I am in the market for a new briefcase/bag, etc. I have been scouring the earth for years for that perfect bag and have not been able to find one. I want something feminine, yet not goofy, big enough to hold legal documents (why on earth they can’t all be normal sized, I’ll never figure out) and those expandable folder thingies that are always enormous. Okay, I know I can’t fit those into my feminine yet assertive briefcase, I’d have to get one of those litigation boxes, but still, I’d like to fit in more than a legal pad and a piece of gum.
I got a Coach bag from my mom for college graduation. It’s brown and really nice but very slim. Then I have another fabric one from Nine West which I’ve beaten into the ground. It’s nice and roomy, but now is looking very unprofessional. And, we all know that one of the ways to win cases is to look professional. So, I went looking on overstock.com and I found this. It’s not at all what I’m looking for (leatherette? hi quality leatherette? who writes this shit?) but what I found even more interesting was at the very bottom where it said people who bought this briefcase also bought the stainless steel faucet. Huh?
Anyway, if anyone can direct me to someplace for a bag, I would greatly appreciate it. Then I will regale you with wonderful stories of how my bag saved the day a la McGyver or Perry Mason (depending on if I had duct tape and gum or not).
I’ve also got my THIRD interview with legal aid this afternoon. It really is unbelievable that they would toss me around like this. I’ve got seven years of litigation experience, I’ve represented all types of people, and it’s not like they are paying a million dollars (or even anything close to what I’m worth). They should be begging me, begging.
I’ve come close to making some really far reaching personal decisions though. No, I’m not leaving husband or killing dog, but I’m seriously thinking that I might really, honestly and truly start my own practice. I was looking at some websites of other criminal defense attorneys in town and a lot of them are barely a minute older than I am. What am I waiting for?
I’m scared. Shit. It turns out that I’m not as brave as I thought. Every five minutes I’m crying about how I’m scared I’m scared.
See, the legal aid position I’m interviewing for today is in Towson, which is much closer than Annapolis since its in Baltimore County. But, I would still have to drive to work every day and I wouldn’t be doing the thing I do best. So, I’m seriously considering just getting temp work until June (when hopefully I’ll be admitted) and then getting a tiny office and setting up shop. It all seems so simple. But then, when I start to really think about it, it all seems so complicated! Yikes. We’ll see what happens. I need to stop being such a fraidy cat.
Okay, but still, its all about the bag.
