As you may have noticed, I haven’t posted in over a year. I’ve been busy with life and all that comes with it. Furthermore, the purpose for this blog no longer exists.
Rather than go on a long spiel, I’ll just say thank you to everyone that commented, cared, and conversed with me over the years. I’ll be taking the site down in a few weeks.
If you want to keep in contact with me, there are ways if you’re smart enough. I’m on Twitter, so start there.
Here’s to a great run!
I have a fellowship this fall working for the city. My office is across the street from a nice little park that I like to sit and eat lunch in.
It’s a random post, but at least it’s something!
So I’m done. Done with law school, done with the bar. No more late night studying (hopefully), being a recluse and dreaming about tort liability. Scores come out November, so I have time to not worry about how I did. Or to worry incessantly that I failed and my career is over before it started. So far, I’ve been doing the former.
With all that out the way comes the challenging part. Finding a job in a shitty economy. Most people don’t realize how much the legal industry has been affected by the economic downturn. Although it’s supposedly slowly improving, it’s still pretty tough out there. I have a 10 week fellowship with the City of New York, but there’s very little chance for a permanent placement because there is no money in the department’s budget. Everyday I send out resumes and cover letters and hope to hear back something good.
Other than being broke, the most challenging thing for me is staying optimistic. I’ve wanted to be a lawyer my whole life, I love the law. But there’s a lot of cynicism and anger out there, about how recent graduates are saddled with ungodly amounts of debt and crappy job prospects. It’s sad and it’s real and sometimes it’s not easy to stay positive. But I’m trying.
Now that I have a lot more time on my hands, I hope to post more and write about this transition period for me. After 7 years of straight school, I’m out in the “real” world, although I’ve been on my own for years. It’s a new ballgame, let’s see if I can score.
In ten days I will be sitting for the New York State Bar Exam. I wish I had the time to post about how hellacious and challenging bar prep has been, but that would take away from my time to study, and honestly, I’m sure no one really cares. Yes it sucks, big time. Yes I’m so ready for this to be over.
In short, I wouldn’t wish this on my own worse enemy. -____-
The day has finally come! In a few hours I’ll be a law school graduate! I can’t believe how fast three years went by, I’m feeling super nostalgic today.
More to come…
