Name: Leslie Medina Date: June 9, 2014

Host Name: Joanna Achille

Company !"#ani$ation: A%C% La& #"oup
1% 'hat a"e the "esponsi(ilities o) you" depa"tment*
+ meet &ith clients to tal, a(out thei" case%
+ p"epa"e and )ile pape" &o", needed to (e a(le to ha-e the (est solution )o" my clients
+ do "esea"ch i) it.s necessa"y )o" the cases%
+ "ep"esent my clients in cou"t%
2% 'hat ,ind o) education and t"ainin# ha-e you had*
+ had to do )ou" yea"s o) colle#e and th"ee yea"s o) la& school%
+n /hode +sland + need to do ten c"edits o) continuin# education each yea"%
0% 'hat types o) s,ills and pe"sonality t"aits a"e #ood impo"tant )o" this 1o(*
2ou need to ha-e #ood communication s,ills% +t.s impo"tant to (e a(le to communicate &ith
you" clients as &ell as othe" la&ye"s you may #o a#ainst in cou"t%
2ou ha-e to (e a #ood &"ite"%
2ou need to (e com)o"ta(le &ith pu(lic spea,in# (ecause you spea, in )"ont o) people &hile
at cou"t%
4% Ho& did you decide to do this ,ind o) &o",*
3ince + &as youn# + set the #oal to (e a la&ye" (ecause my )athe" thou#ht + &ould (e #ood at
it
4% 'hat education and t"ainin# does an ent"y5le-el employee need*
2ou need to ha-e #one to la& school%
+) you &ant to &o", in the o))ice li,e (ein# a sec"eta"y you only need to ha-e )inished hi#h
school%
6% 'hat it a sta"tin# sala"y in this (usiness*
+t -a"ies a small )i"m -a"ies )"om 744,0005 740,000%
A la"#e )i"m can ma,e up to 7140,000
8% 'hat do you li,e most a(out you" 1o(*
+ li,e the )act that + can help clients in di))icult situations%
9% 'hat do you li,e the least*
My least )a-o"ite thin# a(out my 1o( &ould (e the pape" &o",% + ha-e to do a lot o) pape"
&o", and sometimes they can (e so lon# &hen it doesn.t ha-e to (e%
Jo( 3hado& /e)lection
At the (e#innin# o) the yea" + ne-e" thou#ht a(out 1o( shado&in# a la&ye"% + ha-e had
people in my )amily tell me to conside" it as a ca"ee" so + decided to )ind out mo"e a(out it%
:ein# a(le to see &hat a la&ye".s day is li,e at cou"t &as e;citin#% <he (est pa"t a(out the 1o(
shado& &as (ein# a(le to actually see a case (ein# p"esented in cou"t% + &as a(le to see &hat
la&ye"s do &hen de)endin# thei" clients in cou"t% <he one pa"t that + didn.t li,e &as that + )elt
li,e it &as "ushed% <he la&ye" &as #oin# all o-e" the place% +t made me thin, + &ould easily #et
st"essed (ecause she had to do so many di))e"ent thin#s all at once% :ut, o-e"all + en1oyed the
e;pe"ience% <he la&ye" sho&ed me that it helps to (e )"iends &ith the 1ud#es and in #ene"al
anyone &ho &o",s at the cou"thouse% +t ma,es it easie" &hen t"yin# to #et pape"&o", )"om a
1ud#e i) you a"e )"iends &ith them (ecause they &ill help you )inish them )ast% !ne pa"t
th"ou#hout the &hole e;pe"ience that su"p"ised me &as seein# this couple that &as t"yin# to #et a
di-o"ce% +t &as )unny (ecause the hus(and didn.t seem to ta,e the situation se"iously% +t allo&ed
me to "eali$e that la&ye"s need to (e p"epa"ed to &o", &ith all types o) people%
Doin# this 1o( shado& tau#ht me that + don.t &ant to (e a la&ye"% + en1oy seein# an
actual case (ein# p"esented (ut, that +.m not as inte"ested in the &hole aspect o) (ein# a la&ye"% +
de)initely en1oy a"#uin# and #ettin# the solutions + &ant% :ut, + can.t en-ision mysel) &o",in# in
an o))ice and #oin# th"ou#h pape" &o", )o" hou"s% + &ant to ma,e a di))e"ence in this &o"ld and
do somethin# meanin#)ul &ith my li)e% Althou#h + see that la&ye"s do help people &ho a"e in
di))icult situations it.s not the &ay + see mysel) helpin# othe"s% + &ould de)initely "ecommend
this 1o( shado& to anothe" student% =-en i) they don.t &ant to (e a la&ye" it.s an ama$in#
e;pe"ience% Just (ein# a(le to see all the ha"d &o", that la&ye"s do pay o)) &hen they p"esent it
in )"ont o) a 1ud#e is ama$in#% Despite still not ,no&in# &hat + &ant as a ca"ee" + &as a(le to see
i) + &ould conside" (ein# a la&ye"% + ,no& that + still ha-e time to )i#u"e out my )utu"e%
Thank You Letter
Dea" Joanna,
+ &ant to than, you )o" ta,in# the time o allo& me to 1o( shado& you% + ,no& that (ein#
a la&ye" can cause you to ha-e a (usy schedule% +.m so #"ate)ul that you let me see you" 1o(% +
de)initely admi"e all the &o", that you do% Ha-in# seen you in cou"t and tal, to you" clients
sho&s ho& impo"tant you" 1o( is to you% !nce a#ain + &ant to let you ,no& ho& #"ate)ul + am
that you let me see you &o",%
3ince"ely,
Leslie Medina