This was my 6th week at my internship! Unfortunately, it was also a sick week. Turns out that I caught a pretty bad cold and I lost my voice for three days! I am still recovering, but I am feeling a bit better now. I should be back at my internship next week. I only went to my internship on Tuesday this week, as I could not be of much help without my voice (because I answer the phones a lot, but especially so when the paralegal is gone like she is this week). As a result, this blog post will probably be boring, as my week was filled mostly with coughing, tissues, and SO much research. I began my search for known statistics regarding family law cases and I also began drafting the survey that my on-site mentor will share with other attorneys. This will provide somewhat of a broad spectrum for my research.
On Tuesday, I mostly helped the paralegal prepare for her week-long absence by scanning closed files, filing current paperwork, and answering the phone calls. I have scanned closed files before, but I was surprised by the size of one file in particular, which contained close to 2,000 pages of legal paperwork and exhibits. Needless to say, it took a long time to scan everything.
See you next week!
Sorry to hear that you were sick. It seems like you soldiered through by focusing on your research. I can't wait to hear how your survey goes. Regarding the volume of legal paperwork, I understand; sometimes I can't find him behind the boxes he has stacked in his work room!
ReplyDeleteThanks Michael! It was a rough week, but I made significant strides in my research. I am planning on sending out the survey on Wednesday so hopefully I will get the results back either next week or the week after. I'm debating giving the survey a bit more time, but I'm not sure exactly what I'm gonna do yet. My on-site mentor is a member of a Facebook group with her old law school classmates and she will be helping me spread the survey as much as possible by means of Facebook.
DeleteYou should see the binders we keep! The files for some clients fill multiple binders completely, there is so much paperwork! We keep boxes and boxes of files in storage too, and there are two bookshelves full with files for our current clients.
Too bad you got sick, but it seems like you were able to get a lot done anyway. Hopefully this survey goes well and you get the data you are looking for.
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