The old fashion way.

As if the world was out to test my new job hunt methods, a day after I sent off my resume in the snail-mail I heard from an employer in Bellevue on the telephone. We did not exchange a single e-mail. There is certainly something to be said for the old fashion ways of communicating.

I also worked my first full day at my volunteer position. I am certainly relieved to know that there are jobs for lawyers where one can wear jeans. I guess that is the advantage of taking on homeless clients. I also enjoyed the work. The other advantage of working at a small non-profit organization is that they gave me quite a bit of responsibility considering I just started. It was nice to feel that my work during school does carry some weight. I have some of my own cases that I will take from intake, through the process, and hopefully through the successful completion of awarding benefits for the clients. I made faxes, I phoned other attorneys, I filled out online applications, and I wrote a client letter. Then I found out that one of my clients was arrested for Burglary II a few hours after I did his intake last week. I spent some time researching the chances of obtaining Social Security benefits with a felony charge, and it looks like he will be spending more time with our friends at the public defender's office than with us.

Tomorrow I think I will, however, wear my suit. I do not know what the dress policy is at this small firm, but I am guessing that it isn't jeans. I think I will stick with the old fashion way.