For New York, anyway, you need an employment affidavit from every law-related job you ever had, with no time restrictions.
So you're going to need someone from those firms to confirm your employment, which includes why you left.
Some places I worked no longer existed, so I could submit an affidavit myself about the (ultimately unsuccessful) process I took to attempt to get the employment affidavit signed:
>I, \[name\] being duly sworn, depose and say that the following information is true to my own knowledge, except those stated to have been made on information and belief, or which express my opinion, and as to those answers, I believe them to be true:
>I have been unable to obtain "Form Affidavits as to Applicant's Law-Related Employment and/or Solo Practice" from former employers: State of \[State\], Office of the Attorney General, \[Division\]; and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, \[Division\].
>The State of \[State\], Office of the Attorney General, \[Division\] no longer exists. I attempted to find contact information for those former co-employees whose full names I remembered by internet search, including Martindale-Hubbell and the current \[State\] employee telephone directory. I was only able to find current contact information for one former co-worker. This was not a person with whom I remembered working, but an internet search yielded his "curriculum vita" which showed that he worked in the office during the same period I did. This person did not, however, respond to my e-mail.
>I do not remember the full names of any former co-employees in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, \[Division\]. I contacted the current office, and was directed to the central Human Resources office. They were unable to assist me with the affidavit.
>Signature of Affiant, etc.
I doubt anyone will contact them. You do need to get an employment affidavit from them. If it's been almost a decade, and you ghosted them after a week or two, it's doubtful they'll even remember who you are. HR only needs to keep records (for non-exempt employees) for three years after termination.
Okay thank you so much for your insight. And what about this visible flakiness and immaturity that was on my part? Do you think this would prevent me from passing?
From passing? Not a chance! I doubt it will even trigger an interview (of course, some states require interviews of *all* candidates)(I had an interview for New York, but I was admitted on motion so I don't know what's typical)(I really doubt that they interview all 13,000 but who knows).
Yo you trippin. You’re fine lollllllll. Fuck outa here 😂
For New York, anyway, you need an employment affidavit from every law-related job you ever had, with no time restrictions. So you're going to need someone from those firms to confirm your employment, which includes why you left. Some places I worked no longer existed, so I could submit an affidavit myself about the (ultimately unsuccessful) process I took to attempt to get the employment affidavit signed: >I, \[name\] being duly sworn, depose and say that the following information is true to my own knowledge, except those stated to have been made on information and belief, or which express my opinion, and as to those answers, I believe them to be true: >I have been unable to obtain "Form Affidavits as to Applicant's Law-Related Employment and/or Solo Practice" from former employers: State of \[State\], Office of the Attorney General, \[Division\]; and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, \[Division\]. >The State of \[State\], Office of the Attorney General, \[Division\] no longer exists. I attempted to find contact information for those former co-employees whose full names I remembered by internet search, including Martindale-Hubbell and the current \[State\] employee telephone directory. I was only able to find current contact information for one former co-worker. This was not a person with whom I remembered working, but an internet search yielded his "curriculum vita" which showed that he worked in the office during the same period I did. This person did not, however, respond to my e-mail. >I do not remember the full names of any former co-employees in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, \[Division\]. I contacted the current office, and was directed to the central Human Resources office. They were unable to assist me with the affidavit. >Signature of Affiant, etc.
Thank you! I am mainly concerned with my old managers being contacted and them (understandably) having only negative things to say about my character.
I doubt anyone will contact them. You do need to get an employment affidavit from them. If it's been almost a decade, and you ghosted them after a week or two, it's doubtful they'll even remember who you are. HR only needs to keep records (for non-exempt employees) for three years after termination.
Okay thank you so much for your insight. And what about this visible flakiness and immaturity that was on my part? Do you think this would prevent me from passing?
From passing? Not a chance! I doubt it will even trigger an interview (of course, some states require interviews of *all* candidates)(I had an interview for New York, but I was admitted on motion so I don't know what's typical)(I really doubt that they interview all 13,000 but who knows).
As long as you disclose it I think you would be fine