“Do the clerkship — the money will come.”
That’s advice Nicole Westbrook shares with The Practice’s hosts Brett Amron and Jeffrey Bast as they discuss the benefits of clerkships. Nicole shares how being a clerk provides a lifetime of insights into the bench and how watching practicing attorneys put their skillset and style to work on their feet is invaluable for a successful career in litigation. Learn what “AYC” means in Texas and the gap between what young lawyers are taught in law school and what really happens in the courtroom. Nicole provides some great takeaways for lawyers of all ages in this episode of The Practice.
🎙️ Episode 82. The Benefits Of Clerkships
Listen to this conversation with Nicole Westbrook, a commercial litigator with the law firm of Jones & Keller PC in Denver, who handles high-stakes litigation for parties around the country.
Brett M. Amron and Jeffrey Bast talk to Nicole about her successful practice as a trial lawyer and the importance of her experience as a federal law clerk in the busiest trial court in the United States. Nicole shares how her decision to accept a federal clerkship out of law school proved to be an invaluable experience that she recommends for all young lawyers.
Nicole also discusses her role as an instructor for the National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA), the program, and the gap between what young lawyers are taught in law school and what really happens in the courtroom. Nicole provides some great takeaways for lawyers of all ages.
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