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nm posted:You need a lawyer yesterday. And also to probably delete all of that text.
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Okay - done that. But I don't have the money to talk to a lawyer. Your reaction tells me to not mention why I know about the existence of all of this and just talk about the other people that aren't me and ignore any questions about my presence in all of this.
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Mar 30, 2021 22:37
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Applying statute of limitations to a set of facts is legal analysis
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Mar 30, 2021 22:37
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https://moritzlaw.osu.edu/clinics/criminal-defense-clinic/ give one of these kids the chance of a lifetime when you go into witsec see if you can get put somewhere nice, don't let those assholes send you to Tucson Arizona
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Mar 30, 2021 22:42
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T-Abyss posted:Okay - done that. But I don't have the money to talk to a lawyer. Your reaction tells me to not mention why I know about the existence of all of this and just talk about the other people that aren't me and ignore any questions about my presence in all of this. Your presence in all of this will absolutely come up, sooner or later, FYI. Probably sooner. You should look into legal aid or similar services in your area.
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Mar 30, 2021 22:44
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In many states lawyers called Public Defenders also exist
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Mar 30, 2021 22:45
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Also the cost of doing nothing here is literal death, make some phone calls
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Mar 31, 2021 01:55
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What's the polite way of asking a hypothetical client if they have been prescribed medications, and if they are indeed taking those medications.
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Mar 31, 2021 02:49
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Say it’s an interrogatory from the other side
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Mar 31, 2021 02:50
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Devor posted:What's the polite way of asking a hypothetical client if they have been prescribed medications, and if they are indeed taking those medications. As a public defender, we had a form. It included this question, so I just told them it was on the form and I had to ask it.
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Mar 31, 2021 19:35
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Devor posted:What's the polite way of asking a hypothetical client if they have been prescribed medications, and if they are indeed taking those medications. Ok, I'm going to ask you some questions about medical stuff. I'm not asking you if you agree with it, you can disagree with your doctor and that's fine, but to help you out I need to know the lay of the land. Has a doctor ever given you a mental health diagnosis? Have they told you what that was? Do you remember what it was? Did they prescribe you anything? If the jail did a test on you would it come back that you'd been taking those prescriptions or not? Basically don't frame it as you asking, frame it as these questions are gonna get asked and you need to know the answers. Don't challenge delusions directly, roll with them and yes-and. Hieronymous Alloy fucked around with this message at 20:05 on Mar 31, 2021 |
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Mar 31, 2021 20:00
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The above also applies to moderation of forums.
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Mar 31, 2021 21:51
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Is it kosher for me to tell my lawyer that if he can get my case dismissed that i’ll give him a very nice tip?
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Apr 3, 2021 02:00
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Don’t see why not, as long as you follow through
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Apr 3, 2021 02:25
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ChocNitty posted:Is it kosher for me to tell my lawyer that if he can get my case dismissed that i’ll give him a very nice tip?
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Apr 3, 2021 02:40
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ChocNitty posted:Is it kosher for me to tell my lawyer that if he can get my case dismissed that i’ll give him a very nice tip? Just make sure you put "retainer" in the memo line so the lawyer knows he gets to retain it
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Apr 3, 2021 03:06
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What are some lesser known ways a client can gently caress up a lawyers day? Obviously lying or leaving out facts is pretty common, but are there some things clients do that make you scream?
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Apr 3, 2021 13:42
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VanSandman posted:What are some lesser known ways a client can gently caress up a lawyers day? Obviously lying or leaving out facts is pretty common, but are there some things clients do that make you scream? SO many different things make me scream The most general frustration is missing court dates or appointments. Lying isn't necessarily a surprise, but a missed hour is a missed hour I could have used for something else.
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Apr 3, 2021 13:47
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VanSandman posted:What are some lesser known ways a client can gently caress up a lawyers day? Obviously lying or leaving out facts is pretty common, but are there some things clients do that make you scream? Most of my clients' problems are a direct result of them coming to me months after they should have. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. The two things that clients do that actually drive me nuts (and this isn't very common) 1) clients that call all the time with little, inconsequential questions, or call and ask, "why are we doing it this way?". The ones who need their hands held ultimately don't trust the representation, and that's always a problem and annoying. 2) during settlement negotiations, when we get down to the wire and we basically have a deal and they they're like, "Oh, and One More Thing...". FUUUCK YOUUUU
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blarzgh posted:Most of my clients' problems are a direct result of them coming to me months after they should have. All of this, except the questions are common for me. Also clients who go look stuff up online (especially in loving forums, yes I'm aware of the irony) and then email me every other week asking about the thing they read online even though they are paying me to be the expert in what's going on and what they should do. This might be specific to migration where there are entire forums *full* of people spouting half-right-at-best things at each other and clients who have very long waits for outcomes feel the need to go on those forums to feel like they have some sort of control over the process.
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Apr 3, 2021 17:22
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In house counsel that wants to draft pleadings but doesn’t want to pay me to fix them before filing it. I’m not gonna sign off on all these made up affirmative defenses in federal court
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EwokEntourage posted:In house counsel that wants to draft pleadings but doesn’t want to pay me to fix them before filing it. I’m not gonna sign off on all these made up affirmative defenses in federal court Lawyers come up with some really specious bullshit, it can be impressive.
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Apr 5, 2021 14:09
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In house counsel seems like a sweet gig. Do day to day poo poo every day and if it ever gets complicated just hire outside counsel to handle it .
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Apr 5, 2021 14:13
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Imagine paying other lawyers to consult when there's all these free forums everywhere
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Apr 5, 2021 14:32
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EwokEntourage posted:In house counsel that wants to draft pleadings but doesn’t want to pay me to fix them before filing it. I’m not gonna sign off on all these made up affirmative defenses in federal court Oh my god gently caress right off. Hieronymous Alloy posted:In house counsel seems like a sweet gig. Do day to day poo poo every day and if it ever gets complicated just hire outside counsel to handle it . I've often wonder what else they do all day besides keep a list of lawsuits on one side of their desk and a list of lawyers on the other and just make phone calls to check on the status of each.
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Apr 5, 2021 14:33
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EwokEntourage posted:In house counsel that wants to draft pleadings but doesn’t want to pay me to fix them before filing it. I’m not gonna sign off on all these made up affirmative defenses in federal court I had a consult once (surprised I haven't had more of these over the years, actually) where the client sat down and started explaining the lawsuit to me, and what REALLY happened, and what arguments he needed me to make, and how he was going to save money in hiring me because he would draft everything, and I could just sign off on it and then he would file it. I said something to the effect of, "First off, you will not find an attorney who will agree to this arrangement you've dreamed up. If you do, that is the number one reason why you should not hire that lawyer. You have spent a lot of mental energy convincing yourself that this legal process is going to work how you want it to, and I need you to know before you leave this office, because I will not represent you under any circumstances, that you are 100% wrong about it and you need to face some hard realities, or you're going to face even harsher consequences." I do remember his exact words back to me, however: "Well I guess you're not the lawyer for me." lol
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Apr 5, 2021 14:40
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Our in house legal team makes bad rap videos about "Being Candid"
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Apr 5, 2021 14:40
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Harold Fjord posted:Lawyers come up with some really specious bullshit, it can be impressive. There comes a point where a guy with an MBA is really, really insistent that you use his bullshit interpretation and it’s just simpler to let him have the W and go home. Not a lawyer but a different kind of expert, and I do that waaaaaay more often than I’d like to admit. Not at risk of losing my license though.
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In house counsel mostly exists for managing outside legal engagements and having enough knowledge to do legal triage to figure out what outside firm to engage, but in my experience they also: * Hang out and make a lot of water cooler small talk all day. Far and away the biggest gossips * Reply to all emails, even ones like 'we are ordering lunch, do you want any' with 'please call me' * Lead negotiations of any kind with vendors or customers because otherwise we'd find ways to commit crimes buying a staple
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Cosa Nostra Aetate posted:In house counsel mostly exists for managing outside legal engagements and having enough knowledge to do legal triage to figure out what outside firm to engage, but in my experience they also: Are they hiring
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Cosa Nostra Aetate posted:* Reply to all emails, even ones like 'we are ordering lunch, do you want any' with 'please call me' lol
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blarzgh posted:Oh my god gently caress right off. They have to write disclosures for SEC filings That’s about it
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Apr 5, 2021 22:07
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In house counsel also coordinates discovery responses which is a big deal. Oh and also during mergers and poo poo they have to do a lot during due diligence The due diligence stuff is actual work. So is the the discovery stuff
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Apr 5, 2021 22:08
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Also coordinate the companies regulatory compliance which is a huge undertaking .
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Apr 5, 2021 22:09
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euphronius posted:Also coordinate the companies regulatory compliance which is a huge undertaking . Out lead in house at my last company was doing more work than most of us when we were dealing with being GDPR compliant. I don't envy her.
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euphronius posted:Also coordinate the companies regulatory compliance which is a huge undertaking . euphronius posted:In house counsel also coordinates discovery responses which is a big deal. Oh and also during mergers and poo poo they have to do a lot during due diligence Well that all sounds awful
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Cosa Nostra Aetate posted:* Reply to all emails, even ones like 'we are ordering lunch, do you want any' with 'please call me' [PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL] My hoagie order and preferred sides
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Volmarias posted:[PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL] My hoagie order and preferred sides *Phrases order in a way that you can't tell what they actually want for lunch.
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Friend of mine just died. I used to live in a flat of his, took care of the post, will probably have to organize the cleanout of said flat. I hear he was stranged from his first family (divored wife + kids), but to me that's just a rumor. He was divorced of his second wife (+ a tween and a stepdaugther). This second wife (who lives in a different country) contacted me and told me that a certain guy where I live wanted to contact me. I have contacted him, he's not a lawyer, more of an accountant/finamce person. I asked him if he was the executor and I am waiting to hear from him. In his first email he said something along the lines of "I am waiting for an official document but please tell me of the heirs you know so we can speed things up". I am not asking for a detailed assessment unless someone happens to bean Austrian inheritance lawyer. Just in general terms: what are my obligations here? Should I bring up what I've heard about a first family, that I know nothing about?
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Probably should mention it, sounds like the right thing to do even if it's a red herring. They may or may not be entitled to a portion of whatever he had, but they might never get a chance (or just have a big weird legal headache) if you don't.
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