It's quiet. Too quiet. Right now, I should be listening to the sounds of Andrew protesting our efforts to put him to bed. Hubby should be on the couch next to me, tapping away at the keyboard of his laptop.
It's really strange without them here...
I've been craving time to myself. I've desperately needed some time to get away and recharge. And now that I sent my boys away on vacation without me, I'm still not getting a chance to enjoy my solitude.
I didn't leave the office until almost 7:30 tonight and I only stopped working about an hour ago. I had been helping another attorney get ready for trial.
I walked right into this one...
He asked innocently (although I should have known better) whether I knew anything about admiralty law. I responded accurately that I knew almost nothing about it. (stupid, stupid, stupid). His whole face lit up at the recognition that I hadn't confessed total ignorance.
And that's how I got sucked in to prepping this case for trial. Usually that's no big deal. I can prep a case for trial in a week if I've been involved from the beginning. But dropping a two year old case on someone two weeks before trial, when they don't know the facts OR the law? That's much harder.
Today I've been upgraded from prepping the case to actually second chairing. Yeah, I know the law better than anyone in the office. But this is only my second trial. My first in federal court. If they want me to question witnesses, I need a little bit of time to get ready. And it'd be nice to maybe know in advance what witness I'm going to be questioning. (Is that too much to ask for?)
Being in trial mode is bad enough...Now I'm heading for a full blown freak out...While I'm by myself.
I'll get through it. Eventually someone will tell me what I'm supposed to do and I'll get it done. And when I'm done, I'm taking a fucking vacation.
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8 comments:
you will do marvelous...go grab a glass and get busy...smiles.
I think I'd enjoy the prepping part of the trial, but second chairing and possibly talking in court - no thanks.
I hope you've lined up some great me time when this is all over.
Yes! Vacation! Sorry to shove my vacay tweet in your face today. I hate when people do that and I need a getaway! 3 mos til Vegas, right?
I agree with Brian. You'll be fine no matter what they throw your way. And then at the end, there is the VACATION! smiles
ooooh I'm excited for you! Good luck and Brian's right: get busy!
He picked up on your choice of words, like a good lawyer does. When you said almost nothing, he realized that means you know "something". Sounds like you're the 'go to' guy in that office.
Enjoy the peace and quiet at home.
Think how you will enjoy that vacation when you finally get it.
Hey it's a challenge at least and you've got some time with the others away to become the office expert! You'll do it and get through with flying colours I'm sure!
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