first week report
i just finished my first week at work. let me tell you what i've learned so far.
1) being a summer associate is easier than being a real lawyer. i actually have been working more than summers at other firms reportedly work, leaving around 6:30 most nights and coming in around 9 in the morning. but somebody mentioned to me that last night the partner down the hall worked through the night until 6:45 AM. Also, the hours are easy hours. firms get reputations as tough places to work, and this one is supposed to be particularly demanding, but i realized this week that demanding involves sitting in a soft leather chair and reading things and then emailing somebody what you thought about them. i imagined more yelling, but i guess that was sort of silly of me.
2) living in the middle of nowhere is great for some things and really bad for others. biking- good. nature- good. lack of jackhammer outside your window- good. but getting groceries back to your apartment without a car? bad. i just ran out of food from my first grocery run, and i have no clue how i'm going to get more food here. tonight i had a pizza delivered. i might ask another summer if i can borrow his car on tuesday to make a grocery run during work.
i think those are the most important things i've learned so far. and i have learned a good deal about some law related things as well. work will probably get harder as i get more competent, or maybe it won't if they're just trying to trick me into coming back. anyway, all is well here. still no pictures though.
1) being a summer associate is easier than being a real lawyer. i actually have been working more than summers at other firms reportedly work, leaving around 6:30 most nights and coming in around 9 in the morning. but somebody mentioned to me that last night the partner down the hall worked through the night until 6:45 AM. Also, the hours are easy hours. firms get reputations as tough places to work, and this one is supposed to be particularly demanding, but i realized this week that demanding involves sitting in a soft leather chair and reading things and then emailing somebody what you thought about them. i imagined more yelling, but i guess that was sort of silly of me.
2) living in the middle of nowhere is great for some things and really bad for others. biking- good. nature- good. lack of jackhammer outside your window- good. but getting groceries back to your apartment without a car? bad. i just ran out of food from my first grocery run, and i have no clue how i'm going to get more food here. tonight i had a pizza delivered. i might ask another summer if i can borrow his car on tuesday to make a grocery run during work.
i think those are the most important things i've learned so far. and i have learned a good deal about some law related things as well. work will probably get harder as i get more competent, or maybe it won't if they're just trying to trick me into coming back. anyway, all is well here. still no pictures though.
posted by james at Friday, May 25, 2007
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