Russkis

Have you ever noticed that certain languages, when you do not understand them, sound, when spoken, as if its speakers are arguing? I am speaking in this instance of of Russian. Did I mention that my legal internship is at a firm run by Russians, with Russian clients, bringing personal injury claims supported by the medical evidence of Russian chiropractors. Please do not construe my tone as indicating any opinions I have formulated about the nature of the work I am doing. I am not sure how much I should discuss my work in this blog, especially since I write under my real name. The real observation I am trying to capture in this post is the sense of how a solo practice law firm is like other small businesses. Families help out, there is a lot of work to be done, and you depend on your community to support you. Except for the fact that I sit in a cubical and work through file after file of settlement demands instead of a small workspace peeling potatoes, it is not all that different than the small restaurants I worked for before coming to law school.