I took some time off from school last weekend, by necessity, for both job searching and mental health purposes...
I headed out to California mostly to do informational interviews, and along the way I went to see the Cal-USC football game and yet another Huey Lewis and the News concert. Great weekend double-header, two of my favorite things...
Job search-wise, it was also really productive. I'd managed to arrange a whole bunch of informational interviews with lots of interesting lawyers who've done cases I've admired. In some instances my resume was passed along to their firm, but even without that it was great to get more information about the legal field, make contacts, and get referrals to other people to talk to.
One of the takeaways of the experience was that if I don't get into a big field next summer, or next year, or ever, that it may all be for the best anyway. That if I want to acquire the skills I think I'll need, and do the work I want to do, or even have time to write on the side, smaller environments will foster that better. Given that the door is closing for the year on large firm opportunities anyway, that was especially good to hear.
Caught up in the 2L work flood, not posted until 10/28 so backdated.