Adorn your desk with the perfect reminder of exactly what it’s like to work in private practice. It’s called a Useless Box, but honestly its value as a metaphor of the Sisyphean struggle of lawyering in a firm environment.
Whenever you turn a fifth draft only to receive a redlined copy that returns it, in substantial part, to the exact same form it had when turned in the first time, just flip the switch on this handy memento and a little hand will crawl out… and shut itself off (affiliate link).
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That’s your existence! A “hurry up and wait” drill followed by unceremonious shut down. There are many versions of this, but this one boasts “surprise varied movements,” which is even more perfect because it can simulate that one day when something inexplicably goes your way.
It’s also just a cool office toy. Buy it for that reason.