Shadowing Reflection
On October 11, I job shadowed Matt Henderson from Henderson Brandt & Vieth, P.A. from 8:30 - 4:40. It was located in downtown Spartanburg, therefore they were one of most recommended from the SC Judicial Department. I shadowed a law firm to experience a lawyer's day-to-day life.
When I arrived, he introduced himself and we sat in his office. His office was cluttered with boxes full of cases from wall-to-wall. On his desk, there were a ton of papers. The first thing he did in the morning is answer emails and return phone calls. Around nine he had a house closing with a lovely couple. They had to sign their signature on a lot of papers and while they were signing he would explain what they were signing. After that his assistants would print two copies of what they signed because the couple got a copy and the …show more content…
After that I sat in the conference room because he had to do dictations for his cases. At eleven o’clock he had a will signing with a middle-age couple. Before handing them the papers, he would have a personal conversation with them so then they would feel comfortable. After that he handed them the will and they checked them before signing off. During the signing, his client asked him a real estate question. The question was about his builder backing out of their deal but still going to build the house. He asked if he should go to court about it and Mr. Henderson gave him his personal opinion saying that he didn’t have enough evidence and that he more than likely wouldn’t win. After that Mr. Henderson went to the YMCA to work out. While he was doing that I rewrote some of my interview questions to make them more relevant to Mr.
On October 11, I job shadowed Matt Henderson from Henderson Brandt & Vieth, P.A. from 8:30 - 4:40. It was located in downtown Spartanburg, therefore they were one of most recommended from the SC Judicial Department. I shadowed a law firm to experience a lawyer's day-to-day life.
When I arrived, he introduced himself and we sat in his office. His office was cluttered with boxes full of cases from wall-to-wall. On his desk, there were a ton of papers. The first thing he did in the morning is answer emails and return phone calls. Around nine he had a house closing with a lovely couple. They had to sign their signature on a lot of papers and while they were signing he would explain what they were signing. After that his assistants would print two copies of what they signed because the couple got a copy and the …show more content…
After that I sat in the conference room because he had to do dictations for his cases. At eleven o’clock he had a will signing with a middle-age couple. Before handing them the papers, he would have a personal conversation with them so then they would feel comfortable. After that he handed them the will and they checked them before signing off. During the signing, his client asked him a real estate question. The question was about his builder backing out of their deal but still going to build the house. He asked if he should go to court about it and Mr. Henderson gave him his personal opinion saying that he didn’t have enough evidence and that he more than likely wouldn’t win. After that Mr. Henderson went to the YMCA to work out. While he was doing that I rewrote some of my interview questions to make them more relevant to Mr.