Frank Ramos’ Advice for Young Lawyers
- Attorneys Insurance Mutual
- Feb 6
- 2 min read
Young lawyers ask me all the time how to deal with all of it.
The pressure.
The long hours.
The mistakes you replay at 3 a.m.
The emails you’re scared to open.
The partners you’re trying to impress.
The clients who expect miracles.
The feeling that everyone else has it figured out – and you don’t.
Here’s the truth they don’t tell you in law school:
This job is hard because it’s supposed to be hard.
You are being forged, not punished.
Every awkward deposition.
Every motion that didn’t land.
Every hearing where the judge didn’t even look up.
Every time you thought, maybe I’m not cut out for this.
That’s not failure.
That’s training.
You passed college.
You passed law school.
You passed the bar.
Those weren’t accidents.
When it gets overwhelming – and it will – zoom out.
You don’t need to be perfect.
You don’t need to know everything.
You don’t need to win every day.
About the Author
Frank Ramos
Partner, Goldberg Segalla
A nationally recognized legal advisor and litigator, Frank has been defending clients in civil litigation for more than 26 years, focusing his practice on retail, product liability, premises liability, trucking, insurance, and commercial disputes.
In addition to his active law practice, Frank is a prominent thought leader and industry advocate, having written more than 500 articles and given over 400 presentations to lawyers and claims professionals on a variety of topics including claims handling, pretrial and trial skills, leadership, litigation management, mentoring, diversity, communication skills, management, and the future of the practice, to name a few. He has authored 20 books on best practices and innovations in the practice of law.
