From the Single Mom's Law School Experience, then "Almost Attorney" to FINALLY an Esquire!: Gut Instinct

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Gut Instinct

Interviewing.. I rock them. I just do. This last time, I interviewed for a firm that is my dream firm to work for. I was going through a recruiter. One of the benefits of a recruiter is that you hear back almost immediately how the interview went.

Here was the result: "They loved you. Said you were great, interviewed well, confident, dynamic, highly intelligent and would make a wonderful attorney. But they are not asking you back for a second interview. I tried to press them as to why and they said it was a gut instinct."

A gut instinct? Everyone that I have asked about this has said that this is a cop out. I don't know. My guess is that for some reason I did not seem like a good fit. Maybe my big personality would not mesh well with others. So it's back to the drawing board. I am bummed but not giving up.

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Lots of people ask me: how do you do it? How do you attend law school and raise a child alone? My answer is simply that you prioritize. You approach school as an 8 to 5 job. I take Friday evenings and Saturday's off. Study a bit on Sundays. For me this works. It means not being a part of the "social" things at school, and that time between your classes is in the library studying. But that's okay. You will have different goals then the students who are single with no children.

How do you afford it? Student loans........yes, you heard me. My reasoning is that my earning capacity will double, but likely triple, which means that I can afford to take on the debt to pay for a better future for my daughter and I.

Does you daughter resent you studying? No. Sometimes she gets frustrated, but she really does understand the bigger picture. She is my biggest supporter. I have learned to include her by taking her to class with me when I can, by having her help me study with flash cards, and by taking her to appropriate events at school. In fact, I did an incoming student panel one year, and the administration of the school had her speak as well. We are a team, and that includes this journey.