15 Things I Wish I’d Learned in Law School

For many of us, law school was a formative time and helped shape us into the attorneys that we are today. However, law school was not without its failings, particularly in addressing real-world practice concerns. There wasn’t a class on how to handle insane clients, or what to do when a grievance gets filed against you (and yes, it will happen at some point, especially in family law land). 

Law school taught us how to think like lawyers, but not how to be lawyers. The truth is, much of what it takes to succeed in practice wasn’t in our casebooks. From managing clients and billing ethically to building a sustainable career and protecting your own sanity, the real lessons come only after years in the trenches… or from this CLE. 

Join attorney Jordan Turk for a candid, practical session that covers the lessons every lawyer wishes they’d learned sooner, from an attorney who’s been there, made the mistakes, and lived to tell the tale (mostly). 

Key Takeaways:

• Ethical pitfalls to avoid – the traps that law school didn’t warn you about
• Money matters – tips on billing (and collecting) for your firm
• Managing clients (along with their cases) in a respectful and ethical way
• Tech and time – how to use modern tools to reclaim your day

Duration: 60 minutes
 

This webinar is eligible for CLE credit in multiple jurisdictions.*

Featured Presenter:

Jordan Turk, Attorney & Director of Education and Attorney Development

Jordan is a practicing attorney in Texas, and the Director of Education and Attorney Development at Smokeball. Her family law expertise includes complex property division and contentious custody cases, as well as appeals and prenuptial agreements. In addition to her family law practice, she’s passionate about legal technology and how it can revolutionize law firms.

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Jordan graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a B.A. in Classics, History, and Religious Studies and then went on to attend the University of Arkansas School of Law to earn her J.D. After almost four years of practice with a high-asset family law firm in Houston (and after being frustrated at the lack of automation in her firm), she discovered the world of legal technology which ultimately brought her to Smokeball.

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In Hacking Law Firm Success with Jordan Turk, she interviews law firm founders about how they grew and scaled their practices, as well as their ethos behind managing a firm.