goodness.

Yesterday i went to a free CLE on sexual and domestic violence. It so happens that one of the presenters was the woman who hired me at Legal Aid, way back in the day. I verry briefly got to catch up with her before her session, and she seemed genuinely psyched to help a sister out. Woohoo!! She's not only insanely smart and knowledgeable but also hella connected in the VA Legal Aid world. So, comes now once again Dissident1L with a proposed career change. I have been kicking this around in my brain for a little bit now but am opening the floor for comment: Caroline as Legal Aid DV/family law attorney?

Also, the chick that arranged the training works for the VA Poverty Law Center and happened to mention that her office is looking to get someone to do VAWA self-petitions full-time. I would be a happy, happy girl spending my days helping battered immigrants get government permission to stay in this country safely.

The down side is that it would mean leaving DC, for i just can't afford taking a pay cut, and even if the DC legal aid folks wanted to hire me, i'm sure they couldn't even pay me what i'm making now. But i'm sort of okay with that. Especially if it would mean relocating to Richmond. I sort of think Richmond's awesome.

Thoughts?