fish out of water

so far, work in the public sector has been a humbling experience.

i was close to having a 'niche' in my firm - becoming the go-to guy to do research, draft strong briefs, make strong arguments to judges. i won cases, made clients happy, and began to have specialized litigation knowledge.

to answer the call of service, i am now a member of a team that works on matters on the far side of the legalverse, with skill sets i previously overlooked. i'm learning a new alphabet through trial and error, and each error reveals my incompetence. i feel found out.

took a paycut to start my legal career from scratch again, with folks who are unimpressed with my irrelevant pedigrees. why did i do this again?