Pre-lit practice group at a small law firm Forum

[2016lawgrad]

What's the general consensus on how it is, how it looks when you are looking to apply for a litigation position afterwards, etc? Couldn't find much online. Thanks!

[RaceJudicata]

Never heard of pre-lit?

[Anonymous User]

Never heard of pre-lit?

Are you asking if I've never heard or saying you haven't haha

[zhenders]

I've definitely never heard of such thing as a pre-litigation practice group.

[hangtime813]

What's the general consensus on how it is, how it looks when you are looking to apply for a litigation position afterwards, etc? Couldn't find much online. Thanks!

Op, Is this like a pre-trial practice group? Like the group handles the discovery, law and motion stuff, etc. but not actual trial/mediation/arbitration?

[Anonymous User]

What's the general consensus on how it is, how it looks when you are looking to apply for a litigation position afterwards, etc? Couldn't find much online. Thanks!

Op, Is this like a pre-trial practice group? Like the group handles the discovery, law and motion stuff, etc. but not actual trial/mediation/arbitration?

Yeah i think it's not a practice group, I miswrote. I guess they do split the work and a few experienced attorneys go to trial and they were hiring for people to just do pre-trial stuff.

[grades??]

What's the general consensus on how it is, how it looks when you are looking to apply for a litigation position afterwards, etc? Couldn't find much online. Thanks!

Op, Is this like a pre-trial practice group? Like the group handles the discovery, law and motion stuff, etc. but not actual trial/mediation/arbitration?

Yeah i think it's not a practice group, I miswrote. I guess they do split the work and a few experienced attorneys go to trial and they were hiring for people to just do pre-trial stuff.

So they are hiring a contract attorney to do doc review? Thats what it sounds like.

[FullRamboLSGrad]

What's the general consensus on how it is, how it looks when you are looking to apply for a litigation position afterwards, etc? Couldn't find much online. Thanks!

Op, Is this like a pre-trial practice group? Like the group handles the discovery, law and motion stuff, etc. but not actual trial/mediation/arbitration?

Yeah i think it's not a practice group, I miswrote. I guess they do split the work and a few experienced attorneys go to trial and they were hiring for people to just do pre-trial stuff.

So they are hiring a contract attorney to do doc review? Thats what it sounds like.

Not really. A lot of personal injury plaintiffs firms have large departments of people who grab settlements without litigating and call it a pre-lit practice group. It's not uncommon.

I'm sure it won't hurt to have it on a resume, but I'd write out what you did--i.e. Interviews, insurance reports, demand letters etc., and not focus on what it's called.

[hangtime813]

What's the general consensus on how it is, how it looks when you are looking to apply for a litigation position afterwards, etc? Couldn't find much online. Thanks!

Op, Is this like a pre-trial practice group? Like the group handles the discovery, law and motion stuff, etc. but not actual trial/mediation/arbitration?

Yeah i think it's not a practice group, I miswrote. I guess they do split the work and a few experienced attorneys go to trial and they were hiring for people to just do pre-trial stuff.

If that is the case I would say this is pretty normal and shouldn't affect lateral options unless you are obviously trying to lateral to a firm which goes to trial a lot...if you get get substantive experience doing law and motion and discovery, you are doing 90% litigation.