On the plus side, when the workday is spent almost entirely in the courtroom, the day seems to go by faster. And days spent entirely in office with no court settings are long and boring.

On the minus side, I often leave work with my office in shambles, piles of files waiting to be sorted through, updated, closed, opened, deep fried, or input. And if I try to tidy up by putting them in their places, then I forget to make the necessary updates. And so I leave work just a little more frazzled.

The ideal balance would be mornings spent in court, afternoons spent in office. Sometimes I get those days. Mostly I get random. But at least I don't suffer from having every day look exactly like the one before it.