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&lt;p&gt;Ever wonder what it takes to be counsel in BigLaw? Tara Kelly, litigation counsel at King &amp;amp; Spalding LLP shares a day in her life. And you thought your days were busy.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;6:00 a.m.&lt;/strong&gt; Wake up. Because I keep my blackberry by my bed, I check it before I get up to see if there is anything I need to respond to immediately. I&amp;rsquo;m an addict&amp;mdash;I know.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;6:30 a.m.&lt;/strong&gt; Feed the dogs, let them out and make tea.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;6:45 a.m.&lt;/strong&gt; Drink tea with my cat on my lap, and respond to e-mail and Twitter&amp;mdash;I have three Twitter accounts: one personal, one law-related and one related to the non-profit urban garden where I serve on the Board.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;7:30 a.m.&lt;/strong&gt; Get ready for work, kiss my sleeping daughter (she is 3 1/2 and stays at home with my husband) and drive to work. I live 15 minutes from work in a 1920s bungalow. Sometimes the longest part of my commute is driving up to the 12th Floor of the parking garage.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;8:30 a.m.&lt;/strong&gt; Coffee (of course).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;8:30 a.m.&lt;/strong&gt; Touch base with an expert and a team member on status of tasks.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;9:00 a.m.&lt;/strong&gt; Meet client at its office. On a daily basis, my work varies, depending on where we are in preparing a case for trial. This could mean client meetings or preparing a witness for a deposition . . . &lt;strong&gt;CLICK HERE TO READ MORE&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;King &amp;amp; Spalding site&lt;br&gt; Tara Kelly&#39;s Bio&lt;br&gt;Follow Tara Kelly on Twitter&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;FOLLOW VAULTLAW ON TWITTER!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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