Today I shadowed Mr. Howard Browne who is an attorney in the legal department at SAS. We started off our day with Mr. Browne explaining to me what SAS was as a business as I had told him that the only thing I knew about SAS was that they produced analytics software. He went into detail on the difference between the selling and the licensing of software, along with why it was so crucial for a large company like SAS to have a strong legal department. I spent most of my time in his office, though we also attended meeting with many of his colleagues . Mr. Browne joked that I wouldn’t truly be experiencing the SAS legal department without attending a meeting. After the meeting, we returned to his office and Mr. Browne gave me three documents to look over: the Professional Service Agreement, Services Agreement and the Master License Agreement. Mr. Browne allotted time for me to carefully read these documents, before we had an in depth discussion on word choice and what each section of the contracts meant. I was able to listen in on a call Mr. Browne had with a colleague to discuss contracts needed for the construction of additional solar panels and bee hives on campus. Afterwards we had lunch in the dining hall located in the basement of the building. Once we had finished our lunch, Mr. Browne used our free time to take me on a tour of the entire SAS campus. As we drove around I was able to see a side of SAS that I did not even know existed. Mr. Browne also explained how the work he did played a huge factor in the new buildings I saw as he specialized in construction law. Once we returned, Mr. Browne informed me that he had set up two different meetings for me with other lawyers under his supervision. I was able to speak with Karen and Janie, both who specialized in different facets of law at SAS, trademark registry and HR respectively, and gave additional insight into the type of work that is conducted into the legal department. At the end of the day Mr. Browne took me around the office and I was able to meet many of his colleagues who all specialized in something unique. Everyone in the legal department was very welcoming and more than willing to sit down and talk with me. Mr. Browne provided me with a great shadowing experience today as he was more than willing to answer questions and show me around. I’m very excited to experience the IT department tomorrow!