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Today's conversation with a client: (Client's husband has not paid what he is supposed to pay) "I can't understand why he's being this difficult." "Because he's an rear end in a top hat. Happens all the time." "You know, we have a name for that in the dental industry. We call them PITAs. It stands for pains in the rear end." "Lawyers have a name for them too. We call them clients."
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CaptainScraps posted:Today's conversation with a client: She then fired you and filed a bar complaint. A friend of mine got a private reprimand from the bar for calling OC a pussy when he asked for a continuance. As in "you're scared to try this case ya pussy?"
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Oct 12, 2015 22:37
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Hot Dog Day #91 posted:She then fired you and filed a bar complaint. lol. seriously? Someone filed a complaint for that? what a pussy.
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Oct 12, 2015 22:42
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Toona the Cat posted:Only two midterms, CivPro which is open book and open notes (seriously, I'm down for sending an edible arrangement to the guy who suggested OneNote), and Property which is closed book and notes but only two questions on one fact pattern. Could be worse. I only accept bottles of scotch as thank you gifts from the legal world. I consider it acceptable for you to forgo the gift until you make Top 10%.
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Oct 13, 2015 00:52
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ActusRhesus posted:lol. seriously? Someone filed a complaint for that? what a pussy. I got called a motherfucker (and not in a friendly way) by an attorney. He then punched the wall a few times and screamed. I didn't file a bar complaint even after the behavior repeated itself. So I have proven I am not a puss yronic heroism fucked around with this message at 15:06 on Oct 13, 2015 |
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Oct 13, 2015 01:42
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I billed 130 hours in the past two weeks. That was hard. I don't understand how people can bill 2,500 in a year and speak in complete sentences. Also, I had a pro bono case wrap up. I now have way more respect for plaintiff's lawyers and never ever want to be one.
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Oct 13, 2015 02:00
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Discendo Vox posted:I need some help. I'm teaching a course in legal rhetoric, and I want my students to have an online discussion about a court decision (or an excerpt from one) that is short, interesting, and either very rhetorically good, or rhetorically godawful at making its argument. I'll have them figure out what worked or didn't work about how the judge argued the decision, and suggest ways to improve it. I think the briefs for/against Elonis -- as well as the oral arguments and decision -- are a really, really good example of head-numbing arguments (in the briefs) that are then resolved through some fairly clever moving of the goalposts (in the decision). I wrote an issue brief for it in Taking Sides (pm me if you want a preview), although that was before the decision came out. But it's a really good decision for Roberts being sneaky sneaky.
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Oct 13, 2015 03:21
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So I've just been put in charge of all post judgment remedies for my gigantic government client. It's like the legal advice thread come to life: I get to evaluate the collectability of judgments, and then try to collect via garnishment, foreclosure, or...murder? Karma. Fml.
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Discendo Vox fucked around with this message at 02:36 on Jul 13, 2021 |
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Oct 13, 2015 06:34
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Discendo Vox posted:Look, people, I assign these things so my students have to read them, not so I have to read them. You think I care about all this legal....law...poo poo? Have them read the briefs in support of the interesting cases before the actual opinions. The briefs are usually on Westlaw for COA or higher opinions and maybe they're on Google Scholar. Assign half the class to the winning side and half to the losing side without saying which side won. You usually get two totally different ideas of what the case is about if they just read one brief. Hell that's half the training in legal writing 101 is getting the reader to frame the question in the way you need him to frame it. It'll be a fun exercise! Whenever I find a case that matches whatever point of law I'm trying to get the judge to pay half attention to goddamnit, I will usually just find the brief in support of the side the won that particular opinion, then I'll just copy-paste what I need and throw in a few cites to the opinion.
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Oct 13, 2015 09:01
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Cubs in playoffs = everyone's legal needs are on hold while I think about the glory.
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Oct 13, 2015 15:35
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Roger_Mudd posted:Cubs in playoffs = everyone's legal needs are on hold while I think about the glory. My coworker got tickets to last night and today at face value from a friend who wasnt interested in going and Im very jealous (I would sell them)
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Oct 13, 2015 15:39
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Hot Dog Day #91 posted:So I've just been put in charge of all post judgment remedies for my gigantic government client. It's like the legal advice thread come to life: I get to evaluate the collectability of judgments, and then try to collect via garnishment, foreclosure, or...murder? 
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Discendo Vox fucked around with this message at 02:36 on Jul 13, 2021 |
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Oct 13, 2015 16:30
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The midterm was insanely easy. One fact pattern with questions on finders and rule of capture. Too bad it's only worth 20% of the final grade. 
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Oct 13, 2015 16:49
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Toona the Cat posted:The midterm was insanely easy. One fact pattern with questions on finders and rule of capture. Too bad it's only worth 20% of the final grade. Do you realize you're on a curve?
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Oct 13, 2015 16:52
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Toona the Cat posted:The midterm was insanely easy. One fact pattern with questions on finders and rule of capture. Too bad it's only worth 20% of the final grade. You got a B-.
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Oct 13, 2015 16:52
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Yes, and I can live with that. I only need to remain in good academic standing (defined as a 2.0) to keep my scholarship.
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Oct 13, 2015 16:54
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Ahhhahhahhahh
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Oct 13, 2015 16:55
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Toona the Cat posted:The midterm was insanely easy. One fact pattern with questions on finders and rule of capture. Too bad it's only worth 20% of the final grade. Did you use the right font and margin setting?
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Oct 13, 2015 16:56
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It was a handwritten exam.
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Discendo Vox fucked around with this message at 02:36 on Jul 13, 2021 |
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Oct 13, 2015 17:08
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Toona the Cat posted:It was a handwritten exam. Did you still observe proper margins?
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Oct 13, 2015 17:20
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Toona the Cat posted:Yes, and I can live with that. I only need to remain in good academic standing (defined as a 2.0) to keep my scholarship. With that kind of attitude, you'll be lucky to practice family law.
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Oct 13, 2015 17:34
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Someone was named as a 2016 Rising Star by Super Lawyers. That someone was me. I used to think that it was just a meaningless popularity contest designed to get advertising dollars but now I'm convinced of it's merit.
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Oct 13, 2015 17:40
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Roger_Mudd posted:Someone was named as a 2016 Rising Star by Super Lawyers. That someone was me. You can suck my rear end. I haven't seen you in court in weeks. I want to get that rising star garbage so I can jack up my rates. Edit: Bitch you weren't even selected for family, it was for PI where it don't mean jack. G-Mawwwwwww fucked around with this message at 18:01 on Oct 13, 2015 |
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Oct 13, 2015 17:52
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Roger_Mudd posted:Someone was named as a 2016 Rising Star by Super Lawyers. That someone was me. Twenty years from now you will be looking at this moment as the peak happiness of your sad, miserable life. "Dorothy, my star was rising! I was headed for the big time, Dorothy! Where did it all go wrong, with the orangutan prostitutes and chain of Dollar Grocery stores and being married to a wench named Dorothy?" That's where we are all headed, I just assume you are as well.
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Oct 13, 2015 17:57
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Roger_Mudd posted:Someone was named as a 2016 Rising Star by Super Lawyers. That someone was me. I did too, so there goes your theory.
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Oct 13, 2015 18:06
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CaptainScraps posted:Edit: Bitch you weren't even selected for family, it was for PI where it don't mean jack. Don't be jelly. Your the rising star of my heart.
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Oct 13, 2015 18:07
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Toona the Cat posted:The midterm was insanely easy. One fact pattern with questions on finders and rule of capture. Too bad it's only worth 20% of the final grade. You missed the part of the fact pattern asking about rule of perpetuities. You thought one of the items was fee simple, but it was actually fee simple subject to executory interest. Also you wrote your exam in a way that just irked the professor. He can't explain it, it just felt unprofessional. Slightly below median, good luck making journal, you're going to starve in a hovel.
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Oct 13, 2015 18:20
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disjoe posted:You missed the part of the fact pattern asking about rule of perpetuities. You thought one of the items was fee simple, but it was actually fee simple subject to executory interest. I never figured out I was supposed to mage arguments in my law exams.
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Oct 13, 2015 18:52
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Omerta posted:I billed 130 hours in the past two weeks. That was hard. I don't understand how people can bill 2,500 in a year and speak in complete sentences. My wife hit 305 hours in September. I can't imagine how she'd be without at least a moderately ok life partner (me). The tip is this, if you're going to be a big baller big biller, get yourself someone to bring the bacon home to that will have the time to cook it for you.
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Oct 13, 2015 19:02
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Toona the Cat posted:The midterm was insanely easy. One fact pattern with questions on finders and rule of capture. Too bad it's only worth 20% of the final grade. I'm not sure if you've had curved tests before but "insanely easy" is not a good thing for your grade. You want a hard test you did well on so you know you're above the curve. If it was that easy, you are probably smack in the middle of the curve and will discover you missed one issue that, because everyone spotted 29 except some people spotted 30, is the difference between an A and a C.
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Oct 13, 2015 19:03
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Toona the Cat posted:Yes, and I can live with that. I only need to remain in good academic standing (defined as a 2.0) to keep my scholarship. I'm confused - did you go to law school in order to obtain a career that you want? Or did you go to law school just to graduate law school? insert link to OP here
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Omerta posted:I billed 130 hours in the past two weeks. That was hard. I don't understand how people can bill 2,500 in a year and speak in complete sentences. I hit 300 hours in a February once and I just hated life: weekends were reviewing documents all day, just on the couch instead of the office. Then I did it again in April. Only reason I didn't quit was knowing the discovery deadline was coming up and wouldn't be extended so an end was in sight.
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Oct 13, 2015 19:04
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errad posted:I'm confused - did you go to law school in order to obtain a career that you want? Or did you go to law school just to graduate law school? I'm going to law school mainly to kill time.
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Oct 13, 2015 19:17
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Following is an ungraded problem posted in my torts class:quote:Catelyn shared her house with several persons, including Hodor, who had a developmental disability. She rented her garage to Joffrey, an emancipated 14-year old, for $150 per month. Catelyn believed Joffrey was to give her a stereo as part of the rent. Joffrey believed Catelyn’s intent was only to borrow it. He asked for the return of the stereo; she said she sold it. Joffrey, a man of obvious sensitivity, smashed all the windows of her automobile, slashed the tires, and dented the body. Not quite mollified, he kicked in the locked door to her house, scattered her belongings in the bedroom, and broke an aquarium, freeing her snake. Catelyn advised Hodor of Joffrey’s behavior; he apparently took umbrage. Am I correct that the answer is "Hodor"
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Oct 13, 2015 19:29
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Yoda posted:Following is an ungraded problem posted in my torts class: Hodor.
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Oct 13, 2015 19:38
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Hot Dog Day #91 posted:I never figured out I was supposed to mage arguments in my law exams. Does a Mage argument automatically hit or is it treated as a ranged attack? ActusRhesus fucked around with this message at 19:57 on Oct 13, 2015 |
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ActusRhesus posted:Does a Mage argument automatically hit or is it treated as a ranged attack? We enacted a statute a while back allowing the governor to declare a state of disaster in the event of a "man-mage emergency."
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