Work, Work, Work

I was kinda hoping that, once I passed the bar, I would be able to work normal hours. Yeah, right. Hope springs eternal. The good news? Almost all of my friends who are looking for legal jobs have found them. One from my group of friends did some international work so she hasn't sat for the bar again yet. Another one is focusing more on building her family. But for the most part, it's not too bad. I'm very happy that, even though the economy is hitting a lot of lawyers very hard, it's not striking most of my friends.

So I know I shouldn't bitch and whine about working. I have a paying job and another job that I hope will eventually pay. In other words, I work for an attorney who does commercial real estate litigation, and I work with another attorney on employment cases of my own. It feels a bit overwhelming sometimes, so I asked my paying boss how he handled it when he was a new lawyer. He said he worked more hours as a lawyer than he did as a full-time employee while going to law school at night. Gee, thanks. And the employment lawyer I work with works like an insane man! He probably could bill 10-12 hours at least 6 days a week. That's just not my style. I need my 8 hours of sleep per night. I want to fall in love, get married, start a family. It just doesn't feel like those things are compatible, you know?

So if anyone out there has any kind of work-life balance advice, I'd really appreciate it.

Good night.