Practical Advice for Keeping Records of Your Records of Your Past Trials and Appeals

When I first started keeping records of my trials and appeals, I used Bluebook and Greenbook citation rules to format my records, but looking for work, prospective employers often wanted to know things I didn't have recorded- the given names of my clients and adversary parties, the exact dates cases were decided. Keep your records in a master list that includes those pieces of information and the results of the matters, so you don't have to remake the list a couple of times, as I have had to.