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I. Gatekeeping Strategies Overview
II. Gatekeeping Strategies
A. Determine Which People and Organizations are Priority
Establish some ground rules
Trust your gut
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Remain calm
Be respectful, don’t patronize
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• Take inventory
• Work with IT
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• Know their work habits
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• Know the priorities for you & the boss
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I. Gatekeeping Strategies Overview
II. Gatekeeping Strategies
A. Determine Which People and Organizations are Priority
Establish some ground rules
Trust your gut
B. Resolve Issues That Arise From Demanding People
Remain calm
Be respectful, don’t patronize
C. Confidentiality in Handling Phone Calls and Documents
• Take inventory
• Work with IT
III. Techniques for Assisting Multiple Bosses
A. Assessing Working Styles
• Know thy self
• Know their work habits
B. Tracking Everyone’s Time
• Advance Planning
• Carbon Copy Message Pads
C. Negotiating Conflicting Schedules
• Create a system
• Know the priorities for you & the boss
Why do some people land that perfect job and others struggle to even get an interview? There are others that go to several interviews but never get called back or the interviews end very quickly without an explanation. It turns out that many academically smart people are very lousy at understanding the job application process.
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1. Seven Habits of Highly
Successful Externs
The Whys, and the Hows
2. 1. Demonstrate a Strong
Work Ethic: Why?
• No matter whether your externship is in the field
you plan to enter, or the city where you plan to
live, it will be on your resume for a long time.
• Your goal is not just to pass the class; it’s also to:
• Gain as much real-world experience as possible
• Build strong references
• Start building a professional network
• Build relationships with mentors
• Build Emory’s reputation within the Atlanta legal
community – don’t let them think our students have a
“sense of entitlement” and don’t work as hard!
3. 1. Demonstrate a Strong
Work Ethic: How
• Treat it like a job.
• If you are sick, let your supervisor know right away, and when to next
expect you. (Email is acceptable, but also call if it is very short notice.)
• If you have a conflicting commitment that you can’t move, let your
supervisor know as far in advance as possible, and proactively make
arrangements to make up your time.
• Be helpful.
• Don’t just show up and wait for work. Offer assistance wherever
appropriate.
• Express a desire to follow through on assignments to ensure they are
useful to your supervisor.
• Don’t just do the minimum. Do what it takes.
• Remember that students at other Ga. schools are required to work 20 more
hours (and 2 more weeks) than you.
• If the workload exceeds requirements and you are genuinely having a hard
time managing it, talk to me and/or experienced peers about how to handle it.
• At the end of the semester, don’t seem anxious to be done; ask what else you
can do in your remaining time, and how you should close out existing
projects.
4. 2. Err on the Side of
Excessive Respectfulness:
Why?
• First impressions mean everything!
• No one will fault you for being overly respectful;
they will gladly correct you if it’s unnecessary.
BUT:
• Those who are offended by what they perceive as
disrespect will almost never tell you.
5. 2. Err on the Side of Excessive
Respectfulness: What (not) to
Wear
• On the first day, be conservative:
• In the absence of other information, wear a suit. You can always take off
the jacket and (if you’re male) tie.
• If you interviewed at the office, and recall what everyone was
wearing, dress one notch up from that.
• Business casual means different things to different people.
• Carefully observe for a week or so, and adjust accordingly.
• Avoid wearing very casual clothing (jeans, shorts, flip
flops, yoga pants, t-shirts, anything with holes) unless
someone expressly tells you it’s acceptable.
• Ladies: short/tight clothing, heavy makeup, or clubwear is not
acceptable. (No one will feel comfortable telling you, though.)
It might not be stylish, but more conservative is better.
6. 2. Err on the Side of Excessive
Respectfulness: Respect (Just a Little
Bit)
• Addressing supervisors: This is the South.
• Use “Ma’am” and “Sir.” Judges are “Your Honor.”
• Address everyone “Mr.” or “Ms.” until they tell you to call them by
their first name.
• Staff: Treat them with utmost respect.
• They likely know more than you do.
• They can help you – or make your life hard.
• Humor/tone: This isn’t school, it’s a workplace.
• Avoid discussing politics, religion, or anything related to sex, drugs
or alcohol.
• Don’t gossip about other students or employees.
• Even if others do it, avoid taking part.
7. 3. Communicate!
Why?
• The most common issues in placements result
from communication problems.
• Your relative inexperience may lead you to assume things
that aren’t the case.
• Your supervisor may have forgotten what it’s like to be a law
student, and may assume you know things you don’t.
• Communication is a professional skill you need to
learn.
• Supervisors are not always the best
communicators, but they will appreciate someone
who is proactive.
8. 3. Communicate!
What to Ask (1)
These questions are available in a handy printable document on Blackboard.
• Background:
• Can I get copies of the underlying documents?
• Can you give me an overview of the case/situation, so that I can
understand the context?
• Starting points:
• Do you have a sense for where I should start/where is likely to be most
fruitful?
• I was thinking of starting with [x], does that seem right?
• Format of deliverables:
• Do you want this to be a memo? If so, how formal do you want it to be?
• Do you have any samples of this type of motion/brief/memo?
• Do you want sources attached?
• Do you want paper or electronic?
• Or should I draft the motion/brief/contract language?
• Do you want to see interim drafts, or just the final product?
9. 3. Communicate!
What to Ask (2)
• Research sources:
• Do you want only this district/circuit/state or a broader search?
• Do you want me to look only at cases, or treatises/law
reviews/practice guides?
• Time estimates:
• How long do you expect this should take me?
• At what point should I come talk to you if it seems like it will take
longer?
• Progress reports and questions
• When/how should I report back on my progress? After a few
hours/end of the day/next week?
• Will you be available for questions (and if not, who can I talk to in
your absence)?
10. 3. Communicate!
How to Receive an Assignment
• Ideally: Bring the list of questions and a notepad with
you to a meeting to discuss an assignment.
• Write down the assignment
• Review the list of questions and ask what you need to. (It’s
ok to ask for a moment to review to make sure you have
what you need.)
• Summarize your understanding of the assignment before
leaving.
• If this is not possible,
• Immediately after receiving the assignment, review the list
of questions to ensure you have the information you need.
• Send an email or write down your questions to ask at the
next available opportunity.
11. 3. Communicate!
How to Keep Communicating
• Briefly update your supervisor regularly – ideally at
least once a week, possibly every day that you are in
the office.
• Be sensitive to your supervisor’s time: collect
questions to ask at reasonable intervals.
• If you run into a problem or you are uncertain:
• Spend a reasonable amount of time given the scope of the
assignment – perhaps a couple of hours – trying to find the
answer.
• Don’t be afraid to ask: briefly describe what you’ve done to
locate the answer so they know what you tried.
• If you think you know the answer, say it, and ask for
confirmation. You may know more than you think!
12. 4. Be Prepared!
Why
• The number one thing supervisors ask me to tell
students is this: Always bring a notepad and
pen.
• Eye contact is important: If you use your laptop to
take notes, the person you’re speaking to may
doubt whether you are paying attention.
• Attorneys need to know how to anticipate
questions and be prepared to answer them; your
preparation for a meeting is relevant to your
professional skills.
13. 4. Be Prepared!
How
• Always bring something to take notes:
• Notepad and pen is preferred.
• iPad/tablet note-taking app is acceptable alternative
• Smartphone is not (it looks like you’re texting)
• Laptop is ok in the absence of anything better – but place it
low on your lap, and maintain eye contact over the screen.
• If you know that you are going to be asked about a
case or a project, review your notes/memo and do a
little research ahead of time.
• If you requested the meeting, have in mind a short
agenda to keep the meeting efficient and on-topic.
14. 5. Get in Touch with Your
Inner OCD Side: Why?
• Seeing typographical or grammatical errors in
work product makes the reader doubt the
substance.
• Particularly in the legal profession, attorneys place
a high premium on technical perfection and
accuracy in written work product.
• As a junior member of a team, you can’t afford to
have your supervisors think you are both
inexperienced and careless.
15. 5. Get in Touch with Your
Inner OCD Side: How
• Never submit a true draft to your supervisor. In form, at least,
it should be in a condition to go to the client/court.
• Proofread, proofread, proofread.
• At a minimum, spellcheck. But many errors are not caught by
spellcheck alone.
• So, give yourself time to put the work down, and read it with a
fresh eye.
• Don’t just proof it onscreen.
• We may not read as carefully on the computer screen due to Internet
browsing habits.
• It’s harder to check for consistency in longer documents.
• If you are not good at catching errors, have a colleague read it
through for errors.
• In a time crunch, let the supervisor know that you have not
proofed the document, and ask whether they need it in
current form, or would prefer you spend more time to proof
it.
16. 5. Get In Touch with Your Inner
OCD Side: How Much?
In most work settings, you cannot pursue every issue in as
much depth as you would for a law review article or
seminar paper. You will have to let go of some substantive
loose ends.
• Hints:
• Ask the supervisor to estimate how many pages they
expect, and how much time they expect it to take.
Adjust the time you spend based on these estimates.
• Research as you go, rather than all at once.
• Research just far enough to understand the structure of the
analysis you’ll need to make.
• Write an outline of the steps of the analysis.
• Research and fill in the steps of the analysis as needed, keeping
an open mind in case you discover you need to add another step
to the analysis.
• Write the facts section last, using just the facts relevant to the
analysis and those necessary for context.
17. 6. Take Constructive
Criticism Gracefully: Why?
• You’ll want to explain, “I did it this way because…”
• No matter why you want to explain, it will sound
defensive. This can lead to:
• Your supervisor thinking you’re not really listening to
him/her, but just reflexively defending yourself.
• Your supervisor thinking you are rejecting their criticism, so
that you won’t correct the problem in the future.
• Your supervisor interpreting your defensiveness as being
hurt, and avoiding attempts at constructive criticism in the
future, because it’s uncomfortable for him/her.
• Interrupting in order to explain only reinforces these
negative impressions.
18. 6. Take Constructive
Criticism Gracefully: How
Convey an attitude of desiring to learn how best to work with
your supervisor.
• Listen carefully to your supervisor and don’t interrupt.
• Take the criticism as an expression of your supervisor’s
preference, rather than that your work is “wrong.”
• Your goal here is to assist your supervisor; you can develop your own
style as an attorney.
• Even if your supervisor misunderstands the error, take the
criticism as a sign that you need to change something to
avoid the misunderstanding.
• “You didn’t use the correct form for the motion.” But you asked your
supervisor’s colleague, because your supervisor wasn’t in the office, and
this is what he advised. You should have confirmed with your supervisor.
• If an explanation seems necessary, express a solution with
the explanation to demonstrate you’ve heard the criticism.
• “I did it this way because Mr. Smith had advised me this was how to do
it, but I see now that I should have confirmed that with you.”
• Ask for advice on how to improve, if it’s not clear.
19. 7. Read Carefully, and
Respond Carefully: Why?
• We are in the habit of scanning emails and text messages
quickly, and sending a quick response.
• Emails are treated the same as hard-copy letters in law
practice, so they should be given the same attention and
care.
• They can be used as evidence, exhibits to a motion, addenda to
contracts.
• They are expected to have the same level of professionalism in
format and tone.
• A response – even if only to acknowledge receipt and
understanding – is expected within a reasonable period of time (1-
2 days, depending on the area of practice).
• In this course, we only meet once a week for a short time. I
may need to communicate important information to you
between classes.
20. 7. Read Carefully, and Respond
Carefully: How (Writing)
• Professional emails should have
• a greeting
• complete sentences/paragraphs
• proper grammar and punctuation (even if less formal in tone and
sentence structure), and
• a signature block (name, title, company/agency, phone number).
• To ensure a quick response from the recipient
• make it as concise as possible.
• put the “takeaway”/”action item” in the first sentence or two.
• attach any documents needed to respond, even if the reader has
previously received them.
• Draft an email, reread, and edit it, like you would written work
product, before sending.
• If you are angry or upset, write the email, but don’t hit send! Save it to the
drafts folder, and edit it after you have regained composure.
• Delete the “sent from a [smartphone], forgive any typos” tagline. If you
can’t write a proper email on a smartphone, don’t use it for professional
emails.
21. 7. Read Carefully, and Respond
Carefully: How (Receiving)
• When receiving written instructions (from me, or a
supervisor):
• If the email was to you individually, acknowledge receipt as soon
as possible (indicating, if necessary, that you will be reviewing in
more detail at a later time).
• Carefully read all of the instructions.
• Look for attachments, and review those as well.
• Consult other sources of information you have previously received
that relate to the subject of the email.
• If you can’t do all of the above immediately, wait until you
can, before you substantively respond.
• The fact that you only have a smartphone available right now
does not excuse you from reading carefully and writing an
appropriate response, unless (perhaps) you are in trial or
traveling.
• Don’t just send an email to ask a question because you don’t
have the information available at that moment.