The internship at Barnstable District Court provided valuable experiences including observing trials, reviewing case files, and learning about court procedures and laws. The intern met with various legal professionals and observed leadership in action. One notable experience involved a drug dealer facing prison, who upon meeting was polite and kind, supporting his family including a father with cancer and younger brother. The attorney was able to reduce his sentence to probation by demonstrating good character. The intern observed leadership qualities in Attorney Thayer including respect from others, strong public speaking, and handling conflicts calmly and resourcefully. Important lessons included keeping an open mind, creativity in legal cases, and the value of reputation and communication.
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The internship at Barnstable District Court provided valuable experiences including observing trials, reviewing case files, and learning about court procedures and laws. The intern met with various legal professionals and observed leadership in action. One notable experience involved a drug dealer facing prison, who upon meeting was polite and kind, supporting his family including a father with cancer and younger brother. The attorney was able to reduce his sentence to probation by demonstrating good character. The intern observed leadership qualities in Attorney Thayer including respect from others, strong public speaking, and handling conflicts calmly and resourcefully. Important lessons included keeping an open mind, creativity in legal cases, and the value of reputation and communication.
The internship at Barnstable District Court provided valuable experiences including observing trials, reviewing case files, and learning about court procedures and laws. The intern met with various legal professionals and observed leadership in action. One notable experience involved a drug dealer facing prison, who upon meeting was polite and kind, supporting his family including a father with cancer and younger brother. The attorney was able to reduce his sentence to probation by demonstrating good character. The intern observed leadership qualities in Attorney Thayer including respect from others, strong public speaking, and handling conflicts calmly and resourcefully. Important lessons included keeping an open mind, creativity in legal cases, and the value of reputation and communication.
● Help with paperwork ● Get people coffee ● Study laws and procedure ● Get leadership tips Experiences ● Started with a tour of the court house ○ Except lock up ● I was introduced to lawyers, judges, court officers, and DAs ● Sat in many pre trials → a lot of sitting around ● Read case files ● Observed two trials ● Reviewed with a Judge after the trial ● Observed leadership in action ● Learned more about court procedure and laws “ What do you think of when you hear the words drug dealer? Assault and battery? Stories ● A 20 year old boy was charged with possession of cocaine, heroine, and marijuana ● Facing years in prison ● He was a drug dealer ● Meeting him, I was expecting the worst ● He wasn’t what I expected ○ He was polite and kind ○ He was with his parents - father has terminal cancer ○ He has a little brother that’s still in school ○ He turned to dealing because it was the only way to make money fast to support his family ● Attorney Thayer was able to turn is sentence into only probation ○ The Judge respected her and knew she is a very good lawyer Other Experiences ● Counterfeit money case ○ CIA analyst had to come to in Trials Barnstable to analyze the money and and Pre testify ● Dispute between business owners over Trials parking ● OUI trial ○ Negligent operation ● Child pornography trial ○ Expert testimonies “ “I’m not always defending the best people, but until the law changes I am doing my job and what is right.” Observed Leadership Levels of Leadership Handling Conflict Other ▹ Attorney ▹ With each ▹ Strong public Thayer is a client and trial speaking level 4 leader A. Thayer was skills ▹ People follow faced with ▹ Respect → her and trust small goes both conflicts ways in her ▹ She was calm ▹ Resourcefuln because of and ess what she resourceful, ▹ Importance of does for she would listening them and for turn to the ▹ Time the results judges and management she gets attorneys to - never late help her solve ▹ Influencing the problem others - clients, judge Important Lessons
● People/things are not always as they seem
● Creativity is very important ○ Find the wrinkles in the case ● Reputations are very important ○ Respect gets you far ● Communication is key