Blog # 1: My workplace: Tuesday October 11th
My workplace is called Gorelick Law Offices a professinal corrporation. Its a law office that only hands criminal prosecution. Its a small copporation. ts located 24301 Southland DR., STE. 620 Hayward,CA 94545. Its a big blue building its 6 stories and in that same building there is other offices with dufferent type of laywer's.Only four people work there.It's two lawyers , one legal asstiant and one is a prosecution laywer.They all have a 4 year college degree. My workplace serves people with DUIs, misdeamenors, and criminal offences. They mostly work with criminal cases.The strengths of my work place are that everybody there gets along and works well together. I dont think my workplace has any weaknesses.
Blog # 2: My Mentor: Tuesday October 18th
My mentors name is Lyn and she is a lawyer. My second mentors name is Jason he is lyn's husband. He works the front desk in the office, he answers all phone calls, gets the mail, mails letters, and shcedules the appointments with clients and also answers questions that the clients might have.
The typical day or week is seeing clients, talking to them about their situation, and going to court whenever they have a court date.My mentor became intrested in becoming a laywer because her father is a lawyer.
Blog # 3: My Role: Tuesday October 25th
My main responsiblity is to file papers that have been printed out, and put files back to were they need to be. My title I would is an asstitant because im just helping around the office with what needs to be done. Other task that I am completing are putting closed files into boxes, putting a number on the closed file then typing it into the computer, each week I usaly do the same thing or if they have a new assignment for me they'll explain it to me and then i'll do that. A regular day for me is coming into the office at 9:00am walk in to my little office that i have, put my bag down, I greet everybody with a goodmorning, then I ask what has to be done today and then I begen to do what they told me which is file papers that are on my desk, when im done filing papers I tell my mentor and ask if there's something else they would like me to do. Whivh if there is something else to do and its new to me they'll explain it and then i get right to it and if I get confused I just ask a question and they'll exlain it to me which is helpful. Thats basically my whole day while im at the office and then at 5:00pm is when its time for me to go and then i get my paper signed by one of my mentors and then I tell everybody bye and thank you i'll see you guys next week.
Blog # 4: Project Brainstorm: Tuesday November 1st
I'm not really sure on what my final project is going to be but an idea of what im thinking to do for my project is to come up with an idea that would help everybody around the office espically the legal asstinat my mentor jason because his desk has alot of papers and files that sometimes he cant find paers.I'm excited to do this project because i want to see if my idea and project would help around the office.
Blog # 5: Progress on my WLE project: Tuesdya November 8th
Today at my WLE I filed papers, and did computer work. Me and my mentor talked about what my project would be, she came up with different ideas of what my project could be which helped me alot because I didn't have an idea of what I wanted to do for this project. We also talked about if I needed any help with it to ask her for help and she would help me with it.
Blog #6: Leadership Skills: Tuesday November 15th
The leadership skills that I am using the most I would say are Collaborate Productively and Communicate Powerfully. I am using Collaborate productively well at my internship because I have to work with Jason on what he wants me todo , I have to work with teresa and what she wants me to also so I have to work with them on what they have me do around the office. I am using Communicate Powerfully okay at my internship. I use it when I have to find out what work i'm going to do for the day at the office , i use it when they explain to me on how to do something like if I get confused or didn't understand what they were telling me to do i have to tell them that and ask questions to help me understand what i have to do better. I could improve on using this skill by not being shy and asking more questions. These to leadership skills help me do my work because throughout the whole day that I am at the office I have to communicate with the people that are there about the work that I am doing and I have to work with them also. The leadership skills my mentor uses the most I would say are Collaborate Productively , and Communicate Powerfully. My mentor uses these skills the most becaus e she is a lawyer so she has to communicate with her clients about there situation, she also has to communicate with the judge when she has court, she collaborates with her clients and she also collaborates with the others in the office she mainly collaborates with jason because he's the one that knows when she has court dates , and meeetings.
Blog #7: What I learned,Relfection: Tuesday November 22nd
What I have learned about myself during this WLE experience is that I know that I am responsible for things that I am told to do. A challenge that I faced during my WLE was sometimes not bieng sure of what I was being told to do but I overcame them by asking questions and by asking questions I got a better understanding of what I was told to do. Skills that I learned that are important in this profession are that I learned how to look over files to know what I was looking for , know how to answer the phone when someone calls the office, close files , see when there are court dates, billing , and typing in closed files in the computer.
Blog #8: Professionalism: Tuesday November 29
In order to find a WlE I had to call alot of diferrent places because some would say no and some would say that they will call back and let you know. I also went to places to talk to them in person because in my opnion I think its better to actually go and talk to the person and explain to them what you actually have to do. To get hired I had to go and meet with the person I talked to on the phone and I also had to explain to her what exactly I needed to do and what the mentor had to do. The most effective way for looking for a job and getting hired I would say is calling alot of different places don't wait on the ones that say will call back and take longer than a day to call back keep on looking for other oppurtunties and going to places dressed nicely and having a good attitude when you greet somebody so basically being friendly when you walk into the place.I think being a professional and a responsible adult in the work world means thnat you are able to do stuff by yourself your don't really depend on other people, getting your work done on time no excuses, and setting goals for yourself.
Blog#9: Life at my WLE: Tuesday December 6th
Today I looked over files to see if they were missing any papers and if it was missing some papers I wrote on the sticky note what it was missing. I filed papers, typed closed files into the computer and I also got the mail and sent the mail that needed to be sent. I think i have improved as a intern because I am more responsible and i ask more questions now . What makes my workplace great is that everybody there gets along and there always something for me to do.
Blog#10:The End: Tuesday December 13th
My final thoughts about my WLE is that it was a good experience I liked it. I already had a intrest in becoming a lawyer but when I was there I become more intrested in this professin which I think is a good thing that way i have more options of what I want to do.This experience will affect what WLE I look for next year because I might want something similar or different but overall I enjoyed my experience at my WLE.
My workplace is called Gorelick Law Offices a professinal corrporation. Its a law office that only hands criminal prosecution. Its a small copporation. ts located 24301 Southland DR., STE. 620 Hayward,CA 94545. Its a big blue building its 6 stories and in that same building there is other offices with dufferent type of laywer's.Only four people work there.It's two lawyers , one legal asstiant and one is a prosecution laywer.They all have a 4 year college degree. My workplace serves people with DUIs, misdeamenors, and criminal offences. They mostly work with criminal cases.The strengths of my work place are that everybody there gets along and works well together. I dont think my workplace has any weaknesses.
Blog # 2: My Mentor: Tuesday October 18th
My mentors name is Lyn and she is a lawyer. My second mentors name is Jason he is lyn's husband. He works the front desk in the office, he answers all phone calls, gets the mail, mails letters, and shcedules the appointments with clients and also answers questions that the clients might have.
The typical day or week is seeing clients, talking to them about their situation, and going to court whenever they have a court date.My mentor became intrested in becoming a laywer because her father is a lawyer.
Blog # 3: My Role: Tuesday October 25th
My main responsiblity is to file papers that have been printed out, and put files back to were they need to be. My title I would is an asstitant because im just helping around the office with what needs to be done. Other task that I am completing are putting closed files into boxes, putting a number on the closed file then typing it into the computer, each week I usaly do the same thing or if they have a new assignment for me they'll explain it to me and then i'll do that. A regular day for me is coming into the office at 9:00am walk in to my little office that i have, put my bag down, I greet everybody with a goodmorning, then I ask what has to be done today and then I begen to do what they told me which is file papers that are on my desk, when im done filing papers I tell my mentor and ask if there's something else they would like me to do. Whivh if there is something else to do and its new to me they'll explain it and then i get right to it and if I get confused I just ask a question and they'll exlain it to me which is helpful. Thats basically my whole day while im at the office and then at 5:00pm is when its time for me to go and then i get my paper signed by one of my mentors and then I tell everybody bye and thank you i'll see you guys next week.
Blog # 4: Project Brainstorm: Tuesday November 1st
I'm not really sure on what my final project is going to be but an idea of what im thinking to do for my project is to come up with an idea that would help everybody around the office espically the legal asstinat my mentor jason because his desk has alot of papers and files that sometimes he cant find paers.I'm excited to do this project because i want to see if my idea and project would help around the office.
Blog # 5: Progress on my WLE project: Tuesdya November 8th
Today at my WLE I filed papers, and did computer work. Me and my mentor talked about what my project would be, she came up with different ideas of what my project could be which helped me alot because I didn't have an idea of what I wanted to do for this project. We also talked about if I needed any help with it to ask her for help and she would help me with it.
Blog #6: Leadership Skills: Tuesday November 15th
The leadership skills that I am using the most I would say are Collaborate Productively and Communicate Powerfully. I am using Collaborate productively well at my internship because I have to work with Jason on what he wants me todo , I have to work with teresa and what she wants me to also so I have to work with them on what they have me do around the office. I am using Communicate Powerfully okay at my internship. I use it when I have to find out what work i'm going to do for the day at the office , i use it when they explain to me on how to do something like if I get confused or didn't understand what they were telling me to do i have to tell them that and ask questions to help me understand what i have to do better. I could improve on using this skill by not being shy and asking more questions. These to leadership skills help me do my work because throughout the whole day that I am at the office I have to communicate with the people that are there about the work that I am doing and I have to work with them also. The leadership skills my mentor uses the most I would say are Collaborate Productively , and Communicate Powerfully. My mentor uses these skills the most becaus e she is a lawyer so she has to communicate with her clients about there situation, she also has to communicate with the judge when she has court, she collaborates with her clients and she also collaborates with the others in the office she mainly collaborates with jason because he's the one that knows when she has court dates , and meeetings.
Blog #7: What I learned,Relfection: Tuesday November 22nd
What I have learned about myself during this WLE experience is that I know that I am responsible for things that I am told to do. A challenge that I faced during my WLE was sometimes not bieng sure of what I was being told to do but I overcame them by asking questions and by asking questions I got a better understanding of what I was told to do. Skills that I learned that are important in this profession are that I learned how to look over files to know what I was looking for , know how to answer the phone when someone calls the office, close files , see when there are court dates, billing , and typing in closed files in the computer.
Blog #8: Professionalism: Tuesday November 29
In order to find a WlE I had to call alot of diferrent places because some would say no and some would say that they will call back and let you know. I also went to places to talk to them in person because in my opnion I think its better to actually go and talk to the person and explain to them what you actually have to do. To get hired I had to go and meet with the person I talked to on the phone and I also had to explain to her what exactly I needed to do and what the mentor had to do. The most effective way for looking for a job and getting hired I would say is calling alot of different places don't wait on the ones that say will call back and take longer than a day to call back keep on looking for other oppurtunties and going to places dressed nicely and having a good attitude when you greet somebody so basically being friendly when you walk into the place.I think being a professional and a responsible adult in the work world means thnat you are able to do stuff by yourself your don't really depend on other people, getting your work done on time no excuses, and setting goals for yourself.
Blog#9: Life at my WLE: Tuesday December 6th
Today I looked over files to see if they were missing any papers and if it was missing some papers I wrote on the sticky note what it was missing. I filed papers, typed closed files into the computer and I also got the mail and sent the mail that needed to be sent. I think i have improved as a intern because I am more responsible and i ask more questions now . What makes my workplace great is that everybody there gets along and there always something for me to do.
Blog#10:The End: Tuesday December 13th
My final thoughts about my WLE is that it was a good experience I liked it. I already had a intrest in becoming a lawyer but when I was there I become more intrested in this professin which I think is a good thing that way i have more options of what I want to do.This experience will affect what WLE I look for next year because I might want something similar or different but overall I enjoyed my experience at my WLE.
