New Lawyer Bootcamp

NEW LAWYER BOOTCAMP

OCTOBER 26 & 27, 2023

Robins Kaplan Law Firm
800 LaSalle Avenue, 7th Floor
Minneapolis, MN 55402

12.0 MN CLE Credits Requested

Course Chair
Ashleigh Raso, Nigh Goldenberg Raso & Vaughn

NLS bootcamp is meant to be an interactive learning tool. Young attorneys won’t just get lectured but will have the opportunity to put their new skills directly into practice as they learn. They will come back to the office having learned:

• How to elevate their “Settlement Opportunity Letter”
• How to take better depositions
• How to think outside the box in discovery
• How to increase their intake skills
• And have a whole bunch of new networking connections!

 

Thursday, OCTOBER 26, 2023

8:00 - 8:50 am
Registration, Breakfast, & Announcements, Welcome
Ashleigh Raso, Nigh Goldenberg Raso & Vaughn

9:00 – 9:30 am
30 Ideas in 30 Minutes
Each participant introduces themselves, which firm they are at, one thing they like about their firm- a policy or procedure put in place (i.e. monthly case evaluation meetings) that they like and share something they hope to get out of the weekend.
Ashleigh Raso, Nigh Goldenberg Raso & Vaughn

9:30 - 10:00 am
Onboarding the client/When to cut the client loose
Intake, what red flags to look for, what information to get. When to cut the client at 1) intake 2) during representation 3) after suit is filed.
Cody Scharpf, Schwebel, Goetz & Sieben, P.A.
Jessica Servais, Schwebel, Goetz & Sieben, P.A.
Brandon Vaughn, Robins Kaplan LLP      

10:00 - 11:00 am
Elevating Your Demand Letter
Participants will first hear a presentation about elevating their demand letter. In the afternoon they will get a chance to practice on their own case!
Rachel Gusman, Graves McLain PLLC, Tulsa, OK

11:00 - 11:15 am
Morning Break      

11:15 - 12:00 pm
Workshop: Elevating Demand
Participants will break up into small groups, bring an electronic version of their demand letter and work on elevating their demand with what they learned in the morning. Importantly, participants will send the demand letter ahead of the event.
Rick Barrera, Buckingham Barrera Vega Law Firm, Midland, TX
Rachel Gusman, Graves McLain PLLC, Tulsa, OK
Larry Taylor, The Cochran Firm, Dallas, TX

12:00 am -12:30 pm
Networking Boxed Lunch                

12:30 - 1:15 pm
Negotiation: Tactics in Mediation and asking for big numbers
Rick Barrera, Buckingham Barrera Vega Law Firm, Midland, TX                     

1:15 - 2:00 pm
Discovery: You don’t have a desk job
Think outside the box for discovery. Ways to bolster your case with discovery.
Matthew Barber, Schwebel, Goetz & Sieben, P.A.
Rachel Smith, Meshbesher & Spence, Ltd.

2:00 - 2:15 pm
Afternoon break     

2:15 - 3:00 pm
Being the Technology Leader at Your Firm
Ashleigh Raso, Nigh Goldenberg Raso & Vaughn
Sarah Soucie Eyberg, Soucie Eyberg Law LLC

3:00 - 3:45 pm
Building your Book of Business/Networking
Tips and strategies to build your brand, market your business, get involved and bring value to your firm.
Kojo Addo, Schwebel, Goetz & Sieben, P.A.
Ava Cavaco, Nigh Goldenberg Raso & Vaughn

3:45 - 4:30 pm
Subrogation Basics
Markus Yira, Yira Law Office, Ltd.

5:00 - 7:30 pm
Networking Happy Hour with AAJ Women Trial Lawyers Caucus
Union Rooftop
731 Hennepin Ave.
Minneapolis, MN 55402

                           

Friday, OCTOBER 27, 2023

9:00 - 9:15 am
Breakfast & Morning Announcements
Kate Jaycox, Robins Kaplan LLP

9:30 - 10:00 am
How to become an essential part of the trial team

• Client contact
• Rules
• Witness Prep
• Civ Jigs
• Briefs
• Organization

Holly Dolejsi, Robins Kaplan LLP
Lyndsey Jorgensen, TSR Injury Law
Natthan Maus, TSR Injury Law

10:00 - 11:30 am
Depo Skill Intro- Small Groups

• Discovery Plan
• Techniques of Exhaustion
• Boxing-In
• Rhetorical Questions
• Rules and Standards in Depositions

Rick Barrera, Buckingham Barrera Vega Law Firm, Midland, TX
Rachel Gusman, Graves McLain PLLC, Tulsa, OK
Ashleigh Raso, Nigh Goldenberg Raso & Vaughn

11:30 am - 12:15 pm
Lunch                  

12:30 - 2:30 pm
Jigsaw Sessions
Small groups will present to the rest of the class the skill they learned.

2:30 - 3:00 pm
Voir Dire
Eric Palmer, Meshbesher & Spence, Ltd.

3:00 - 3:30 pm
Learn from your Mistakes & The Road to Partnership
Hear from some of the best attorneys and the mistakes they made and what they have learned
Rachel Gusman, Graves McLain PLLC, Tulsa, OK
Kate Jaycox, Robins Kaplan LLP
Larry Taylor, The Cochran Firm, Dallas, TX

3:30 – 4:00 pm
Wrap up and snowball fight
Each person writes on a piece of paper what they enjoyed/learned, toss it across the room and someone else picks it up and we read them.
Ashleigh Raso, Nigh Goldenberg Raso & Vaughn

This program has been approved for credit in the following jurisdiction(s):

Minnesota State Board of Continuing Legal Education

Credit has been approved with the Minnesota State Board of Continuing Legal Education for 12.00 General credits.

Supreme Court Of Wisconsin, Board of Bar Examiners

Credit has been approved with the Supreme Court Of Wisconsin, Board of Bar Examiners for 14.00 General credits.

Robins Kaplan Law Firm

800 LaSalle Avenue
7th Floor
Minneapolis, MN 55402

Materials available with registration:

Refunds will be only be made if notification of cancellation is received 7 days in advance of the seminar less a $25 administrative fee. Call MAJ at 612-375-1707 or 800-898-6852 with any questions.