Fraser Web Week: Manic Monday

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Dealing with Monday morning email inboxes can be difficult. A whole weekend worth of email has piled up and it’s hard to know where to start. The same can be said for your news source – there are many ways to get up-to-date news and information. But what if you don’t have time to check it all, or need specific information right away on a complex legal matter?

All week, we’ll showcase our new website and its many features designed to simplify and enhance your experience with Fraser Treblicock – starting with a great way to help ease some of the pain of your manic Mondays!

Our redesigned blog provides immediate updates on legal proceedings and changes that may affect you. From client alerts to breaking news on major case rulings, our blog is designed to keep you informed on important legal updates. Outside of legal updates, we share opportunities and news that is important to our communities and clients. We are your one-stop-shop for legal updates as well as interesting community information.

Take a peek at current postings on our blog, by clicking on the side navigation of various legal topics:

And learn more about our redesigned website in THIS press release just published under our website’s News section:

Lunch and Learn: Fraser Trebilcock Associates Mentor Next Generation of Lawyers

Associates Lunch and LearnFraser Trebilcock’s associate attorneys welcomed 12 summer interns from the Ingham County Probate Court for a Lunch and Learn at the firm’s Lansing office last week. The interns ranged from recent college graduates, to current law school students, to recent law school graduates. During the meeting, the associates shared insight from their career paths, as well as ideas on how to get ahead and set yourself apart from the rest of the professional legal pack.

The interns asked excellent questions about how choices made now would help to mold their futures in law. For instance, all of the associates agreed: find a specialty of law that you love to practice.

“It was very helpful to be on the business side of the law firm relationship,” said associate J.J. Burchman, who explained that being in both private practice and in-house counsel helped him provide better service to clients. “I was able to figure out what a business wanted from its law firm and better provide that service to clients.”

Work ethic and tips to working efficiently were also addressed. “One of the most important things I learned was to know when to say, ‘I don’t know’ to a senior partner,” added Melisa Mysliwiec. “It’s worse to give an incorrect answer than to ask for time to get the right one.”

Other topics included advice on which extracurricular groups were most helpful in practical legal experience, the importance of community involvement, and tips on networking.