Sofiin osmý týden v endors

Sofia, stážistka z UCLA v USA, kterou už dobře znáte z předchozích článků, prožila poslední týden v Praze a naší kanceláři, kde působila v průběhu léta. Své dojmy u nás sdílí na svém blogu. Poslední část si můžete přečíst již nyní!

Week 8 Reflection

This week wouldn’t be a true end to my internship experience if it didn’t end the way it started: with me getting sick. Thankfully, I was sick for a much shorter time, and it didn’t prevent me from enjoying my last week in Prague and in the office.

There have been a lot of endings this week, but I want to start by sharing one last new experience. I was fortunate enough to get to join Zuzana Bayermová as she went to court this week. Because the courthouse was outside of Prague, I also got one last chance to see a different part of the Czech Republic. It was admittedly an extremely hot today, and the train ride there was very warm, but the beautiful views of the river and nature made it worthwhile. 

Once we were at the courthouse, although I could not understand what each side was saying during the court proceedings, I was still able to observe the environment, and Zuzana explained the details to me afterwards. Throughout the hearing, I noticed several differences between Czech and United States courts. For example, in the United States, the council tables for attorneys face towards the judge, and each side is expected to communicate solely through the judge, unless there are smaller interactions for procedural issues like sharing documents. In the Czech Republic, however, the council tables were facing towards each other. Zuzana told me that each side has more opportunity to speak directly to the other, and I found it interesting that the arrangement of the room reflected that difference in communication. Watching the court hearing was an opportunity to understand the Czech court system a little better, and I got to know another colleague in the office (Zuzana and I talked about everything from her path in the legal field to our favorite Broadway musicals).  

Now for the endings: because there are two separate office locations, it felt like I had two last days this week. I had two last times commuting to work, two last times checking my emails and tasks, two last lunches with people from each office, and two last times leaving for the day. Even when I got the notification that my transit pass is going to expire in a few days, I was a bit sad that I did not need to renew it.

Two months is enough time to form connections with various people in the office, and I’ll miss the little things like hearing about upcoming weekend trips and saying hello as people make their coffee in the office kitchen. I want to say thank you to all the people I’ve mentioned in these reflections, and thank you to countless others that have also made this experience what it was. In these reflections, hopefully I was able to convey a fraction of what I have learned about endors, the legal field, Prague, and even myself. Now, I look forward to seeing what the future holds.