I was in Boston this weekend. I always feel so popular when I'm in Boston, and not just because I have a cuddly boy there who seems to think I'm neat. I go to church and I have friends. Check it out, I have FRIENDS! Friends who are happy to see me and tell me so. One said she always feels a little happier when I'm there at church with them. Yes, I'm sure she was exaggerating a bit, but that's not the point. It still made me feel all warm and fuzzy inside.
I'm feeling a bit more positive, probably partly because it's been less than 24 hours since I've seen Jason.* But there are a couple of other reasons.
First, in the mail today I received instructions from Massachusetts telling me how to get sworn in remotely. According to them I just have to get sworn in via a method recognized by the jurisdiction where I am getting sworn in. Anyone happen to know how you can get sworn in in DC? Do I have to go to a judge, a clerk of court, a notary?
I'm still waiting to hear back from Mass as to whether I got the requisite 133 on the MBE. It would be nice if they'd just TELL US how we did on the MBE. What's the big secret? Other jurisdictions give people their scores when they tell them whether they passed or not. I'd kind of like to know, since the MBE was FREAKIN' HARD whether I barely scraped by and my essays made up the slack, or if I surprised myself and got in the 150's or higher. It would also make this whole waiving into DC process less complicated. But then they couldn't charge me $25 just to tell me whether or not I got a 133. Not to give me my actual score, mind you, but to say, Yes, you did get above a 133, or No, you didn't get above a 133.
Anyway...
What was the second thing...? Oh yeah.
Second, the job postings are looking up, in that firms are actually posting a job or two here and there. A couple of them actually want entry-level type people. For awhile the job board that I pay a monthly fee for was chock full of volunteer attorney positions, but no real jobs. I don't think a board that charges you a fee should be allowed to post volunteer projects when you can probably google volunteer + attorney + boston and come up with the same thing. Maybe I'll write a strongly-worded letter telling them exactly what I think about that.
Third, my temp job got extended until the 20th, which gives me one more week of a paycheck, which is always a good thing. I'm liking this job pretty well because they do a lot of health care and estate planning stuff. It reminds me a bit of what I did at my job while I was in law school. I'm researching and writing, but then they also have me drafting deeds and some other things that feel more useful. They got rid of an attorney at New Years (but they're not hiring another one), so I'm helping wrap up some of her cases. It's almost like lawyering! Sort of.
*Um, yeah, have I mentioned that I really like him? Oh, you noticed?
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