Pro Bonoing with Law Students

One of my close friends was just asked to assist in mock interviews for those still in law school. We all know that law students are cute, cuddly and fun to poke with a stick, so my friend quickly agreed to this public service. As she has as much experience as the rest of us in interviewing people (read: next to zero) an e-mail chain popped up amongst us recent law grads discussing things that these law students should be asked.

In other words, we had way too much fun proposing the way we would torture these poor souls instead of focusing on keeping our jobs as lawyers. Here's what we came up with:

• What’s the average flight speed of an unladen swallow?
• What would make you say "That’s beneath me!" when it comes to job tasks and requirements?
• Are you interested in having a future in plastics?
• Have you ever been in Turkish prison?
• Would you flip fries with the right, left or both hands?
• Can you believe it’s not butter?
• How far are you willing to go to get a job?
• Do you like movies about Gladiators?
• When it comes to ethical/unethical, how many lies will you tell to cover your boss's ass?
• Do you have a gag reflex?
• Have you ever seen a grown man naked?

Clearly one should refrain from asking “Why the F*** did you go to law school in the first place?” as it seems a little fierce in a mock interview.

Planning my next career move...

My office building is large: sixty some floors. There are six elevator banks that shuttle people to different floors segments in the building. One constant between the six different elevator banks is that there are a great deal of of law firms spread throughout the building.

With the above information in mind, would it be bad to search for a lateral job based on the amount of attractive ladies that get on at a certain elevator bank?

The only downside is that I can't spend 12 hours a day wanting to be Dr. House

I'm going to lead with this: I have a job. But I'm going to follow with this: I have a clerk job. It's in the exact field as I want to practice in, there is the possibility for being hired there as an attorney, and I get to work in the same office as one of my close friends. It's a win-win.

And now, I can spend more money on useless things without feeling guilty about it.