Today my mentor and I discussed more about analyzing a case and the actual process of investigating and getting evidence for the case. He and I put together a prosecution and defense theory for the investigation write-up. It was really cool because we had to look at the case in different angles. One of his clients came in for an appointment and I was able to stay in the office and listen to his case. Attorney Hayden also had him share his story. I realized that he asked the client to share a little bit about himself not just to get to him better, but to do some analyzing of his own about his client. As I heard his case and his story, I found it amusing that this could really happen in real life. It gave me more inspiration to become a Juvenile Delinquent lawyer because I believe every kid has a story behind their reason of why they do something inadequately.
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Theme of 1984
The theme in 1984 that I see is Hot&Cold. I see it as that because the level of authority is very fragile. If authority reaches too high, it becomes chaotic. If authority reaches too low, it becomes dull. Power needs to be balanced. I chose the theme hot and cold specifically because of the game. If you're too hot, you're going over the maximum. If you're too cold, you're no where near the boundaries of the item.
Friday, April 19, 2013
Mentor Logs
April 18, 2013, 9am-1pm
Today I met up with my mentor, Criminal Defense Attorney Jeffrey Hayden. I made out a list of goals that I would like to attain from him. The goals I listed were: to understand the process of analyzing the case and learning the certain vocabulary they discuss in the courtroom. He gave me a 50 page police report to read and analyze. Obviously I cant speak about the case itself because it's client privileged, but it was really interesting to see that it was a real case. I never knew that things like that could actually happen. He also gave me a piece of paper that was for the investigator to see. The lawyer is supposed to fill it out and after he is done making analysis over the case, he hands it to the investigator to do his job. Hayden also spoke to me about thinking differently and thinking about what the other side (prosecution) would be presenting to the judge. I found that super cool because I actually really never thought of that. Afterwards, a client of his came in and I got to meet him and listen to their discussion about his case. It was really cool, but then again, I cannot speak about it because it's client privileged. We also got to speak about college and whatnot and the steps in order to become a lawyer. After that, we went out to lunch! It was was a great meet.
Today I met up with my mentor, Criminal Defense Attorney Jeffrey Hayden. I made out a list of goals that I would like to attain from him. The goals I listed were: to understand the process of analyzing the case and learning the certain vocabulary they discuss in the courtroom. He gave me a 50 page police report to read and analyze. Obviously I cant speak about the case itself because it's client privileged, but it was really interesting to see that it was a real case. I never knew that things like that could actually happen. He also gave me a piece of paper that was for the investigator to see. The lawyer is supposed to fill it out and after he is done making analysis over the case, he hands it to the investigator to do his job. Hayden also spoke to me about thinking differently and thinking about what the other side (prosecution) would be presenting to the judge. I found that super cool because I actually really never thought of that. Afterwards, a client of his came in and I got to meet him and listen to their discussion about his case. It was really cool, but then again, I cannot speak about it because it's client privileged. We also got to speak about college and whatnot and the steps in order to become a lawyer. After that, we went out to lunch! It was was a great meet.
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