Getting into the "Swing of Things"

     In my brief time working at Corso Law Center (CLC), there are some interesting office politics. I didn't have to be working there very long to figure things out. The office politics is very simple and easy to grasp at a company where I work with a total of four different people.
     The first thing that was apparent to me was who the people in charge were. obviously, everyone is in charge of me, but it was very clear that, even though he is an attorney like most of the people there, Arturo Corso himself was the "top dog" if you will. Then you have the few other attorneys that work there, and a couple paralegals. Communication between me and the rest of the "team" at CLC is usually minimal because we usually work alone in our offices. This is not a bad thing to me because I know that what I am working on as well as what the others are working on is vital to the firm's success.
     There isn't much "gossip" around the office.. Occasionally we will all eat lunch together and talk. We are a pretty tight-nit group. There isn't anyone at the office that is often gossiped about in a negative way. At lunch, theres usually an entertaining story, but other than that, there is very little interaction between those of us that are at the office. I say those of us that are at the office because many times, a couple of them are gone in the short hour and a half that I am there. Every day has a different agenda, and therefore there is a different day-to-day schedule.
     The dress code at CLC is pretty relaxed compared to what I expected. I show up every day in a button-down shirt, jeans, and boots. Jeans are apparently not the norm because they aren't considered formal in all settings, but because I come from school and usually work alone in my office, I was told what I wear is suitable. The only exception is if I went to court to see Arturo work I would have to be in a full suit because a courtroom is a very formal place. Arturo will wear business-casual type clothing if he is working at the office all day, but occasionally he will come from court in a suit. Being a big guy, he is pretty intimidating, but when he is in the suit he seems less approachable because I don't know what kind of mood the time in court has out him in.  Don't get me wrong, Arturo is very easy-going and easy to talk to, but I'd rather not take my chances on court days.
     My research skills that i have picked up from years of school has been a great asset to my work here. I spend most of my time researching information on the various projects Arturo has assigned to me. The first thing I learned about project research at CLC is that in the field of law, no detail can be overlooked. I have to gather as much detail as I can about every little aspect of the project. Without all those years of writing research papers, I wouldn't be as confident in my ability to find the correct information. Based on my experience thus far at CLC, I can see my ability to gather information as being essential to my success at the firm.