We Read Stuff So You Don't Have To!

I read. 

A lot. 

Sometimes, it seems that most of what I do as an attorney is to read stuff -- cases, statutes, contracts, discovery responses, correspondence, "etcetera, etcetera, etcetera." 

A while back at my previous firm, I even jokingly come up with a slogan: "We read crap stuff so you don't have to!"  :-)

This has not changed now that I've transitioned back into a law firm from my solo practice. There is simply so much going on in the legal world that an individual cannot keep up with it all.

And, from a purely selfish viewpoint, that is a good thing for trial  attorneys like myself. After all, we get paid to 

     (1) know the law; 

     (2) find the law;

     (3) find out the facts; and 

     (4) advocate for our clients, based on the law and facts.

Does it get to be burdensome on occasion? Sure.

But whose job doesn't sometimes become a pain? 

Despite this, I do still love the practice of law. To paraphrase what I said in a little piece I wrote for Texas Lawyer a few years ago, where else can I get paid to go head to head with smart lawyers, in semi-mortal combat, but we all get to go home in one piece? 

Everyone has their niche. I finally found mine when I became an attorney.

What is your niche? What gives you workplace satisfaction? Share with the rest of us what gets you through the day at work. It's good therapy!