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10-8 posted:Wasn't someone in here writing a novel or comic book or something about a district attorney who fights crime on the side? You should call your lawyer. Those sons of bitches. Mine was better though, it was about a public defender who has to represent his targets. And it was already kind of a rip-off of daredevil anyway so I guess I can't complain. Hey, maybe Marvel will sue these guys, they're copying way more than I was.
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Soothing Vapors posted:michigan is literally the worst state in your pitiable union Worst states (AP): 1) Florida 1) Louisiana 1) Alabama 1) South Carolina 1) Georgia 6) Indiana 6) Ohio 6) Alaska 9) North Carolina 10) Georgia 11) Arizona 12) Texas 13) Arkansas 14) Michigan . . .
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Incredulous Red posted:Worst states (AP): Oklahoma? Mississippi? Idaho? Missouri? Kansas? West Virginia? Both loving Dakotas?
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IrritationX posted:Oklahoma? Mississippi? Idaho? Missouri? Kansas? West Virginia? Both loving Dakotas? There's a different ranking on the Coaches Poll
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Ainsley McTree posted:Those sons of bitches. Mine was better though, it was about a public defender who has to represent his targets. The "thug-hugger takes to the streets for some wall-to-wall counseling" angle makes more sense than "rule bender takes to the streets to bend the rules even more" - where's the juxtaposition and conflict in the latter?
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The trucker lawyer was the only good idea anyway.
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diospadre posted:The trucker lawyer was the only good idea anyway. Doesn't that raise all kinds of multi-jurisdictional UPL issues?
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entris posted:Doesn't that raise all kinds of multi-jurisdictional UPL issues? I thought that would be taken care of in pro hac vice meetings to introduce the quirky judge of the week, in "My Cousin Vinny" fashion.
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Sep 29, 2010 21:42
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Incredulous Red posted:Worst states (AP):
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entris posted:Doesn't that raise all kinds of multi-jurisdictional UPL issues? It's not really important to actually know anything about the law in order to have a successful law drama. I watched an episode of Law and Order SVU the other day which had the following quote: "Peter is a danger to himself and the community but as his attorney I can't betray his confidence!" It's been a while since I studied for the MPRE but I don't think it works like that? Anyway it doesn't matter because she got murdered
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Soothing Vapors posted:all right, you guys win, every state sucks, death to amerikkka Virginia is the best state. 
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Soothing Vapors posted:all right, you guys win, every state sucks, death to amerikkka No the list stops at 25 because at that point you start getting into better states
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entris posted:Virginia is the best state. I've lived in North Virginia. You live in hell, dude.
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Anyone here know anything about Canadian law schools? I've been prepping for the upcoming LSAT, with the hopes of getting into the University of Saskatchewan and then hopefully finding a job here in Saskatoon after finishing my degree. I considered applying to other universities as well, but I'm 99.9% sure that I'll be able to get into the U of S with my marks and potential LSAT, and I want my young son to grow up around his grandparents, who live just a few blocks away from where I am now. Am I shooting myself in the foot by focussing only on the U of S? I know it's not a top law school in Canada, but as far as I can tell, it's pretty much in the middle of the pack. I'm hoping that going to school here won't hurt my chances of ultimately finding a decent job here (compared to a degree from a better school). Anyone able to offer me any reassurance?
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Low Ping Gentleman posted:Anyone here know anything about Canadian law schools? I've been prepping for the upcoming LSAT, with the hopes of getting into the University of Saskatchewan and then hopefully finding a job here in Saskatoon after finishing my degree. Saskatchewan's a lovely market generally, although Saskatoon's kind of surprisingly on the rise. If your idea is to make the big bucks (which is a bad idea, see the rest of the thread) you're going to have to be a superstar to get noticed, and be ready to move to Toronto, Calgary, or Vancouver. If you don't want to do biglaw it probably doesn't matter, there's no real "bad" law schools in Canada, and most of the lawyers working in Saskatchewan probably went to the UofS. Seriously though don't go.
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hypocrite lecteur posted:Saskatchewan's a lovely market generally, although Saskatoon's kind of surprisingly on the rise. If your idea is to make the big bucks (which is a bad idea, see the rest of the thread) you're going to have to be a superstar to get noticed, and be ready to move to Toronto, Calgary, or Vancouver. Yeah I'm not looking for big bucks, just a decent job once I graduate. I don't really have dreams of big money or anything, I just feel that law would probably be a good fit for me, and I've always wanted to be a lawyer. I don't have any debt from my undergrad/masters (worked enough crappy jobs during my undergrad to fully pay my tuition/living expenses, and got a full ride for my masters degree), and I estimate that in getting a law degree I'd probably incur ~10,000 in student loan debt. All I really want after graduating is a job that would let me pay off the student loan I'd take out within a few years, plus enough to eventually buy a house/live comfortably. Sounds like U of S wouldn't be too terrible for that, from what you've just said. bub spank fucked around with this message at 23:35 on Sep 29, 2010 |
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Red Bean Juice posted:here's my idea Love the factory.
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Low Ping Gentleman posted:Yeah I'm not looking for big bucks, just a decent job once I graduate. I don't really have dreams of big money or anything, I just feel that law would probably be a good fit for me, and I've always wanted to be a lawyer. I don't have any debt from my undergrad/masters (worked enough crappy jobs during my undergrad to fully pay my tuition/living expenses, and got a full ride for my masters degree), and I estimate that in getting a law degree I'd probably incur ~10,000 in student loan debt. This is where we accuse you of trolling us, that's how cliched your reasoning is.
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Low Ping Gentleman posted:Yeah I'm not looking for big bucks, just a decent job once I graduate. I don't really have dreams of big money or anything, I just feel that law would probably be a good fit for me, and I've always wanted to be a lawyer. I don't have any debt from my undergrad/masters (worked enough crappy jobs during my undergrad to fully pay my tuition/living expenses, and got a full ride for my masters degree), and I estimate that in getting a law degree I'd probably incur ~10,000 in student loan debt. Think very long and very hard about it boss. Just for funsies, I went to the UofS law careers office website, the Government of Saskatchewan job bank, and the cities of Saskatoon and Regina job banks, and you want to know how many jobs I found? None. Not one. The UofS LCO doesn't have a single summer job posting for the entirety of Saskatchewan. I wasn't joking when I said Saskatchewan is a lovely market. Even if you did want to do biglaw, only Gowlings and Osler are stopping by, and they will get hundreds of qualified applicants from schools better than UofS for a handful of summer jobs. If your girlfriend's dad owns a firm and wants to employ you or you have some hometown connection and don't mind doing poo poo work for poo poo pay go for it. If you're looking for a honest profession that will keep you in the province and take care of your family take a look at power engineering or being a cop or a plumber or something. Not joking, do not go.
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CaptainScraps posted:I've lived in North Virginia. fixed for you. also, i'm composing a letter to the dean, please proofread/critique: letter to dean whoever posted:Dear Dean, thoughts?
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Also, can someone refresh me on creating email searches or what have you to rack up Lexis/Westlaw points?
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diospadre posted:This is where we accuse you of trolling us, that's how cliched your reasoning is. I'm honestly not trying to troll you, and I didn't realize my reasoning was cliched. I was just looking to see if anyone could tell me whether or not attending this school instead of a more prestigious school would hamper my ability to find a job in the region. I realize that law school is hard, that working in the field is tedious, that there aren't many jobs out there, and that I can't expect the degree to get me a job at all, let alone one where they pay me decent money. I still want to be a lawyer, since it's what I've always wanted to do, and I'm sure some of you went into law school for the same reason. I'm well aware that I'll probably be making 20,000 a year to start with, and that I probably won't ever earn an income over 50,000. I've looked at what it will cost me to go (8,000 a year tuition), how much I can get from Student Loans, and how much they'll expect me to pay back. I have a good estimate of what kind of financial situation attending this school would put me in. All I wanted to know was how this school is regarded by employers in the region. edit: I realized I shouldn't have said anything about a house or living comfortably; I was kind of stuck for what to say, so for some reason I went off on a tangent on long-term, 10+ goals for my two-income family, and I'm well aware that law school isn't any kind of guarantee of that kind of success. quote:Think very long and very hard about it boss. Just for funsies, I went to the UofS law careers office website, the Government of Saskatchewan job bank, and the cities of Saskatoon and Regina job banks, and you want to know how many jobs I found? None. Not one. The UofS LCO doesn't have a single summer job posting for the entirety of Saskatchewan. I wasn't joking when I said Saskatchewan is a lovely market. Yeah, I looked at the U of S career website as well, which is part of the reason for my original post. I noticed that they said that most articling/summer positions are found by cold-calling firms, rather than website postings, which doesn't tell me much about the availability of jobs. I was hoping that somebody here had gone to the school and could let me know what to expect. Thanks for your reply though, I didn't think the job market here was quite as bad as you say. edit: I have a friend who's a plumber, and he says that there's a bit of a glut of plumbers right now, so the job market isn't that great. There's a 5-year waitlist for police jobs too, so that's out. And I'm not too interested in being an engineer, so that's out too. bub spank fucked around with this message at 00:49 on Sep 30, 2010 |
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Call around and talk to whoever's hiring whereever you want to work and ask what they think of UofS grads. Or creep company directories, it will tell you where people did their undergrad and law degrees. It'll give you a sense of who's coming from where
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Low Ping Gentleman posted:Yeah, I looked at the U of S career website as well, which is part of the reason for my original post. I noticed that they said that most articling/summer positions are found by cold-calling firms, rather than website postings, which doesn't tell me much about the availability of jobs. Yes it does. It actually says everything you need to know. Just to make it a little clearer, a decent school's website wouldn't say that. Also, if you're relying on cold calling to land a job, whether it's in America or Canada you are hosed ITE.
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gvibes posted:If there were jobs and weren't so many jesus people there, I would totally move to Grand Rapids.  rep the ru
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I'm gonna write a procedural cop drama that focuses on Internal Affairs as the heroes. There's gonna be some court segments with a sassy black female DA. None of you guys steal this idea I already wrote it down and mailed it to myself.
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A better idea would be a humorous take on a DA's office. Like Scrubs, but with law.
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billion dollar bitch posted:A better idea would be a humorous take on a DA's office. Like Scrubs, but with law. Kind of like Boston Legal but public sector?
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I've never seen Boston Legal. Is it funny?
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billion dollar bitch posted:A better idea would be a humorous take on a DA's office. Like Scrubs, but with law. Needs to be PDs. We have better stories. The DA's client has never poo poo herself in open court because she doesn't exist!
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billion dollar bitch posted:I've never seen Boston Legal. Is it funny? Yes.
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nm posted:Needs to be PDs. We are all the DAs client E. Also guess where I'm looking for a job: http://www.jsonline.com/news/wisconsin/103929588.html JudicialRestraints fucked around with this message at 05:54 on Sep 30, 2010 |
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JudicialRestraints posted:We are all the DAs client
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nm posted:Needs to be PDs. No, you ain't! (pilot) MMMM! Tastes like ju-ju-bees! Oh, that's good. No, that's bad Small world, big karma Man, do I know you? gently caress! you was my lawyer! To defend (season finale) should probably be on cable...
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So I got a copy of my school's Career Development Office booklet for 1Ls and it goes through the various structures of legal employers. I did appreciate the description of compensation methods as "lock-step" or "eat what you kill."
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J Miracle posted:I'm gonna write a procedural cop drama that focuses on Internal Affairs as the heroes. There's gonna be some court segments with a sassy black female DA. That brings up an interesting point. Has there ever been a police procedural or cop movie where internal affairs HASN'T been a bunch of weaselly evil bastards? I feel like it must be in the job description or something. I had an internship with the state department of revenue and even their internal affairs guy seemed like a jerkbag. I'd watch a show where internal affairs were the good guys. Kind of like other side of The Shield, starring someone more likable than Forest Whitaker
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Ainsley McTree posted:That brings up an interesting point. Has there ever been a police procedural or cop movie where internal affairs HASN'T been a bunch of weaselly evil bastards? I feel like it must be in the job description or something. I had an internship with the state department of revenue and even their internal affairs guy seemed like a jerkbag. The Departed?
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Ainsley McTree posted:That brings up an interesting point. Has there ever been a police procedural or cop movie where internal affairs HASN'T been a bunch of weaselly evil bastards? I feel like it must be in the job description or something. I had an internship with the state department of revenue and even their internal affairs guy seemed like a jerkbag. See that's just it, there's definitely never been a SHOW featuring internal affairs, they're always depicted as scumbags. But would we as private citizens REALLY prefer there not be an internal affairs? I think it could be a good show. Kinda like how Raising the Bar (lol) was basically the only lawyer show that depicted criminal defense and criminal defense lawyers as not incompetent or scum of the earth That's one of the things that always cracks me up about L&O. DA: you're awesome. Defense Attorney: You're a weaselly little poo poo. Civil/Corporate Lawyer: nom nom babies.
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http://www.law.gwu.edu/News/newsstories/Pages/2010SpaceLawTeam.aspx I wish I practiced Space Law. :-(
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