Exit Interview

Content:
(1) What is your essential question, and what are your answers?  What is your best answer and why?

How can a civil attorney maximize the chances of an immediate settlement?

Answer #1: Communication

Answer #2: Pre-trial Motions

Answer #3: ADR

Best Answer: ADR and Communication 

This is my best answer because ADR has been proven to be effective since its early beginnings and today has become what many people turn to when in need of resolving a case quickly without having to deal with a lengthy trial. Not to mention it saves a LOT of money! I feel communication would also be included as a good addition to ADR because good communication can make ADR, especially mediation, more effective as communication and compromise are key in this type of ADR. 

(2) What process did you take to arrive at this answer?

Well there was no specific process, the only thing I really did was weigh the pros and cons of each and both communication and ADR seemed to be the best. Pre-trial motions wouldn't be the best because it can be risky at times and at others, attorneys just write up motions to charge the client more for each new motion written up, even when they aren't approved. 

(3) What problems did you face?  How did you resolve them?

I did have a problem with choosing pre-trial motions because I had no idea that they could be used to avoid trials. It took quite a bit of research and talking with my mentor to finally figure it out.

(4) What are the two most significant sources you used to answer your essential question and why?

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All these sources helped me answer my essential question because it provided me with a sufficient amount of information to weigh the pros and cons of my answers in order to decide on which ones were the best.