Res Ipsa Loquitur

Hi Rita: Re: Why aren't they calling. From reading your blog for the past several years, I'm sure that your "no-nonsense, get to work, weigh the issues and their elements, apply the relevant reasoning, and make fair and sensible choices right now" attitude, frightens people who prefer the "prolonged illusion into a fade-away" approach to problem solving/legal assistance. The focus of the successful law firm will be "I don't care who did what, how can we make the most money", but you are a "how can we correct this problem or right this wrong and be fairly compensated" girl. You can't hide that. The successful law office will take the longest possible route for the longest period of time (both to maximize income, and to distance themselves from responsibility). Your personal style (which indeed does surface in your blog) will stand out like a thumb. I often hide my best points in babble, but although you might whittle your sharp edges down enough to fit into the black hole of business, why? You don't need any of that. Why not work for yourself? You possess a remarkable tool, and it's designed for your personal use and paid for. Get a business license and put out a sign. An old friend who was a district judge here used to say that when he retired, he wanted to create an office in a motor-home, travel to isolated rural areas in New Mexico, and offer legal services to the locals - have a route sort of like the bookmobile. You could do that where you are, and you could make money while providing a vital service to people who generally desperately need it, and who, oddly enough, generally have cash. Just a thought.

Had my own practice for about 7 yrs. Not particularly interested in doing that again. We have too many attorneys per capita for that to be a paying proposition. You'd be surprised (I think) if you knew how little the average attorney makes in this area. And moving's not an option right now.

Besides, my no-nonsense approach didn't exactly make me popular with, for example, family law clients. Apparently they didn't like hearing 'is it your kid? then pay your damn child support'. lol

I'm not interviewing with firms right now, for the reasons you stated. I'm exploring non-legal career options, as they say. As well as government jobs, because I've heard over & over that I 'think like a prosecutor'. Whatever that means.