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November 7, 2007 2:45 AM

'm heading down to Chicago today to get sworn-in in Illinois, interview for a job, and see RPM and Bluebunny. I'm pretty excited about the trip.

In a lot of ways, getting sworn-in is more important than graduating. Although I was finished with law school months ago, I'm not actually an attorney yet. That all changes on Thursday. After I'm sworn-in, I'll actually be a full-fledged attorney. I'll be licensed to represent clients, appear in court, and have my signature have legal effect. More than graduation, it's the culmination of everything I've been working towards for the last three years, and I'm really excited about the whole thing.

I'm also pretty excited about the job interview. The firm does the kind of work I'm interested in--primarily plaintiff's litigation--and they're relatively small, which is something else that's important to me. I'm not cut out to work at Biglaw, and I don't think there's likely to be much disagreement about that amongst those that know me. In any event, I think that I'd be able to have a more direct positive impact on clients' lives at a smaller firm, and that's exactly what I want to be able to do. The firm is in a suburb outside of Chicago, which has positives and negatives. On the plus side, the cost of living is lower and I'd still be close enough to go into Chicago on occasion. Plus I'd be closer to Madison than if I lived in the city proper, which would allow me to come back up here some weekends and hang out. Still, my dream's been to live downtown in a big city for a really long time. But, I've waited this long, so I can wait longer. And, of course, I'm getting ahead of myself--I probably won't get the job.

The thing I'm most looking forward to, though, is seeing RPM and Bluebunny since I haven't seen them in far too long. I think some good times are going to be had.

So, wish me luck with all of that.