Law Practice
Sep. 21, 2022
None of this matters – how pro bono work changed my career
While it generally takes a few years for law firms to trust junior associates with taking depositions or drafting briefs for traditional clients, first and second-year attorneys routinely get such opportunities in pro bono cases.
Victor Leung
Director of Education and Deputy Litigation Director
ACLU Foundation of Southern California
Email: vleung@aclusocal.org
New York Univ SOL; New York NY
When I was a second-year attorney at a large firm, I was working on a case going to trial with a very short timeline. After a number of intense depositions, a partner and I sat exhausted at the Phoenix airport, waiting for our flight home. Unprompted, he said to me: “You know, none of this matters. This is just work. Nobody will ever remember any of this in ten years.” I was taken aback. He then contrasted our case with the work he used to do for the government, whic...
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