Dear Annemarie:
Your path sounds a lot like mine, and if you'd like to
contact me off list, I'd be happy to share with you what I can. I have a
BA in art history and with my law degree, I have been practicing
art/entertainment/non-profit law for the past ten years. My practice is
diverse--ranging from a Russian theatre group to a Filipino dance troupe and
everything else in between.
I thought law school was difficult--unnecessarily so,
but, that's another story--but, getting into an administrative position in a
museum/arts facility is proving even more difficult. I had an
"informational" interview just last Friday with the Deputy Director of an
historical conglomerate. She told me that it's an employer's market right
now and that, low wages aside, employers can pretty much ask for the sky and get
applications from lots of people who have just what they're looking for.
It seems that it's going to be difficult at this juncture, to have
someone get beyond job titles and look at the types of experiences a person
has. Again, if you want to contact me, we can talk further.
Lastly, I agree that lawyers do think they can do
anything. Though not taught as a course in law school, that idea is most
assuredly fostered; or perhaps it's just the idea of surviving the hell that is
law school that convinces you that if you make it through that, you can make it
through anything!
Best,
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