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/)