August 13, 2005

A negative p.d. internship

Random Girl had a sucky summer:

I feel like I have such trite, snobbish reasons for not wanting to work for the Public Defender:
* They don't make enough money for me to pay off my loans
* There isn't enough room to house the attorneys
* There aren't enough resources for the attorneys to do their job well
* Everyone hates the Public Defenders
* Some of our clients are so despicable that I'd really want the right to say, "I'm sorry, I really can't defend you if THAT'S what you did."


It was a good summer for her, though, in the sense that it's better to figure this out as an intern than as an attorney. Saves her and any potential employer a lot of grief.

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