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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Holy cow. OP you sure you want to stay in a career field with such condescending people? Sounds like you'd be dodging a bullet if the whole law thing didn't work out.

C'mon you guys. Especially the moms. If you all are brilliant and articulate and professional enough to be successful attorneys surely you could come up with career advice (even advisement NOT to pursue law) that doesn't sound like you're a 7th grade mean girl. [/quote]

I don't know. The legal industry, particularly in a city like DC with such a high concentration of top-educated lawyers, is over-saturated, cutthroat competitive, and as such the jobs it does provide are often really harsh and not family friendly.

If OP graduated 2+ years ago, has worked minimally, and didn't attend a top law school in the top her her class, she is unlikely to find regular employment in DC that is desirable or prestigious. Add to that that she wants a family friendly or part-time position (which with a law firm often requires showing your stuff first, being really valuable, and still then part-time means 35-40 hours per week), and her changes are abysmal. That's not mean. It's true. And it sucks. But in this case the truth sucks.

Document review is something she can do and sounds like it might make sense for her. If she can get tied to a small firm that might take her on for small projects, that might work, but even those are few and far between and almost always reserved for people with existing connections and/or have proven themselves. Volunteering or interning first with a very small firm may be a way into a gig like this; get there, then show them how you can contribute, if you can contribute. [/quote]

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