Something I've Learned...

Being a law clerk is kind of a shitty job. You have to do all the behind-the-scenes crap of the legal world, without any of the glory.

Think about it...You, the law clerk, are there to research legal issues. However, you don't usually get the easy issues because, if they were easy, the attorney would probably just look it up himself. Additionally, you are presented with the issue in the middle of the case, so you generally have very little context to work with.

If you find a case addressing the issue, great...you give it to the attorney, who then gets the kudos from the client for winning his case.

If you don't find the case, well you have to explain to the attorney that the search has been unsuccessful, but you know their thinking "What an idiot, how could he not find anything?"

Fortunately, I am graduating in 18 days and then - after the minor issue of the Bar Exam - I will be an associate somewhere, which hopefully includes more of the "representin'" and less of the "researchin!'"