So I had a lunch at a Tucson law firm today, and the guy, who's from Chicago (a White Sox fan! we had a nice chat about Kenny Williams, Brandon McCarthy, Buerhle, and the Illinois-Arizona Elite Eight game) was like, yeah, Tucson loves its own, and is a very insular community, to the point of being parochial perhaps, so if you wanted to come back, I'm sure you'd do very well, since you have a considerably more blueblood resume than just about anyone here (he then told me how awesome I am for having my GPA at Chicago bc he knows that they are wicked with the grades, which was very nice).
But yeah, that's definitely something to consider--is it better to be the best in a lesser market, or just average in a better market?
Though apparently they do all sorts of pro bono appellate work for the 9th Circuit, which made my little heart swoon. It's like, pro bono? and appellate? and the 9th circuit? and a free flight to San Francisco?

Good times.

Ughhhhhhhhhhhhhh I am so never going to finish my moot court brief, in other news.

Much love to all.