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Solomon Grundy posted:Or least learn to use it correctly. The most important hiring criterion for me right now is finding someone who can scan, ocr and manipulate .pdf files with very little input from me. Both ways are right from what I've seen. I've read it used his way in mid- and early 20th century writing. Somebody just decided to use it without "of" and it caught on. Edit: Without "of," not "the." MoFauxHawk fucked around with this message at 12:34 on Jul 8, 2011 |
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Solomon Grundy posted:Or least learn to use it correctly. The most important hiring criterion for me right now is finding someone who can scan, ocr and manipulate .pdf files with very little input from me. I had always heard that using myriad as a noun ("myriad of") was wrong, but I just looked it up and (stolen from Wikipedia) Merriam-Webster notes, "Recent criticism of the use of myriad as a noun, both in the plural form myriads and in the phrase a myriad of, seems to reflect a mistaken belief that the word was originally and is still properly only an adjective.... however, the noun is in fact the older form, dating to the 16th century. The noun myriad has appeared in the works of such writers as Milton (plural myriads) and Thoreau (a myriad of), and it continues to occur frequently in reputable English." I still prefer to use it like 'many' ("I had myriad tasks"), but I don't think we can poo poo on someone who uses it the other way. EDIT: Damnit MoFauxHawk
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Jul 8, 2011 12:31
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srsly posted:The best reason to work for Kaplan now though is their "Live Online" program. You get to teach in front of a webcam at home. Really flexible hours. And for like $5/hour less than the teacher you can be a TA in an online class so you don't even have to be on camera: you just IM with students behind the scenes. Urgh what next going for my initial consultation with someone in India The internet sucks
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Colorblind Pilot posted:I had always heard that using myriad as a noun ("myriad of") was wrong, but I just looked it up and (stolen from Wikipedia) Merriam-Webster notes, "Recent criticism of the use of myriad as a noun, both in the plural form myriads and in the phrase a myriad of, seems to reflect a mistaken belief that the word was originally and is still properly only an adjective.... however, the noun is in fact the older form, dating to the 16th century. The noun myriad has appeared in the works of such writers as Milton (plural myriads) and Thoreau (a myriad of), and it continues to occur frequently in reputable English." It still makes you sound like an overeducated douche hth
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Jul 8, 2011 13:49
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Baruch Obamawitz posted:It still makes you sound like an overeducated douche hth No it doesn't, it's not an uncommon word at all. I'm totally not getting the hate for "myriad." Sounds like some people have a chip on their shoulder about their vocabulary.
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Jul 8, 2011 15:30
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entris posted:No it doesn't, it's not an uncommon word at all. I'm totally not getting the hate for "myriad." Sounds like some people have a chip on their shoulder about their vocabulary. a myriad number of reasons why gently caress you
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Jul 8, 2011 15:31
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entris posted:No it doesn't, it's not an uncommon word at all. I'm totally not getting the hate for "myriad." Sounds like some people have a chip on their shoulder about their vocabulary. Everyone has a chip on their shoulder about their vocabulary, it just varies what part they care about.
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Jul 8, 2011 15:38
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So I gave my two weeks notice today. I am officially not a practicing attorney anymore and am returning to my pre-law school career of paralegal. My starting salary is $80,000, there are no billables and the hours are supposedly fairly regular though I guess we will see. I'm pretty content at the moment.
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Jul 8, 2011 16:04
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HooKars posted:My starting salary is $80,000, there are no billables and the hours are supposedly fairly regular though I guess we will see. I'm pretty content at the moment. I hope this works out! On the bright side, even if the hours aren't regular, paralegals get overtime.
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Jul 8, 2011 16:13
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HooKars posted:So I gave my two weeks notice today. I am officially not a practicing attorney anymore and am returning to my pre-law school career of paralegal. Congratulations! quote:Everyone has a chip on their shoulder about their vocabulary, it just varies what part they care about. It's probably because I come from a privileged background, and I'm upper-class white so my version of English is the privileged and "normative" one, but I have always felt secure in my vocabulary - both with words I know and admitting when I don't know a particular word.
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Jul 8, 2011 16:14
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entris posted:
I always felt secure in my vocabulary because I'm not an insecure 16 year old.
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xcdude24 posted:This may be outside the scope of this thread, but I'll take a gander anyways. I'm currently applying for a legal assistant position at a local law firm. I'll obviously be helping with a myriad of tasks, but does anyone have any advice on things that I should specifically highlight in my cover letter/potential interview? I know a lot of the job is about being persistent with individuals and going through large amounts of information, but not a whole lot else. I'm currently a paralegal working for a small plaintiff firm to get some experience in the field before law school (don't worry, already decided not to go and pursue something else). During my interview, my boss specifically drew on my experience completing a post-bac certificate in drug and alcohol counseling. She loved the idea that I had experience working with people in sticky situations, and I believe that's what landed me the job. So, in my experience, I would highlight any opportunities or positions you had dealing with people in stressful environments or situations. sleepness fucked around with this message at 16:31 on Jul 8, 2011 |
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Jul 8, 2011 16:27
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"It still makes you sound like an overeducated douche hth" --An Overeducated Libertarian No, I'm kidding. I see myriad myriads of "myriad" when I read news articles and sometimes it seems like a good word choice and sometimes it's annoying. Actually Baruch, we should meet up at Solly's or something before I move to Chicago. You too, Entris!
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Jul 8, 2011 16:28
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MoFauxHawk posted:Actually Baruch, we should meet up at Solly's or something before I move to Chicago. You too, Entris! okay one of these days I will go to Solly's with you maybe Sunday?
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HooKars posted:So I gave my two weeks notice today. I am officially not a practicing attorney anymore and am returning to my pre-law school career of paralegal. Congrats.
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Jul 8, 2011 18:11
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Is that common for paralegals to not have billable requirements? I know that the ones I have worked with have hours requirements like everyone else.
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gvibes posted:Is that common for paralegals to not have billable requirements? I know that the ones I have worked with have hours requirements like everyone else. I have no billable hour requirement. I'm sure it's different because it's such a small firm though.
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Colorblind Pilot posted:I had always heard that using myriad as a noun ("myriad of") was wrong, but I just looked it up and (stolen from Wikipedia) Merriam-Webster notes, "Recent criticism of the use of myriad as a noun, both in the plural form myriads and in the phrase a myriad of, seems to reflect a mistaken belief that the word was originally and is still properly only an adjective.... however, the noun is in fact the older form, dating to the 16th century. The noun myriad has appeared in the works of such writers as Milton (plural myriads) and Thoreau (a myriad of), and it continues to occur frequently in reputable English." Listen, with as much as I paid for my liberal arts degree in English, I will poo poo oh whomever I want, because on a pro-rata basis, learning the proper usage of myriad cost me $648.12 I'm not throwing that money down the toilet.
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Jul 8, 2011 23:48
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HooKars posted:So I gave my two weeks notice today. I am officially not a practicing attorney anymore and am returning to my pre-law school career of paralegal. Are you going to put your license(s) into inactive status? I decided to not even take the bar because I found a $40k non-legal job.
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Solomon Grundy posted:Listen, with as much as I paid for my liberal arts degree in English, I will poo poo oh whomever I want, because on a pro-rata basis, learning the a proper usage of myriad cost me $648.12 I'm not throwing that money down the toilet.
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nm posted:Apparently you did because you didn't learn all of them. and you were all "yeah he does" and she was all "no he doesn't" and you were all "how would YOU know?"  and she was all "cuz i was married to him for 6 and a half years" and you were all  and the rest of the people there were all  Did you seriously not know that was my wife? Toooooo funny. (I don't have a master's degree. She won the argument bro.)
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srsly posted:Did you seriously not know that was my wife? Toooooo funny. She was in the process of telling someone to go to law school. She's evil. I said the only person i know with any success had a masters degree And she said brooks didn't have a masters degree And I was like welp. And no, I didn't remember her, until she said the second thing. I'd say what's more important is your ex is telling people to go to law school. nm fucked around with this message at 01:06 on Jul 9, 2011 |
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Yes that is clearly unforgivable, especially since she asked me to NOT go. She just wants to spread the misery I guess.
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Can anyone compare the difficulty of the online practice exams offered by the NCBE to the actual MBE?
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nm posted:Apparently you did because you didn't learn all of them. You don't even know whether srsly has a master's degree so....
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Solomon Grundy posted:You don't even know whether srsly has a master's degree so.... I didn't really care, it just seemed like a good way to keep someone from going to law school. (He's not going, thank god.)
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If a firm asks me what department I want to work in, can I just say "litigation" or "corporate" or do I have to say something like "employment law" "security law" or "when bears attack people for failing the bar law?"
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Nero posted:If a firm asks me what department I want to work in, can I just say "litigation" or "corporate" or do I have to say something like "employment law" "security law" or "when bears attack people for failing the bar law?"
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nm posted:Litigation can be its own thing. Otherwise, I'd be more specialized. Wait are you saying I can or cannot just say litigation?
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Nero posted:Wait are you saying I can or cannot just say litigation?
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Just saying litigation should be fine if you don't really care what kind. I think for big firms though you should maybe state a specialty or two that you might be interested in above the others. For example my firm is a big big firm and we have high billing rates. We have groups for securities litigation, employment litigation, ip litigation... and general litigation. General litigation is not doing so hot I think. When people are paying out the rear end for lawyers they expect specialists, not generalists. For medium-sized and small firms just "litigation" should be fine. There's fewer associates to spread the work around to so specialization is not as big. Contrast this to a big firm where not only am I an IP litigation associate but I am gaining specialization specifically in trade secrets and so that's what I am getting fed more and more of, and assignments can go out based on who has experience with particular technologies. In any event though firms want to see enthusiasm. If you just wanna do litigation, why? Why doesn't a particular area pique your interest? Solomon Grundy posted:You don't even know whether srsly has a master's degree so....
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Nero posted:If a firm asks me what department I want to work in, can I just say "litigation" or "corporate" or do I have to say something like "employment law" "security law" or "when bears attack people for failing the bar law?" Is this for an OCI interview? I think the answer changes somewhat depending on the context in which the firm is asking the question.
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sigmachiev posted:Is this for an OCI interview? I think the answer changes somewhat depending on the context in which the firm is asking the question. I graduated in May and am starting at a firm in September and they asked. I'm going with "litigation." Thanks guys for coping with my ridiculous work-related anxiety
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lmao if you already have the job, "litigation" is just fine. Preferred, even.
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If there's a steady paycheck involved, I'll litigate anything you say
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"Your honor, I don't like white people. That's why I punch his wife in the tit."
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srsly posted:lmao if you already have the job, "litigation" is just fine. Preferred, even. Well it's between that or bears law
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The county in which I live is now hiring victim witness coordinators. They get paid $2k a year less than I do.
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echopapa posted:The county in which I live is now hiring victim witness coordinators. They get paid $2k a year less than I do. (A PD investigator makes $200 more per month than the DDA or DPD)
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Incidentally, Star Wars - long flight down a tight trench. Tiny exhaust port in a big giant egg. X chromosomes/Y chromosomes each vying to impregnate the big giant egg. Inexperienced virgin farm boy is having difficulty finishing, until his buddy tells him just to relax and go for it. Two white photons with tails go streaking down the "exhaust port." Intense look of relief and relaxation on formerly inexperienced farm boy's face. Egg blows up, everyone happy. Enjoy it bitches.
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