I had a totally different post planned for today. And then last night, as I was bleary eyed after a night in the ER with my son (who is fine now and seemed perfectly fine 6 hours before they let us go home), I got a call from my dad. I got pitched a trial - my first - on for Thursday.
And, as if the pressure of my first trial wasn't enough...the trial is in my county, where I work and clerked, and where it will be known immediately if I fuck this up. And, as if that pressure wasn't enough, my dad lays it on me that the fate of him getting this client's contested litigation work in the future hangs in the balance of the outcome of this trial.
So I literally just walked through the door after picking up the client from the airport. I didn't get to spend the kind of time I wanted to prepping this trial during the day. I will probably be up all night cramming, prepping, stressing and generally tying myself into knots over this.
My boss is totally psyched that I'm doing this trial tomorrow and can't wait for me to get back to the office to do the postmortem on how things went. My dad is totally pumped for me to knock this first one off. My family is all cheering me on telling me that I could do this in my sleep...
And I am slowly trudging up the hill to getting prepared, gaining my confidence and putting on my game face. So, wish me luck and I'll see you guys on the other side.
While you're at it, check out the other Theme Thursday "over the hill" stories.
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Just close with "I put it to YOU [point to the judge] that YOU murdered this man's wife..."
Or maybe not...
I'm really excited for you! Your first trial! That's wonderful and I wish you the best of luck with it!
I can't wait to hear how things went!!
Break a leg! Good luck!! Kick ass!!
Etc. :)
Good luck and best wishes for your first trial. With so many knowing that you will "kick ass", you will totally win this case.
So after this case, I know you will be looking forward to a career as a great trial lawyer. Go kick their butts.
God bless.
I am sure you will be brilliant. And when you finish you won't be over the hill - just a little higher up one side.
You will shine and your next post will be "I won!" Try not to have some sort of panic attack! :)
Thanks for the support guys. And, Kris, thanks for the wonderful advice. If I didn't know this judge so well, that might get me into some trouble though...
good luck today! hope you climb leaves you with a great view from the top.
and glad the little one is ok as well. not like you needed something else to think about today.
just so you know everyone's nervous the first time for anything...no sweat!
Good luck with the trial.
And congrats on surviving your first ER first as a parent. My son broke this leg at 14 months so I got that one out of the way early.
Good luck indeed, sounds very exciting if not a little frightening. I'm sure you'll nail it. Good news about your son, I hope he's OK. Strange how all these dramas come at once! Give em hell!
I'm such an a**hole for missing this post!
I hope you ripped 'em a new one!
That panic attack comment was so mild! LOL!
Wow, your first trial! Goodluck!
Yeah, you'll pull it off. You jsut sound like you will. Let everyone know how it went.
you are a mother and just spent some time in the emergency room -- litigation should be a piece a cake--give 'em hell --good luck-c
Jaime, knock it out of the county! Or as Themistocles said"Strike if you will, but hear me."
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