I am now the part-time assistant to a Seattle criminal defense lawyer. I was hired at the interview with his current assistant today, with whom I will share the job; I suspect I was the only person that applied. Oh well. Here is what I learned about this job from Current Assistant (CA):
1. The cases are "the worst of the worst" - murders, rapes, etc. Sometimes you'll turn the page of a file to find a gruesome photograph.
2. The boss (unnamed here for obvious reasons) is eccentric. He wears socks and sweats to work (the office is "very casual"; good thing I wore jeans to the interview), will definitely "poke" (metaphorically) at me when I meet him, keeps inquiring about CA's personal/love life (well, he won't find much to ask about where I'm concerned), and "can be offensive." I told the CA that I wasn't politically correct, so... we'll see. Oh, and he's "friends with his clients," the aforementioned accused murderers and rapists. However, I mentioned the British TV show Rumpole (about a crusty lawyer) in my cover letter, and turns out he and his wife are big fans, so he can't be a total loony.
3. A google search revealed the boss quoted in several Seattle Times articles as well as featured in a book about a teenage criminal (he was his lawyer). Consensus seems to be that he is very... insistent, in and out of the courtroom, blunt, sarcastic, even rude. Omg.
So, while the job may well be boring or unrewarding, it is hardly a placeholder position. When I meet the guy, I'll post more...
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