So, I've discovered that, much like my old job, I'm much more productive after everyone else has left and I don't have to worry about phone calls or emails or people dropping by my office - I can just put my headphones on and write like the wind (ok, a very gentle breeze - but it's HARDER when you have to include citations for every sentence you ( Read more... )

Finally got around to calling the DC Bar about the application I submitted back the beginning of December. Very nice clerk tells me yes, they received the application, and they mailed my letter of receipt to my firm address back in January ( Read more... )

Well, the last month of work is turning into a fiasco, with a capital Fi. For the second time in two weeks, my boss has gone out the door for her three day weekend with a cheery "Well, I've hung on to this 30 page order for 3 weeks, and in the meantime things have happened that mean you have to totally rewrite it, isn't that funny?" Yeah. Uh-huh ( Read more... )