Blog 19: Third Answer

• EQ
• How can a bankruptcy lawyer best help his client reach a fair settlement?
• Answer #3 (Write in a complete sentence like a thesis statement)*
• The best way a lawyer can help his client is using good financial skills.
• 3 details to support the answer
• Useful when reviewing client’s assets and debt.
• Helps when reorganizing plan of debt.
• Transaction skills are good to have.
• The research source(s) to support your details and answer
• Barnes, Harrison. "What does it mean to be a bankruptcy lawyer." Law Crossing. Law Crossing. n.d. Web. 18 Feb. 2016.
• Concluding Sentence
• In a field like bankruptcy law financial skills are going to be used a lot. There is going to be many moments where money and transactions are involved.

Blog 12: Holiday Project Update

1.  It is important to consistently work on your senior project, whether it is break or we are in school.  What did you do over the break with your senior project?

Over break I met up with Mr. Benitez. I wanted to talk to him about what I could do for an  Independent Component next semester. I also tried to plan out when I could see him in 2016. I didn't do much research on my topic besides that.

2.  What was the most important thing you learned from what you did, and why?  What was the source of what you learned?

The most important thing I learned were the ideas Mr. Benitez gave me for an Independent component. He told me to go to a courthouse and try to see other lawyers in action. I think this is a cool idea and a good opportunity. The source is just from Mr. Benitez.

3.  Your third interview will be a 10 question interview related to possible answers for your EQ. Who do you plan to talk to and why?

I was planning on asking Mr. Benitez in he could give me the contact info of a former coworker of his.I want to interview the coworker because he or she would also be able to help me in my certain area of law.

Blog 1 – Senior Final Lesson/Interview Reflection

1.  What three lessons were most helpful for you to see, and why?

It was most helpful for me to see criminal law, negligence law, and teaching. The topics I am interested in are law and teaching. The presentations about law helped me see what lawyers do like defend people and review documents in court. The teaching presentation helped me see how teachers need to do to help their students learn.

2. List one thing that you learned about the senior project in interviews that will help you get off to a good start?

In the senior interviews I learned that it is good to get a mentor and learn a lot in the beginning.

3. What topic(s) are you considering, and why?

I am interested in topics concerning law and teaching. I want to pursue law as a career because I want to study the law and I like how lawyers have to think of ways to win cases. I think teaching is a good topic because I get to help people learn.

4. What EQ do you think might be interesting to consider in guiding a project like this? (Please don't worry about any sort of formula...we want this question to come from your genuine interest).

What is the best way for a lawyer to succeed in court?

5. What are some ideas you have about finding summer mentorship?

I know a lawyer at my church and I’m considering asking him to mentor me. I can also look for a mentorship at my sister’s school.