Interview tomorrow
Well, I have an interview tomorrow--it's actually in the same area where before I actually got a follow up interview (the whole "wining and dining" idea). I'm not too sure what to expect, only that it's another prosecutor position and certainly not something I would mind doing at all.
I've sent out lots of resumes, and I've actually got some in to folks that actually went to my law school--I don't know how many more I can send, but I'm sure there's attorney under some rock that hasn't heard of me yet. :-)
I've sent out lots of resumes, and I've actually got some in to folks that actually went to my law school--I don't know how many more I can send, but I'm sure there's attorney under some rock that hasn't heard of me yet. :-)
posted by Dan B. @ 4:09 PM
2 Comments:
At 2:10 PM ,
Ian N. Service said...
Have you thought about opening up your own law firm- instead of working for someone else??
You can apply for court appointed work (if available in your jurisdiction) while you build and establish your OWN practice.
Why take a job from a large firm, or worse a government position, when in a few years time you can be in control of your own destiny?
I heard from a law professor (Law office management class) about the law of "golden handcuffs." It roughly goes: "you get a job (finally) and they pay you well etc. etc. but you find out you hate it after a couple years. Mainly because you can't make any controling decision until you are a partner (8 years) or it is a government job with a ceiling. Then you tell your wife you want to quit working and open your own practice, not have a weekly pay check, and not a certain future per se-" i.e. the "golden handcuffs"
With your faith in God and the support of your wife, you could be "practicing" now.
What do you think?
At 4:52 PM ,
Dan B. said...
Ian,
Thanks for stopping by--I must admit, I had to dig back for this post since it was a couple of months ago now.
I took a Law Practice Management class as well, and I considered for about 8 seconds opening my own firm. But as my mom is a sole proprietor and I see the headaches that one has to go through to open a business. In my law practice management class, the one overarching project that we did was six successive presentations that showcased everything that went into making your own firm. You know what we discovered? That realistically you cannot turn a profit until the third year--there are overhead considerations, office supplies, office leasing, so many things to figure out.
But I'd like to think that I entered the practice of law for reasons other than "controlling my own destiny." Money is certainly a part of going into this area of work, but it's not all of it. And, to be honest, it takes a special type of person to hang up a shingle. Many in my area have tried to do just what you have described--doing court appointed work, etc, to build their own practice and they crashed and burned. Why? They made foolish mistakes because they simply didn't know what they were doing--and judges talk often and quickly to one another. It's why they call it the practice of law.
I tend to prefer mentoring relationships within the setting of a firm or a governmental entity. I've never minded working for other people, because I've always thought they have a lot to teach me. There are rewards to being on your own, but being a part of something can be great as well--and people to keep you accountable.
While I have a faith in God that is sustained by His grace, I trust that it is He that will put me in a situation that will honor Him. I just don't feel, given my personality and experience, that I could honor him by pursuing that outlet. Do I think I will always feel this way? I don't know. But right now I can't imagine waking up and saying, "man I hate my job, I'm going to start my own firm!"
Thanks again for stopping by! (see my more recent posts on the attorney general position, since you referenced the "government" type job)
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