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Hieronymous Alloy posted:Go be a public defender in traffic court for a year or two. I saw every big name lawyer in my state doing DUI pleas in traffic court and not getting their clients any better or worse deals than I did. It's criminal defense bread and butter and bank. DUIs were exactly what I had in mind with the “too boring” half.
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BigHead posted:I work in a weird niche field doing white collar regulatory stuff. I have no clients and virtually no court hearings. Pays low six figures but I get a pension and a union, the health care is great, and I do maybe fifteen hours of work a week. Plus the type of work is as far from being an actual lawyer as I could get. Dammit you had to mention pnw. I'd jump on that without having to move
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SlothBear posted:DUIs were exactly what I had in mind with the “too boring” half. Oh DUI's can be extremely interesting. The law is complex and technical with a lot of specific requirements law enforcement has to follow, there's a lot of junk science surrounding the "field sobriety tests", lots of different angles of attack (the breathalyzer machine, the FST's, whether or not the client was actually impaired, etc.), and the clients are often quite interesting and sympathetic -- usually they don't have significant prior records. My favorite was one client I had who was a diagnosed narcoleptic. They'd charged him with a DUI because he fell asleep at the wheel. He wouldn't take that because he hadn't been drinking. I got the prosecutor to lower it to reckless. "That's fair. I shouldn't have been driving at all with my condition." I kinda regret never having one go all the way to trial but it was the classic dichotomy -- either the cases were junk, law enforcement hosed up in one way or another, and they got great offers or dismissals, or the cases were locks and they just needed to plead so they did. Shageletic posted:Dammit you had to mention pnw. I'd jump on that without having to move yeah not taking the bar exam again what if I failed
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Feb 2, 2023 22:25
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Oh I know I would. Based on ny recent brush with taking an exam, I'm considerably dumber than I was in my twenties
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Hieronymous Alloy posted:. WA is a one hour open book multiple choice for reciprocity my friend. They even give you the book - a pdf you can ctrl-f your way through. And with your background you'd be a very strong applicant. Think about it, seriously.
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I did a bunch of DUI trials as a PD. It got so brutal asking the sergeant that was the intoxilyzer supervisor the same poo poo month after month. To his credit, the guy actually did follow the manufacturer recommendations for maintenance and calibration etc. He would actually stop and chat with me if I saw him in public, like we were stuck in the same groundhog day situation.
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Tokelau All Star posted:I did a bunch of DUI trials as a PD. It got so brutal asking the sergeant that was the intoxilyzer supervisor the same poo poo month after month. To his credit, the guy actually did follow the manufacturer recommendations for maintenance and calibration etc. He would actually stop and chat with me if I saw him in public, like we were stuck in the same groundhog day situation. Misery loves company. No one enjoys drunk driving cases.
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BigHead posted:I work in a weird niche field doing white collar regulatory stuff. I have no clients and virtually no court hearings. Pays low six figures but I get a pension and a union, the health care is great, and I do maybe fifteen hours of work a week. Plus the type of work is as far from being an actual lawyer as I could get. Any chance a position like this might be eligible for public interest loan forgiveness - some kind of government agency, perhaps? Many jobs with a pension just happen to be, so this caught my eye. As much as I’m addicted to jury trials, I love and miss the Pacific Northwest a whole lot. And I’d give up the trial sauce to ski and hang out with my family more. But total PSLF is tantalizingly close for me, at the moment. A Tasteful Nude fucked around with this message at 01:45 on Feb 3, 2023 |
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A Tasteful Nude posted:Any chance a position like this might be eligible for public interest loan forgiveness - some kind of government agency, perhaps? Many jobs with a pension just happen to be, so this caught my eye. As much as I’m addicted to jury trials, I love and miss the Pacific Northwest a whole lot. And I’d give up the trial sauce to ski and hang out with my family more. I have no idea about loan forgiveness, but it's a government agency, yes.
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What kind of money is a corporate paralegal making these days? Some of these kids I’m interacting with in my new job, you’d think they’re making real attorney money the hours (and airs!) they’re putting on.
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A Tasteful Nude posted:As much as I’m addicted to jury trials, I love and miss the Pacific Northwest a whole lot. And I’d give up the trial sauce to ski and hang out with my family more. From someone who left a litigation position for a high QoL public service gig, yeah you miss what you miss (in my case writing appellate response briefs was some of the most fun work I ever did as a lawyer) but it's so so worth it overall. Every time I go on a hike, or you'll go ski, it's like "yeah, this was the right call."
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A Tasteful Nude posted:But total PSLF is tantalizingly close for me, at the moment. Mine went through last month. It wasn’t quite “passed the bar” levels of relief, but it was close.
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What's the best way to find an employment lawyer who specializes in retaliation? Besides googling. I've never shopped for a lawyer before is there a good review site or something?
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Someone in the Corporate Megathread that works in the L&E field offered to help you out, not sure if you saw that.CarForumPoster posted:I'm not a lawyer but I work with L&E lawyers every day. I've worked with lawyers on both plaintiff and defense sides. Whistleblower retaliation labor and employment attorneys will represent you on contingency in the USA and offer a free consultation.
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dpkg chopra posted:Someone in the Corporate Megathread that works in the L&E field offered to help you out, not sure if you saw that. Sheesh thanks.
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To expand on that quoted post: note that employment lawyers will not always offer a free consultation, and they won't necessarily agree to represent you on contingency, unless they think you're worth their time and effort. If you can't find a lawyer that will take your case on contingency, it's probably because it's a weak claim. If it's retaliation related to employment discrimination, then you can choose file your complaint directly with the EEOC without first going through an attorney. Whether this is a wise course of action may depend on your know how.
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euphronius posted:In house or law firm There is a SA lawyers Discord channel that you might consider joining. 90% of the posts that used to happen here happen there now.
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Vox Nihili posted:There is a SA lawyers Discord channel that you might consider joining. 90% of the posts that used to happen here happen there now. Can you share the link?
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what is your stance on Dak
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BigHead posted:I work in a weird niche field doing white collar regulatory stuff. I have no clients and virtually no court hearings. Pays low six figures but I get a pension and a union, the health care is great, and I do maybe fifteen hours of work a week. Plus the type of work is as far from being an actual lawyer as I could get. Lol, are you me? Well except the PNW part. Congrats on being an excop. Hieronymous Alloy posted:Oh DUI's can be extremely interesting. The law is complex and technical with a lot of specific requirements law enforcement has to follow, there's a lot of junk science surrounding the "field sobriety tests", lots of different angles of attack (the breathalyzer machine, the FST's, whether or not the client was actually impaired, etc.), and the clients are often quite interesting and sympathetic -- usually they don't have significant prior records.
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In a similar vein, saw a case once that hinged on whether the Florida schedule of controlled substances definition of "cocaine" was exactly the same as the federal one or not.* *Cocaine is generally defined as including cocaine itself along with certain related chemicals, salts, derivatives, etc. and the argument was whether salts of derivatives and derivatives of salts 1) existed and 2) were both covered by both laws as written.
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EwokEntourage posted:what is your stance on Dak This is important
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Also I already know his stance on the Walter Payton Man of the Year 2022 and its NOT GOOD
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Muir posted:Can you share the link? Just for being orderly and poo poo, anyone needing a discord invite please post about it below and you'll be pmd an invite. If you don't have pm please make a temp email account. You need to be: - some form of lawyer or lawyer dawg - some form of goon - not a disruptive rear end in a top hat (HDD is already on the server)
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Nice piece of fish posted:Just for being orderly and poo poo, anyone needing a discord invite please post about it below and you'll be pmd an invite. If you don't have pm please make a temp email account. May I please have an invite?
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builds character posted:May I please have an invite? Judging from your post history jesus h christ but also you must be a lawyer so sure.
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Nice piece of fish posted:Just for being orderly and poo poo, anyone needing a discord invite please post about it below and you'll be pmd an invite. If you don't have pm please make a temp email account. I check all three boxes, so yes, please send an invite. I have PMs.
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Nice piece of fish posted:Judging from your post history jesus h christ but also you must be a lawyer so sure. yeah… 
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Nice piece of fish posted:Just for being orderly and poo poo, anyone needing a discord invite please post about it below and you'll be pmd an invite. If you don't have pm please make a temp email account. May I also please have an invite?
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Nice piece of fish posted:Just for being orderly and poo poo, anyone needing a discord invite please post about it below and you'll be pmd an invite. If you don't have pm please make a temp email account. I'm a lawyer let me in plz
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feels like i find enough ways to waste my time
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Nice piece of fish posted:Just for being orderly and poo poo, anyone needing a discord invite please post about it below and you'll be pmd an invite. If you don't have pm please make a temp email account. plz send me an invite, i've got all 3
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hooray - more lawyers!
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said nobody ever
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Meat! Meat! Meat! Meat!
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I'm already in the discord.
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animedatingsim posted:plz send me an invite, i've got all 3 I sent you my PM please respond
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Nice piece of fish posted:I sent you my PM please respond sorry I was away for awhile, I PM'd you
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I got COVID from the Feb 2023 California bar exam lol (I'm barred in a different state, so yeah I can post here)
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im barred from several states as well
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