I was NOT on LAW REVIEW and was barley in the top 1/2 of my class.

A rare moment of humility. Both in work and in love, I suppose we can chart the course by which Ellen has learned to moderate expectations.

Ellen :

10/09/2012 at 4:01 pm

I would be very carful. These day’s they know that no one just sit’s on one job waiteing for it to land. If you feel COMFORTEABLE calling them, mabye, but I would figure out some OTHER reason to call–for example to UPDATE them on some developement, like a case that you just filed a motion in, an articel you read in the paper, or something like that.

When I was lookeing for a job after the bar exam, I knew that I wanted to work in NYC, but since I went to school out of town, I did not have a lot of choice b/c I was NOT on LAW REVIEW and was barley in the top 1/2 of my class. Also, I do NOT think that the big firms realy wanted women from GW unless they were on LAW review.

So when I met up with the manageing partner and he agreed to give me a shot, I folowed my father’s advise, and grabbed the job. I have NEVER looked back since! Yay! Who knew that a chance meeting with the manageing partner would land me such a great job with a clotheing allowance and alot of flexeiability! I have more cleint’s then I know what to do with, and even the manageing partner is begining to think of me as an equal, b/c I have proofen myself both as a litiegieator as well as a corporate expert with do diligence. I also am going to learn about IMMIGRATION, and my case load in the WC is getting very weighty. Yay! If ONLY I could find a decent guy with a job and who’s clean, I would be VERY happy.

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