What were your early years like in civil litigation/ at a small firm?

I will be starting sometime soon as a civil litigation associate attorney at a firm that has about 6 attorneys and a few paralegals. As we all know, civil litigation is a pretty broad umbrella, but most of the cases the firm handles are personal injury. I’m excited/nervous but would love to hear from those who:

1. Started out doing this type of work, or
2. Started out a firm this size, or
3. Started out doing this type of work and at a firm this size :)