Chip is a Corporate Senior Associate in the Nelson Mullins Orlando, Florida office and Bridget Harris is a Product Liability and Commercial Litigation Senior Associate in the Nelson Mullins Dallas, Texas office.While it is no surprise that more senior attorneys lead client interactions, first chair trials, and head business pitches, law firms also depend on associates with duties critical to the operations of a law firm. Some duties may include, trial, arbitration, and hearing preparation, legal research, drafting motions, memorandums, and mediation summaries, and attendance and note taking at client meetings and business pitches.