Thanks for the well-wishes, you and everyone else. I'm in Fredericksburg VA (halfway between DC and Richmond), and the job market for brand-new lawyers isn't so-so at best. With the economy going in the crapper, more places will probably turn to temp/contract work on an "as-needed" basis so it's not the worst thing to be doing, even though it's not consistent. But yeah, in general it's pretty sucky all around. My sister works for DirectBuy (will prob be going to grad school in a few years) and they cut her "area" down from 5 to 2 people. Thankfully she was one of the 2 that stayed on, but it's just bad all around.cardsfansince82 wrote:Congrats on the job. Not sure where you are at but I know things are really tough in STL right now. My sister got laid off last year and all she's been able to find is temp/contract work since. And that's with a degree from Wash U and 7 years experience.
Hopefully I can use this opportunity to get experience and network (not a big fan, but it's the way the world works) and end up with full time employment somewhere in the mid-term future. At least cost of living in Fredericksburg isn't too high--far enough from DC and Richmond that things are reasonable and whatnot...