My first week at the OBA

My first week at the OBA was cut short due to bad winter weather, but I was able to work six hours on both Monday and Wednesday. On Monday, the communications staff gave me a tour of the building I will be working in and I met a lot of the OBA staff. Everyone was so kind and welcoming. I hardly felt like an intern at all! I even get my own office!

My first project was to work on compiling news releases sent in for the "Bench&Bar Briefs" section of the Oklahoma Bar Journal. The section consists of honors received by attorneys, promotions and relocations of attorneys, public speaking engagements of attorneys and obituaries for members of the bar. Compiling this section is great editing experience.

On Wednesday, I worked on various tasks for the communications staff, including data entry for the annual Law Day competition. Pre-school, elementary, middle and high schools across the state participate in the art contest the OBA offers. Once winners are selected, their work will be displayed on the OBA Web site. I worked on compiling an excel spreadsheet with all of the winners' information. I also began working on an archiving assignment for past articles in the Oklahoma Bar Journal.

The internship is off to a great start and I can't wait to get back to work this week!