
Say what you will about law professors– the best ones always hammer on the most important mantras that soon-to-be lawyers must internalize even before the bar exam.
- Don’t have (relations) with your client. [Sadly, yes, it’s still necessary to say this.]
- Don’t steal your client’s money. [Still necessary to say this, too.]
- Keep reading. [This is one that I’m constantly telling clients to remind the judge about!]
But the biggest one:
- BUILD A RECORD. [This one is prescient in my particular niche of niches.]