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Jack of All Trades: Embrace It

By Aimee Scotton

It’s an oft-repeated refrain when referring to government work — Jack of all trades; Master of none.  Sadly, it’s a cliché because it’s true.  I’ve been the in-house county attorney for Randolph County for 21 years now.  Twenty-one years.  You’d think that after 21 years, I’d have this county attorney thing down pat, but that’s not the case.  Instead, I’ve come to realize that I will never have this county attorney thing down pat because this county attorney thing is a constantly changing animal.  No day is ever the same as the day before.  Even after 21 years, there is not a week where something doesn’t pop up that I’ve never encountered before.

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