Callback / Procrastination

Interviewed with a top 5 firm today, and really connected with my interviewer, who is a smart, thoughful, and intellectual man who graduated from both of my alma maters, only in reverse.

He is only 51 but has had a very impressive career, working as a highly successful federal prosecutor for several years, winning some high-profiled trials, and then leaving the government and going to the firm to start his own practice group.

For some reason, from the very beginning, we just really clicked, and I felt enogh confidence to speak very frankly about my thoughts on law firms and my career and my uncertainties, and also asked him about his career and life choices, which were truly amazing, by the way.

I got the callback tonight, by phone. As far as I can tell, no one else has gotten a callback yet. A lot of people have interviewed for that firm -- the hotel at which these interviews are held were just mobbed today, and about 15 people or so hung out around the hospitality suite constantly at any given time, trying to schmooze with the lawyers. I usually hate these scenes, and left as quickly as I could after the interview, thinking about the conversation I had, and how cool it would be if I worked for his practice group.

I have not been considering his firm seriously before, but after meeting him, I am going to give it some serious thought.

So it's 1:26 am, and I'm still working on writing this paragraph and footnote for Prof. H's paper. I'm exhausted and really should be asleep by now, but wasted a lot of time earlier this evening, so now I'm paying the price in sleep!

:D The many ego boosts of OCI. Yes, I know it's idiotic, but I'm not above it. I can totally see, however, that this is how they begin to draw you in...
:( too little sleep, and way too much work.