I am an Assistant Crown Attorney in Canada and in the province I work in, in order to work on a full time permanent basis, a young crown must go from short term contract to short term contract for as long as 4 years until they win a full time permanent position at one of the various county crown offices. I have to say that this is an awfully annoying way to obtain full time employment. First, you are required to miss all kinds of work to interview at various jobs around the province. Secondly, you are required to move frequently as you move from one contract to another. This may not be that difficult to do for a young lawyer, but for a person like myself who has a wife and a young child, this is enormously difficult. Since becoming a lawyer in 2003 I have moved 4 times. That is a lot of packing and unpacking.
On Friday, I have and interview for 2 permanent positions in my immediate area which would mercifully mean that I would not have to move again and could put down some roots. This would be quite a change for me because in my 35 years of life I have lived in 24 different residences in 13 different cities (wow, that is the first time I have fully done that count). I would love to put some roots down to give my boy and coming children some stability, consistency of friends and time and space. I would also like to be able to integrate myself into this area a bit in something other than my job. Perhaps coach a team or join some sort of community group. Whatever works.
I am a bit nervous about these interviews, I feel like a lot is riding on my ability to close the deal on this but it would be a giant relief to my family if I could.
