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SUMMER MENTORSHIP HOURS
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8/9/20154 hoursI volunteered at my sister's school. I cleaned up and help get the classrooms ready for the new school year.4 hours
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8/20/20156 hoursI went to Mr. Benitez's office where he began teaching me what he does. He showed me some books that I could use to learn more about the subject.I also witnessed a court call.6 hours
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8/22/20151 hoursI met up with Mr. Benitez and he gave me a copy of the most recent Supreme Court Decision. I spent time reading the big stack of papers.11 hours
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9/15/20151 hourMr. Benitez and I had a discussion. One of the things we talked about was the mock trial.1 hour
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10/11/20153 hoursI met with Mr. Benitez outside of work and we discussed what I was doing in school and how the mock trial went. 4 hours
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10/28/20151 hourI was with Mr. Benitez and he gave me some legal advice.5 hours
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11/21/20151 hour 30 minutesI met with Mr. Benitez.6 hour 30 minutes
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12/13/20151 hour 30 minutesI met with Mr. Benitez. He showed me some of his skill as an English major.8 hours
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12/31/20153 hoursI met with Mr. Benitez in the afternoon to mainly discuss what elses I could do for IC in the new year.11 hours
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1/9/20162 hoursI learned about the history of bankruptcy law.13 hours
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1/10/20162 hoursToday I learned about how a hearing in court would go. I also learned more about the Chapter 7 process.15 hours
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1/15/20162 hoursI learned about discharge and how a violator can be held in civil contempt by the court and how the debtor could be fined for it.17 hours
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1/17/20162 hoursToday learned about how a chapter 13 case would go.19 hours
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2/5/20162 hoursI discussed with Mr. Benitez on who would be the best lawyer to interview.21 hours
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2/13/20162 hours 30minI talked to Mr. Benitez about Independent Component 2. I learned about how it could help. I also got the information on what courthouse to visit.23 hours 30 min
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2/20/20162 hoursI met with Mr. Benitez and I just shadowed him.25 hours 30 min
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2/21/20162 hoursToday I learned about when an individual would require a lawyer. it turns out an individual can file without a lawyer but it is better to have a lawyer help with the process.27 hours 30 min
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3/12/20162 hoursI saw how a debtor could file alone or with his or her spouse. I also learned about some alternatives to bankruptcy that could help a debtor.29 hours 30 min
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3/13/20162 hoursI had a discussion about trials and how the lawyer offers guidance to the client.31 hours 30 min
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3/19/20162 hoursToday Mr. Benitez let me spent time with a Javier Castillo where he told me more about bankruptcy law.33 hours 30 min
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4/9/20162 hoursI leaned a little bit about the lesser used types of bankruptcy like a chapter 21.35 hours 30 min
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4/10/20162 hoursI went into more study of Chapter 11 bankruptcy and how they can help businesses.37 hours 30 min
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4/16/20162 hoursI met with Mr. Benitez and I just shadowed him. We also talked about how IC 2 was doing.39 hours 30 min
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4/17/20167 hours 30 minWhen I saw Mr. benitez we talked about my project and he told me about some more ways to learn about other fields of law if I was interested.47 hours
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5/1/20162 hoursI asked Mr.Benitez on what he thinks I should add to my presentation. I got a lot of interesting ideas.49 hours
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5/3/20163 hoursToday I spent time with a Javier Castillo again where he told me more about bankruptcy law. I got to learn about how he typically does his job.52 hours
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INDEPENDENT COMPONENT 1 HOURS
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9/14/20151 hourReview information on the trial.1 hour
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9/15/20152 hoursStudy Criminal Law book chapter on homicide.3 hours
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9/16/20152 hoursStudy Criminal Law book chapter on theft. Get some of the witnesses to answer desposition.5 hours
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9/17/20154 hoursReview information on the trial and look up certain terms. Prepared some papers I might use.9 hours
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9/18/20152 hoursCreate strategy for court. Think of questions to ask or ones that might be asked.11 hours
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9/22/20151 hourPrepare for court the next day.12 hours
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12/2/20151 hourLook for more information over the internet.13 hours
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1/14/20162 hoursFound important research regarding how to treat some clients.15 hours
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1/27/20161 hourLooked up video resources and started typing notes16 hours
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1/28/20162 hoursLook for more information over the internet.18 hours
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2/2/20161 hourI got started on making the flowchart. I spent some time figuring out how to make it on the computer.19 hours
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2/3/20165 hoursFound a template to base the flowchart off of. I spent some time figuring out which resources to use and summarizing them. I reviewed some of the information I found and began to make part of the chart.24 hours
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2/4/20166 hoursFinished the flowchart and I spent time organizing it. I had to make it look neat becuase it would have looked a little akward.30 hours
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INDEPENENT COMPONENT 2 HOURS
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4/12/201630 minutesI had to look up the courthouses in the area and plan out what I was going to do.30 minutes
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4/13/20163 hoursI visited the courthouse and went to the Sheriff's office to find out which rooms I could visit and observe.3 hours 30 minutes
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4/14/20163 hours 50 minutesFirst trial I visited I got to view the opening statements of the lawyers and then I watched as they called their first and second witnessess.7 hours 20 minutes
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4/15/20164 hours 41 minutesI observed the cross-examination of one of the lawyers. He spoke a really long time.12 hours 1 minute
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4/18/20164 hours 45 minutesI continued to listen to lawyers interviewing witnesses and showing evidence.16 hours 46 minutes
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4/19/20164 hours 15 minutesI observed the cross-examination of one of the lawyers. He questioned a cop and showed him pictures of the evidence.21 hours 1 minute
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4/20/20164 hours 14 minutesIn a trial involving personal injury was able to see the opening stements of the Lawyers.25 hours 15 minutes
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4/21/20164 hours 47 minutesI witnessed someone challenge a speeding ticket in court and well the person that challenged it still ended up getting fined by the end of the trial.30 hours 2 minutes
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