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Legal Education,
Law Practice

Jan. 25, 2023

A first-year attorney’s survival guide

Lessons learned while weathering the pandemic in law school.

Sheri R. Lalehzarian

Associate
Kabateck LLP

Phone: (213) 217-5000

Email: SL@KBKLawyers.com

Sheri R. Lalehzarian is an Associate at Kabateck LLP, supporting the firm's trial team in cases involving employment class actions, mass torts, consumer rights, personal injury, and wrongful death claims

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Although law school is already a challenging feat, the class of 2022's experience was particularly arduous due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Many students begin 1L excited to explore the legal realm, make friends, and try their best not to bomb a cold call. However, for the class of 2022, those experiences and opportunities became few and far between when Covid hit.

In the Spring of 2020, my classmates and I took a midterm, went on spring brea...

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