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Business Law

Apr. 15, 2025

How empowering junior associates drives success in high-stakes business disputes and trial outcomes

By providing junior associates with hands-on trial experience and meaningful roles in high-stakes business disputes, firms can foster growth, build successful teams, and achieve impactful results, as demonstrated by a recent case that resulted in a $28.5 million jury verdict.

Anika M. Prednis

Associate
Tucker Ellis

How empowering junior associates drives success in high-stakes business disputes and trial outcomes
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In high-stakes business disputes, the likelihood of a case ever making it to trial is remarkably low - most of the time, cases are resolved long before they ever reach a courtroom. For young lawyers aspiring to gain trial experience, the odds of making it to trial are even worse.

However, some courts, like Orange County Superior Court's Department C11, with presiding judg...

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