End of summer
The end of the summer, and my summer associate position, is making me think about what I want to do with myself in the upcoming post-graduation future.
It's the first time I won't be in school... ever.
Taking the first part of the bar this Friday is also bringing on a certain career-related anxiety.
Do I want to go back to NY? Do I want to go somewhere else? All of this would be made easier if I didn't have to invest a month's worth of studying (and about $2500) in a bar exam that only works in one state next July. It's really not cool.
I'm going to apply for the job at the record company that I was offered this summer for the fall. I was basically guaranteed some sort of volunteer position (they don't pay non-lawyers) so it would at least be a good experience. My transportation would be paid for, and it's easily accessible by train. I could put in a day or so a week, and still work my paid part-time position at my summer firm.
I just don't want to be a civil litigation attorney permanently. Yes, loans suck. Yes, I'm going to have to pay them off. But how bad could it be to live a little less affluently for a few years while I'm paying off law school, but absolutely LOVE my job? Now the trick is to find a job I'm going to love. It seems like it's going to be harder than anticipated.
Fields I'm pursuing/looking into: entertainment (emphasis on music), PR, prosecution (obviously not related to the others), agency, publishing. Anyone who wants to share personal experience, input, or job listings, please feel free.
It's the first time I won't be in school... ever.
Taking the first part of the bar this Friday is also bringing on a certain career-related anxiety.
Do I want to go back to NY? Do I want to go somewhere else? All of this would be made easier if I didn't have to invest a month's worth of studying (and about $2500) in a bar exam that only works in one state next July. It's really not cool.
I'm going to apply for the job at the record company that I was offered this summer for the fall. I was basically guaranteed some sort of volunteer position (they don't pay non-lawyers) so it would at least be a good experience. My transportation would be paid for, and it's easily accessible by train. I could put in a day or so a week, and still work my paid part-time position at my summer firm.
I just don't want to be a civil litigation attorney permanently. Yes, loans suck. Yes, I'm going to have to pay them off. But how bad could it be to live a little less affluently for a few years while I'm paying off law school, but absolutely LOVE my job? Now the trick is to find a job I'm going to love. It seems like it's going to be harder than anticipated.
Fields I'm pursuing/looking into: entertainment (emphasis on music), PR, prosecution (obviously not related to the others), agency, publishing. Anyone who wants to share personal experience, input, or job listings, please feel free.