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I've started to grow accustomed to friends/relatives asking for legal advice (which my answer is always go see a lawyer), but how many people have had a friend ask for advice on preparing a will then later that night trying to kill themselves?
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Mr. Nice! posted:I've started to grow accustomed to friends/relatives asking for legal advice (which my answer is always go see a lawyer), but how many people have had a friend ask for advice on preparing a will then later that night trying to kill themselves? That's about a 4/10 on the lawyer "Weird poo poo-o-meter."
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May 19, 2016 16:02
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The weirdest part is someone actually trying to get a will.
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May 19, 2016 16:25
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JesustheDarkLord posted:The weirdest part is someone actually trying to get a will. I asked her why she needed a will, and she said she knows that if she dies the state gets all her stuff. I then explained that was wrong and her stuff would just go to her parents. She hates her mom and immediately said she needed a will to make sure that bitch didn't get anything.
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May 19, 2016 16:32
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Mr. Nice! posted:a friend ask for advice on self defense then later that night killing someone?
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May 19, 2016 16:56
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I might have an actual sit down establishment this year. I think my JD is still going to be mounted inside the taco truck.
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May 19, 2016 17:09
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Mr. Nice! posted:I might have an actual sit down establishment this year. I think my JD is still going to be mounted inside the taco truck. You should change your trucks name to "[taco truck], esq."
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May 19, 2016 17:11
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Appellate argument. Opponent questioned mercilessly. I spoke for maybe 5 min. No questions. Pretty sure we're good on this.
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May 19, 2016 17:28
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CaptainScraps posted:Yesterday I had a mediation near the courthouse and accidentally booked a trial that day. When the mediator left my room, I ran, settled the other case in the courthouse and came back to mediation before the mediator came back. Family law! This scenario could make for a pretty decent PR bar question.
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May 19, 2016 22:43
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CaptainScraps posted:That's about a 4/10 on the lawyer "Weird poo poo-o-meter." Walk-ins have a baseline of 5/10.
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May 19, 2016 23:12
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Vox Nihili posted:This scenario could make for a pretty decent PR bar question. No double billing, no ex parte communication with client, full disclosure to all parties. Suck it, grievances.
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May 19, 2016 23:17
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Hot Dog Day #91 posted:Better than gorilla family law! The $3 hearing actually lasted 45m and they awarded $0 to the claimant! I saved my client all their money (excluding my $500 travel bill).
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May 19, 2016 23:25
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calvus posted:Was he killed because he was a lawyer? My girlfriend knew the guy and went to school with his son 
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May 20, 2016 02:49
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Hot Dog Day #91 posted:The $3 hearing actually lasted 45m and they awarded $0 to the claimant! I saved my client all their money (excluding my $500 travel bill). Why not rationalize this as served an essential function of testing points of law of wider application for the entire state, or even the entire country
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May 20, 2016 03:33
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Also deterrence. The agency I work for will go to the mat over small beans to let people know that they will. Of course, if people make stupid arguments in cases against it, they and their lawyer get slapped with a fine.
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May 20, 2016 04:37
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Party X - I am sorry your honor, I didnt provide that case. Judge: Don't worry, party Y did. Me: 
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May 20, 2016 05:32
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State law requires me to hold the hearing unfortunately. The pinky way around it is if the claimant settles with us first. They didn't. Thus, my useless day.
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May 20, 2016 13:48
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ActusRhesus posted:'sup law goons. I discovered that one of my law school classmates knows you. She's a prosecutor in the same state as you. We ran into each other at our law school reunion, she told me where she was working, and then this happened: "Oh, recently I encountered someone that works there." "Who?" "Uh...her name escapes me, she's former JAG-" "[ActusRhesus] - aggressive, works in appeals, mom's a judge?" "That's her!" You are quite well known.
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May 20, 2016 15:26
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Any recommendations for useful upper year courses beyond the standard "evidence, civil procedure, business associations, income tax" advice we all get? And family law of course, so we can understand our inevitable divorces.
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May 20, 2016 15:48
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WaveLength posted:Any recommendations for useful upper year courses beyond the standard "evidence, civil procedure, business associations, income tax" advice we all get? And family law of course, so we can understand our inevitable divorces. Fed Courts.
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May 20, 2016 15:54
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WaveLength posted:Any recommendations for useful upper year courses beyond the standard "evidence, civil procedure, business associations, income tax" advice we all get? And family law of course, so we can understand our inevitable divorces. Nope. fake edit: Take all the clinics you can.
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WaveLength posted:Any recommendations for useful upper year courses beyond the standard "evidence, civil procedure, business associations, income tax" advice we all get? And family law of course, so we can understand our inevitable divorces. Take useless blow off classes and focus heavily on networking
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May 20, 2016 17:54
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WaveLength posted:Any recommendations for useful upper year courses beyond the standard "evidence, civil procedure, business associations, income tax" advice we all get? And family law of course, so we can understand our inevitable divorces.
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May 20, 2016 18:02
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WaveLength posted:Any recommendations for useful upper year courses beyond the standard "evidence, civil procedure, business associations, income tax" advice we all get? And family law of course, so we can understand our inevitable divorces. Take a good number of easy classes to inflate your GPA, then get a clerkship. Assuming that stuff is applicable to your school. (Also, admin law and corporations/bus rear end are actually vital to understanding the world, so do those for sure.)
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May 20, 2016 18:05
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Oh yeah definitely take admin law. And any practicals on discovery, if you want to do civil litigation.
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May 20, 2016 18:10
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I took evidence and feel it was a waste of time, especially for civil work. By the time you get to the point of yelling objection in court, don't think you'll even remember the class
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May 20, 2016 18:25
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EwokEntourage posted:I took evidence and feel it was a waste of time, especially for civil work. By the time you get to the point of yelling objection in court, don't think you'll even remember the class The point of taking evidence is so no one asks you why you didn't take evidence in interviews. I took an advanced evidence course that was way more interesting, but I'm also a criminal guy. Focus on crawford and expert stuff.
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May 20, 2016 18:45
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nm posted:The point of taking evidence is so no one asks you why you didn't take evidence in interviews. Yea I took it because "everyone should take evidence"
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May 20, 2016 18:59
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Holy poo poo is evidence not a required class? Everyone should take evidence.
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May 20, 2016 19:05
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Yeah, evidence was a required 2L course for me. Thought it was required everywhere.
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May 20, 2016 19:10
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Hot Dog Day #91 posted:Holy poo poo is evidence not a required class? Everyone should take evidence. After your normal first year classes, we just have to take general and edited writing class, professional responsibility, and "professional skills" like clinic or some other classes, but evidence isn't one.
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May 20, 2016 19:16
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Hot Dog Day #91 posted:Holy poo poo is evidence not a required class? Everyone should take evidence. I am about to graduate. I did not take evidence
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May 20, 2016 19:23
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calvus posted:I am about to graduate. I did not take evidence Hope you have a job already.
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May 20, 2016 19:24
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In interviews during law school, I usually asked if they, as a practicing lawyer, recommended any classes that they took, or now wish they took, that proved especially helpful. I can tell you as a litigator business organizations, evidence, bankruptcy, and creditors remedies were all super helpful. And as a government litigator, so was admin law. I didn't take family law but that's actually relatively easy to pick up from bar review/guide books. I think federal courts/advanced civil procedure stuff is super useful in 3L, after you've clerked/interned a bit and have a better concept of how lawsuits actually work.
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May 20, 2016 19:26
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Look Sir Droids posted:Yeah, evidence was a required 2L course for me. Thought it was required everywhere. It's definitely not. But it is one of the few courses that actually helped when it came to the bar, and if you're going into litigation it is certainly expected.
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May 20, 2016 19:33
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Take whatever class teaches you if you can/can't marry your first cousin
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May 20, 2016 19:35
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nm posted:Hope you have a job already. I do have a job I am very happy with. I went all in and specialized in one very particular area and it paid off
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May 20, 2016 21:01
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the problem with taking evidence is by the time you get a chance to use it, it's been years and you've forgotten it.
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evilweasel posted:the problem with taking evidence is by the time you get a chance to use it, it's been years and you've forgotten it. This is true of almost every law school course
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