Gain saying being a lawyer has always been, always have and always will be an enormous

undertaking but one will never know how it feels unless they themselves are lawyers or in our case a law
student under their practicum subject. My experience made me understand the role and the burden
that comes with the profession together with the teaching that only experience could teach that could
be imparted to us by our professor.

First day of internship was nerved wracking though quite exciting for being unaware of the
challenges ahead of us, for my day start in a court room. The court was airy yet I felt winded because of
the fact the in that very courtroom life, liberty and property are at stake. As soon as the judge enters
the room, prayers are prayed followed by the calling of the case for that day. Initiated by cases involving
minors as the rules prescribed and soon thereafter the case handled by my professor was called. The
trial was for the presentation of the first witness of the adverse party however since the non-compliance
of the Judicial affidavit rule and failure to fail answer as prescribed by the rules Atty. Giron moved for
the default of the first witness which the court granted upon his manifestation during that time I
observed that the lawyers in front of me kept their cool at all-time always minding their manner before
the judge, before that what was actually planned was to move for the presentation of our clients
evidences but as I watch Atty. Giron and the opposing counsel prayed for the presentation of the second
witness without my professor objecting thereto later after the scheduled hearing Atty. Giron discussed
to me the importance of empathy and professional responsibility towards other lawyer, the court and
your client and society as a whole making me understand the responsibility of lawyer and how to act
one.

We also experience how to cross examine the witness during our clinic at atty. Girons office.
The art of cross examination was difficult in the sense that you have to create a doubt in the testimony
of the witness in order to destroy her credibility. In order to cause that doubt to arise you have to attack
the very person and that is the witness herself and her testimony both relevant and irrelevant to her
cause. It was hard for us especially since we are students in their practicum but with our professor
approval we examined the witness to prepare him to the actual cross examination before her testimony
in open court but in fact I thought I was the one being crossed by my professor as he listens and tell us
how great our question or not. In that sense it made us feel accountable about the clients cause.

During our stay at the firm, we were put to various tasked which includes studying our claims
and defenses necessary for our pleadings and motions. Pleadings to be used for the actual case. Our
stay at the firm of Atty. Giron filled the gaps which our usual classes lack and gave us a chance to
experience and interact with the real clients with real expectations.