Mistakes are part of every legal career. What matters is how you respond: taking responsibility, learning from the experience, and moving forward with integrity.

A lesson from JB’s first day in practice: integrity isn’t optional. It’s the foundation of trust, and something every lawyer is expected to uphold from the very beginning.

Law school teaches the fundamentals, but it can’t teach everything. JB discusses the realities of office dynamics and why understanding them is critical to long-term success.