Law360 has a long q&a article: Prep, Panic & Poise: Inside An Associate's First Oral Argument
- Countless lawyers have frozen in the face of intense pressure — it's a universal human response, but it usually doesn't end in excruciating embarrassment. Holmes described his startling memory loss — and what happened next — in an interview with Law360 about the preparations, experience and lessons of his inaugural argument.
- In the run-up to the argument, how was your confidence? Oh, I was nervous. I was very nervous. But I've talked to a lot of partners here — people who have argued over and over again, and who are incredibly good — and they get nervous, too, and that made me feel better. You learn to use energy positively and make sure you can handle anything. And the only way to do that is to know [your case] really, really, really well. So, I am actually grateful I felt nervous. If I had been complacent, I might not have been as well-prepared.
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