Question for Trial Lawyers Forum

[Anonymous User]

Hello All,
I'm a BigLaw junior/midlevel. I plan to stay in this role for an additional 2-3 years for financial reasons.
The ultimate goal is to be leave and work as a trial lawyer. Ideally, I'd be in a place where I do minimal motion practice and spend most of my time in trials (non-criminal). First, are there places like this?

Second, besides asking for more trial-related experiences at the firm, what should I be doing now to prepare myself to reach my goal. I have purchased a couple of guides from eLEX and have memorized their "main" evidentiary objections and rules of evidence. I also listen to the trial lawyer nation podcast.

What else should I be doing?

[Lacepiece23]

Hello All,
I'm a BigLaw junior/midlevel. I plan to stay in this role for an additional 2-3 years for financial reasons.
The ultimate goal is to be leave and work as a trial lawyer. Ideally, I'd be in a place where I do minimal motion practice and spend most of my time in trials (non-criminal). First, are there places like this?

Second, besides asking for more trial-related experiences at the firm, what should I be doing now to prepare myself to reach my goal. I have purchased a couple of guides from eLEX and have memorized their "main" evidentiary objections and rules of evidence. I also listen to the trial lawyer nation podcast.

What else should I be doing?

I don’t think your goal is that realistic. To be Keith Mitnik, you have to either have your own firm or be so good at someone else’s firm that they will give you all the trials.

Either way, to be either of these people, you’ll need to build your own firm (most realistic) or become an utter super star.

There just aren’t enough trials to go around for someone to be soending most of their time doing trials.