Don't dive into murky waters. It's sound summer camp advice. But it can double as an apt metaphor for junior litigators facing new work assignments. It's hard to master a task you don't understand.

Contributed commentary by Legal Aid Society's Rachel Moses on students who may need individualized services or accommodations to flourish in a public school setting.

There comes a time in every young lawyer's career where we think, or exclaim, "well they did not teach us that in law school!" Or, as the famous "My Cousin Vinny" line goes, "they taught us contracts!