hired, and the financial crisis of 2008, where does a newly admitted attorney obtain training on courtroom etiquette? Where does a new admittee obtain the knowledge to properly defend expert witnesses in deposition? How do new admittees learn how to introduce business records during trial?
In the past, law firms trained new associates on the practical skills of courtroom etiquette, court appearances, and taking and defending depositions. New associates would accompany senior partners or senior associates to court and receive on-the-job training. However, with many newly admitted attorneys venturing out on their own, they often do not work at firms and do not have senior attorneys to train them.