I am incredibly frustrated. I have to go back upstate to meet with an old client on a case that’s coming for trial on April 1. I had no idea what my life was going to be like when I agreed to do the trial, and now it seems that nothing is as I had planned and the thought of having to go back TWICE (once to meet with the client, and then again for trial) is really giving me a serious case of anxiety. Also, this job search is going very poorly. Yes, I know I said I would start my own practice and yes, I mean it, but it would still be nice to have at least one other option out there that was in the least bit attractive.
I signed up for this thing called lawcrossing. I have to say that while it does have a lot of jobs, applying for them online is a complete waste of time. I have not gotten a single response when I apply online through their site (even though it looks like its coming from your own e-mail). I don’t know why, but if you are looking for work, I would recomment getting information from them, but not actually paying the money to do all the other crap they say is helpful to you. I’ve been a member of their site for four months and have not gotten a single e-mail back from anyone I’ve sent resumes to.
I found them through BCG recruiters. They tell you to send them a resume but realize they can only work with like five candidates a year. Well, I applied to them last year and got rejected. Then what they do is send you this ‘newsletter’ that tells you where you can get help on your job search on your own and it is basically advertising for other legal job websites. My opinion is that they do work with those people who probably already have way to many options available to them, and then they prey on the anxiety and frustrations of us regular schmoes by sending us to people we have to pay in order to have them help us get jobs.
The whole thing is just fucking annoying. No one should move. Everyone just stay put. Moving just disrupts your insides.
