marmalade and toast
Today I had an interview with the umbrella union of the municipal unions in the city. It’s a position in the housing unit – basically fighting evictions and that sort of thing. I’m a little ambivalent about working with actual clients. During law school, all of my internships were either with judges or with nonprofits working on special projects. I never had to advocate on behalf of one person before. Honestly, it scares the crap out of me… It would be my fault if a person lost his benefits or got evicted or lost custody of her kids and I don’t know if I could sleep at night if a case went badly. I want to help people but I don’t know if I’m strong enough to do it. I think everyone has doubts when it comes to their profession especially in the beginning. I guess the only way to find out how strong you are is to throw yourself to the wolves. But honestly, housing court? It’s a zoo… a literal zoo. I’ve only observed housing court once and there was yelling and screaming and people everywhere. Maybe I should have gone into corporate law or tax law...