Younger lawyers – are you getting in the reps?

This morning as I was working out, the trainer kept pushing the class. “Finish your reps.” “[Muscle] failure is where the growth begins.”

It’s not much different in the legal practice. No matter how many books we read, no matter how many CLE’s we attend, no matter how much mentoring we receive, we still have to get in the reps if we want to become better trial lawyers.

More depositions.

More hearings.

More writing.

And, of course, more time in trial.

The first time we do something, we may feel like we’re on the brink of failure. And, if we’re being honest, some of our early efforts aren’t great. 

Each rep, whether it’s motion practice, hearings, depositions or trial, will increase our ability and our comfort level with what we are doing. 

There are high stakes in the practice of law. Sometimes it’s uncomfortable. But nothing is more important than putting in the work, getting reps, and learning from our mistakes. There is no substitute for getting in the reps.

Oh, and that’s not me in the picture . . . 

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