901 Advizers

Alexander

Associate

Haynes And Boone, LLP

Austin College, 2012
The University of Texas School of Law, J.D.

Alexander has over ten years of experience in leadership, analysis, and litigation across industries including eduaction, the military, and the legal profession.
Law
Legal
Legal & Policy
Political Science, American Studies
Honors Student
Scholarship Recipient
Took Out Loans
Greek Life Member
Veteran
First Generation College Student

Q1Career path

Law School

Federal Judicial Clerkship

Military Service

1:02

"My journey has been a little different than most."

Q2Main responsibilities

Discovery

Legal

Litigation

0:38

"There'll be things that come up in terms of the needs for Discovery, the documentary to draft motions to draft correspondence to write letters."

Q3Day in the life

Legal Practice

Litigation

Law

0:36

"It really does vary a lot, especially depending on the kind of attorney you are."

Q4Most important skills - role

Attention to Detail

Reading Comprehension

Communication

0:46

"A misplaced comma can be the difference between you know, a company winning a billion dollars or losing a billion dollars."

Q5Favorite parts - role

Teamwork

Variety

Intellectual Stimulation

0:37

"I like the people I work with. We're all really bright, really engaged, interesting people."

Q6Biggest challenge - role

Overcoming Challenges

Workplace Challenges

Problem-Solving

0:41

"Every now and then I come across something I'm important. That's very exciting."

Q7Favorite parts - industry

Motivated

Community-Oriented

Competitive

0:55

"It's full of type A personalities. We just want to win all the time. But it's also full of people who care a lot about their communities."

Q8Who thrives in industry

Problem-Solving

Litigation

Transactional

1:01

"people think that all lawyers are basically what they see on Law and Order but there's a lot more variety than all that"

Q9Wish known before - industry

Legal Profession

Career Goals

Law School

1:05

"You shouldn't go to law school and you shouldn't study for the bar unless you want to practice law."

Q10Entry-level positions

Paralegal

Entry-Level Jobs

Legal Secretary

0:49

"If you're just not quite sure if you want to be a lawyer, invite that bullet of three years of school and study for the bar."

Q11Significant lesson - career

Ethics

Reputation Management

Professionalism

1:37

"you really can't underestimate just how important it is to guard your reputation."

Q12College ideas for success

Career Planning

Graduate School

Academic Excellence

0:53

"I wish more people would tell the entire Freshman Class everywhere to [maintain a good GPA] just to keep as many doors open as possible."

Q13How identity impacted career

First-Generation College Student

Overcoming Challenges

Networking

1:04

"We work just a little bit harder, that we make more connections intentionally than we would otherwise."

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