Alumni Career Snapshots

Liisa Salmi Speaker

Employer Name  

Hicks, Mullett & Gregg, PLLC

Employer  Website

www.hmglegal.com

Job Title  

Attorney and adjunct professor at the Thomas M. Cooley  Law School

Additional education

The University of Texas School of Law, J.D., 1999

Briefly describe what you do   

I am an appellate attorney. I primarily perform legal research and write briefs to appellate courts. I also teach Moot Court at Thomas M. Cooley Law School. I have a small commercial litigation practice, but am moving away from litigation.

What other jobs have you had?

  • Attorney, Brown McCarroll, Dallas, Texas

  • Briefing Attorney, Second Court of Appeals, Fort Worth, Texas

What are the key skills, abilities, and personal qualities necessary to succeed in this type of work? 

Organization, attention to detail, willing to talk to attorneys and meet new people.

What do you enjoy most about your current position? 

Writing briefs.

Most important/valuable lesson or activity in college that impacted your career  

Trinity  Hill Toastmasters.

Taking political science classes with heavy writing requirements.

What advice for someone entering this field?

Make sure you love it before you spend a ton of money on law school!

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