The Existence by Basri Mekolli
The Schmooze: So it has been a while since my last post. It is funny how life can just get so busy. Graduation is right around the corner (May 22nd) and I have a lot on my plate. At the top of my list is finding a permanent job. Unfortunately, I am graduating from law school in what might be THE worst year in the history of years. A lot of people are under the assumption that the legal field has been immune from the economy. Well…you know what happens when you assume. In reality, there have been numerous layoffs in the legal field just like most others. As a result, the market is now flooded with experienced lawyers. That means us newbies don’t have much of a chance. The few places that are hiring are looking for lawyers with at least a few years of experience and specific expertise. Guess what…they can find them! It is completely a buyers market right now.
The lack of a job has also made the decision of what Bar (the exam given by each state that licenses you to practice law in that jurisdiction) to take a much more difficult decision. My original hope was to have a job that would dictate which Bar I took. Without a job, I have to take future circumstances, potential job opportunities, as well as personal considerations into my decision. My family is in Florida, I live in Maryland and I want to work in DC. So there is a lot to think about. As of now I have decided to take the Florida Bar exam in July and the New York Bar exam in February.
I have several reasons for deciding on these Bar exams. The main obvious reason for taking Florida is that my family lives there. Even though my desire is to remain in the DC region, I just think it makes sense to be licensed in the one state where I have roots. Though I don’t desire to return there permanently any time soon, should, god forbid, something happen that necessitated my moving back there…the last thing I would want is to take another Bar exam (Florida is one of the few states that does not have reciprocity…meaning they do not accept the Bar exam results from other states). As for New York, I just think it is the most marketable state to have on my resume and, ultimately, might have the best job market. The beauty of DC is that you can get waived in as long as you are licensed in any other state (reciprocity!).
On top of job searching and working on Bar applications (more on that later), I still have school work to focus on. I am working on an extensive research paper about salary arbitration in Major League Baseball, as well as putting together some more events for the Sports & Entertainment Law Society of which I am the President.
From a business standpoint ExclusiveDomainListings.com has been doing pretty well recently. I am pleased to have had a few sales that I will be discussing in some future posts. I have been working on developing a few more sites that I will also be discussing in the near future. On the whole, I am one busy hampster. I am looking forward to March Madness (my bracket will be posted soon) as well as the new DMB album Big Whiskey and The Groogrux King (title is a reference to late great LeRoi Moore). So that is a snapshot of my current state of existence. I hope everyone has a great start to the week tomorrow!
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Tags: Baseball, Big Whiskey and The Groogrux King, DC, DMB, ExclusiveDomainListings, Florida, New York, Salary Arbitration
