So... what do I do? I'm a research attorney, one of two in the office. The trial court judges have books, called Bench Books, that they use while on the bench that summarize the law/procedure/rules regarding a particular area of law. Our office creates and updates those books. So... I am responsible for finding new law/changes to the law in the areas of traffic, juvenile traffic (who knew there was a difference between adult and juvenile traffic law?????), crime victim's rights, criminal procedure, circuit court civil procuedure, contempt of court, domestic violence, friend of the court, juvenile justice (i.e. delinquency and juvenile criminal offenders), adoption, and child protective services, and updating the bench books in those areas on a monthly basis. I'm also responsible for overseeing someone else's updates in the areas of probate and family law. And I'm responsible for one-half of the new bench book on controlled substances we are producing. Oh yeah... I also have to go to three or four conferences a year, two of which my office puts on, so I need to work at, and one or two where I am a speaker regarding one or more areas of the law my bench books cover. But that's still a heck of a lot less work than at the old job, with very loose deadlines, most times, wonderful co-workers, and no overtime required except on the very, very, very rare occasion. Bottom line: I LOVE my new job!
Not too much else to report at the moment.
I had intended to use this post as a GIP for a wonderful Virgin Prunes icon
Off to do some work. Have a great Friday!