Story-Teller Keeping it Real

Well, dear readers, after a whirlwind trip to California, and 40,000 frequent flyer miles cashed in to secure new employment, I had three interviews in the Bay area on Tuesday.  One interview was with a law firm as a Legal Secretary/Paralegal/Supervisor rolled into one.  Making it up to Senior Partner, I was told, "You aren't secretarial," and "I'd know the person I'd like to hire when I see her/him."  So, knowing this, I informed the partner that his processes were flawed and that he was seeking to make his procedures more seamless to reduce the mistakes made by his employees, mistakes that were costing the firm too much attorney time.  I offered to work as a business consultant; if he liked my work after three months, we could talk an employment relationship.  He seemed intrigued, as he had obviously baited me. 

The next "interview" was not arranged.  A character of an attorney is seeking a law clerk and my experiences "appealed" to him.  A fan of the Grateful Dead, I think this attorney and I could work together as a team.  No benefits but great experience for an aggressive attorney with heart.  We will re-connect upon my return to California.

The final cap on my day was not an interview, per se, but a qualifying examination for a court-related position.  Great benefits and an opportunity to learn the court system from the inside out.

So, yes, one can get experience in the law after law school but it takes determination, guts, and stick-to-it-tiveness.  What sets me apart from other candidates is my legal research and writing.  Writing, you see, comes naturally to me and is a skill that I crafted in college when my manuscripts afforded me the ability to enter a fiction-writing program.  And, it is this need to write -- to express -- that blossomed into a blog about my trials and tribulations related to the California Bar exam.

We will see if this mad-dash trip to California and back parlays into a job. . .Now, on to spending the holidays with family, completing my work here in Illinois, and readying my car for the long-trip home to the Golden State.