Job Responsibilities
I currently work for a family law practice in Garden City New
York. My firm consists of 3 associates and two partners. One of
the associates is part time, working four (4) days a week. My
daily responsibilities include daily client interactions,
drafting necessary motions, order to show causes, TRO's, etc.
This practice is solely matrimonials. We managed over 200 cases
at a time. It is a high volume practice. Each day, I generally
arrive at work at 8am and stay until at least 7:30pm. Very long
hours in my opinion and definitely high stress. It is difficult
to assign hours to each responsibility. However, I generally
bill between 6-8 hours a day.
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Job Requirements
University of Michigan, B.S. Psychology 1994-1998
Tulane Law School 1998-2001: I found Tulane to be a great
education. 1st year was def. the hardest. It got easier as time
went on. My favorite professors were Profesor Strickler who
taught Civil Procedure and Evidence and Profesor Overby who
taught Real Estate. The work load is def. manageable.
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Uppers
The work in matrimonials is def. interesting. It is real and easy to relate to.
Client desperatively need your help which makes me feel useful.
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Downers
hours hours hours... no life during the week. I am at work 12
hours a day most days.
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Lifestyle
Weekends are generally open for me and I take this time to chill and finally
RELAX and re-charge.
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Compensation
70K at my current place. I took a pay cut from NYC where I was
making 125K. I wanted more hands on experience. Whether or not
I made the right choice is still uncertain...
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Advice to Jobseekers
DO NOT FOCUS ON THE MONEY ASPECT IN THE BEGINNING UNLESS YOU HAVE
ENORMOUS LOANS THAT MUST BE PAID OFF IMMEDIATELY. EXPERIENCE IS
MORE IMPORTANT IN THE BEGINNING BECAUSE BEING A YOUNG LAWYER IS
TOUGH ENOUGH.
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