My current work is more alternative than I would have expected. I’m an appellate lawyer working from home for the quasi-governmental “panels” established by my state to represent indigent defendants in criminal and juvenile dependency (meaning, the state took their kids away for neglect or abuse) appeals. I’m not a trial lawyer—I only show up in court at all for up to an hour or so for oral argument—and that only comes up infrequently. Most appeals are conducted entirely through written briefs. On an hourly basis, the pay is pretty good, and I hardly ever have to wear shoes, let alone suits. But right now the work is effectively part-time, which kind of sucks.
Obviously, this particular gig is only available to licensed attorneys. But it does demonstrate that there are a lot of different kinds of jobs out there. I’d never even heard of this type of job before I got a job in law school making an Access database for a guy in the field.
My current work is more alternative than I would have expected. I’m an appellate lawyer working from home for the quasi-governmental “panels” established by my state to represent indigent defendants in criminal and juvenile dependency (meaning, the state took their kids away for neglect or abuse) appeals. I’m not a trial lawyer—I only show up in court at all for up to an hour or so for oral argument—and that only comes up infrequently. Most appeals are conducted entirely through written briefs. On an hourly basis, the pay is pretty good, and I hardly ever have to wear shoes, let alone suits. But right now the work is effectively part-time, which kind of sucks.
Obviously, this particular gig is only available to licensed attorneys. But it does demonstrate that there are a lot of different kinds of jobs out there. I’d never even heard of this type of job before I got a job in law school making an Access database for a guy in the field.