This past Monday, I had the opportunity to accompany a senior associate in the litigation department, on a tag-along to the 17th Judicial Circuit Court of Florida for a hearing on a motion to compel arbitration. Prior to going to the hearing, I helped him research key issues regarding the motion, as well as
No case law, no problem!
This past week I selected an assignment from the Environmental department that required me to analyze the Code of Miami-Dade County and formulate an argument that our client complied with the criteria needed to obtain a specific type of permit. Finding no case law or secondary sources that interpreted the code section I was researching,
Hitting the Ground Running
As a returning Summer Associate–reflecting on the past summer’s orientation–I assumed my second orientation may be repetitive. This assumption proved incorrect on my second day, as I began working with David Schubauer and the Corporate Department on an acquisition.
My hands-on involvement in a complex acquisition this early in the summer speaks to the steep