As I mentioned last week, bar preparation and job search stuff is getting the best of me. I worked on the bar background application for nine hours today... yes, NINE hours! Though this seems incredible, there is one reason why it took so much time. The bar wants to know where I've worked in the past TEN years. Well, I graduated from college seven years before I came to law school. This meant that my college jobs and the other four jobs I had before coming to law school needed to be on my application. I spent most of my day tracking down the names and numbers of people who I needed to put on my application. Though it took me a long time, it was fun catching up with people I haven't spoken to in some years.

On another note, this week was a great week on the job search front. As I told you all a few weeks ago, I am applying to become a law clerk for either a state court or superior court judge after graduation. I heard from FIVE judges this week, and it's only Wednesday! One judge was particularly impressed with NUSL's evaluation system and told me that in 30 years, he hasn't seen an application that is so professional and thorough. This judge has hired a clerk already but said he would "love" to hear from me next summer after I take the bar. Another judge scheduled an interview with me in March. She doesn't have any time until then to meet me and was more than willing to be flexible with my Boston-Atlanta-Boston-Atlanta schedule. This was good news for me. The other three informed me that they either did not hire law clerks or that they have already hired someone for next fall.

So though I wasn't necessarily early in sending my materials to judges, I was still early enough to get some "bites" from my applications which is good news! Hopefully I'll have more good news to share with you next week! Take care!