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[quote=Anonymous]The PP hit the nail on the head. Most mistakes can be fixed. Litigation is a minefield and there are a million opportunities to screw up. Don't miss a filing deadline. Keycite your cases so you don't cite a reversed case or miss the recent major decision. Always check the FRCP (or governing procedural rules). CYA by confirming things you've discussed with your colleagues/opposing counsel in writing. Proofread everything, including the footnotes, signature block, certificate of service. If you want to half ass something but your instinct tells you not to, don't. Sometimes the painful route is the necessary route. Learn to recognize what you can put on the back burner. Half the projects my partners or clients would dream up never came to fruition. Only stress about real deadlines, not artificial ones. Apologize and take the blame and then say how you'll fix it. Never blame the paralegal or the secretary. The buck stops with you, and anyway you don't want to piss them off. Have an opinion as to what the argument should be but be prepared to listen to other opinions. Ultimately whoever signs the pleading gets to make the final call. State your opinion for the record but then move on and do as you are told. Litigation is like war--you may lose some battles but if you live to fight another day you can win the war. So keep a long view of things. [/quote]
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