471: Life as a Trial Lawyer (w/Jim Brosnahan)

Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today, we're speaking with Jim Brosnahan – a longtime Morrison Foerster trial lawyer and author of Justice at Trial – about life as a trial lawyer and the skills you'll need to succeed in this profession. In this episode we discuss: Introduction to our guest, Jim Brosnahan, and his latest book, Justice at Trial Challenges and rewards of life as a trial lawyer With trials being so limited these days, is this a viable career path for newer lawyers? The process of developing public speaking skills BigLaw interview tips for aspiring lawyers Resources: JimJBrosnahan.com (https://www.jimjbrosnahan.com/) LinkedIn: Jim Brosnahan (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jim-brosnahan/) Justice at Trial: Courtroom Battles and Groundbreaking Cases, by James J. Brosnahan (https://www.amazon.com/Justice-Trial-Courtroom-Battles-Groundbreaking/dp/153817443X/ref=sr_1_1) Podcast Episode 13: What Do Lawyers Argue About? (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-13-lawyers-argue/) Podcast Episode 53: Acing Oral Arguments in Law School (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-53-acing-oral-arguments-law-school/) Podcast Episode 103: Setting Yourself Up to Be a Mock Trial Rockstar (with Sara O'Connor) (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/16182-2/) Debate and the Law: 3 Lessons from Competing in and Judging Debate (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/debate-and-the-law-3-lessons-from-competing-in-and-judging-debate/) Learning Your Courthouse (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/learning-your-courthouse/) Surviving Your First Oral Argument (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/surviving-your-first-oral-argument/) Why You Should Attend a Court Hearing (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/why-you-should-attend-a-court-hearing/) How to "Drop the Mic" on Your First Moot Court Argument (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/how-to-drop-the-mic-on-your-first-moot-court-argument/) Download the Transcript  (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/episode-471-life-as-a-trial-lawyer-w-jim-brosnahan/) If you enjoy the podcast, we'd love a nice review and/or rating on Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/law-school-toolbox-podcast/id1027603976) or your favorite listening app. And feel free to reach out to us directly. You can always reach us via the contact form on the Law School Toolbox website (http://lawschooltoolbox.com/contact). If you're concerned about the bar exam, check out our sister site, the Bar Exam Toolbox (http://barexamtoolbox.com/). You can also sign up for our weekly podcast newsletter (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/get-law-school-podcast-updates/) to make sure you never miss an episode! Thanks for listening! Alison & Lee