Working, but not Practicing

It's true - I got a job! Whatever Deity you choose to believe in has truly blessed me. I had about 6 weeks of life as a domesticated goddess followed by a 3 week vacation of a lifetime (planned and paid for before the hostile takeover of my career), and then started at the new position. In this economy that really is nothing short of a miracle, and believe me, I appreciate just how lucky I am.
So what is this new position that dropped from the heavens just before the new-present shine wore off from the unemployment checks? No details of course, but I will say that I have entered the world of academia as a career services counselor at a law school. Because the position requires a JD, I still somewhat feel like a lawyer even though I no longer practice law (at least until I have to tell a practicing lawyer what I do). Although I can't continue to claim a prestigious job with a sense of self-importance, I love my new job!
I work 9-5, with an hour lunch, no weekends, and if I take a day off I don't have to make up my time. I still catch myself trying to note the time when I return from a meeting or after a student appointment, but then a smile crosses my face as reality hits that there are no billable hours here! A month in, and the hardest part of my job is making sure that I tell students the truth and what they need to know about working as an attorney without scaring the living crap out of them or making them run to financial aid and demand their money back.
Since I don't have tales of practice nightmares anymore, my goal is for future blog posts to reflect on the legal market, legal academia, and commentary on the state of the law and the world. Of course me and tangents are close friends, so you never know.