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How do y'all find assets like bank accounts to garnish if the judgment debtor has just been radio silent through the whole proceeding?
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Hot Dog Day #91 posted:Big law attorneys are only lawyers in the abstract sense. Just like patent lawyers. 
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Aug 9, 2018 23:35
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Nonexistence posted:How do y'all find assets like bank accounts to garnish if the judgment debtor has just been radio silent through the whole proceeding? Once they ignore the judgment debtor rule and an arrest warrant is put out for them, usually they cooperate
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Aug 9, 2018 23:36
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I recommend a two month sabbatical from legal practice to flick the reset switch and re-energise. Feel so much better about my small place in this rubbish profession after taking two months off. Read no less than six books, went swimming at the beach at least weekly (I'm Australian) and visited neglected family and friends. Also as a lawyer and gay white male I hope that family gets crucified, used to hear stories of this which imparted if nothing else the importance of equal marriage. Put me in the OP if you like, but there are billables to be done, so will see you next time eighty hours work in non-biglaw require sabbatical.
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Aug 10, 2018 00:05
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Nonexistence posted:How do y'all find assets like bank accounts to garnish if the judgment debtor has just been radio silent through the whole proceeding? I get to cheat and have my clients go through the state for support orders. That always gets the opposing side to come out of hiding once they see the paychecks getting garnished.
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Aug 10, 2018 00:47
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Millennial posted:I recommend a two month sabbatical from legal practice to flick the reset switch and re-energise. I can't really think of a faster way to tank your legal career in the toxic world of American law firms than to ask for a sabbatical. We had to basically threaten to strike to get the old fucks who run our firm to authorize a four-week paternity leave, and no one has been brave enough to take all four weeks yet. OId withered boomer partners view things like "wanting to spend time with your newly born child" or "taking a break so I don't kill myself and everyone around me" as weakness Vox Nihili posted:the older ones are effectively powerful, ancient, hateful liches.
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Aug 10, 2018 01:12
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Nonexistence posted:How do y'all find assets like bank accounts to garnish if the judgment debtor has just been radio silent through the whole proceeding? I dunno what state your in, but in Texas you can get court orders directed at “any accounts” the person has and then just mail the order to all the banks and poo poo around town and they’ll tell you if they have an account that fits the court order. I think it’s called a turn over order Also maybe wave garnishment sent to the employer? Again dunno where you’re at. Or a PI? EwokEntourage fucked around with this message at 01:20 on Aug 10, 2018 |
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Aug 10, 2018 01:18
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Just got a Not Guilty on a felony drug case where my guy was looking at a possible life sentence. 
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Aug 10, 2018 02:07
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GamingHyena posted:Just got a Not Guilty on a felony drug case where my guy was looking at a possible life sentence. Awesome. Imagine how mad the prosecutor is right now, stewing in impotent filth
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Aug 10, 2018 02:13
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Soothing Vapors posted:I can't really think of a faster way to tank your legal career in the toxic world of American law firms than to ask for a sabbatical. We had to basically threaten to strike to get the old fucks who run our firm to authorize a four-week paternity leave, and no one has been brave enough to take all four weeks yet. OId withered boomer partners view things like "wanting to spend time with your newly born child" or "taking a break so I don't kill myself and everyone around me" as weakness God I'm glad I work for the government.
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Aug 10, 2018 02:18
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I'm really thinking about a sabbatical too, maybe I'll save up some leave
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Aug 10, 2018 02:33
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GamingHyena posted:Just got a Not Guilty on a felony drug case where my guy was looking at a possible life sentence. Update: they make him subject to the gang injunction and toss him in jail for 300 days anyway every year.
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Aug 10, 2018 03:02
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Aug 10, 2018 03:28
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GamingHyena posted:Just got a Not Guilty on a felony drug case where my guy was looking at a possible life sentence. Noice.
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Aug 10, 2018 03:48
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Phil Moscowitz posted:Just like patent lawyers. This but not sarcastically.
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Aug 10, 2018 03:49
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Is there an IRC channel I can check out to ask questions and get live feedback
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Aug 10, 2018 03:56
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There used to be but I have no idea if it still exists.
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Aug 10, 2018 04:09
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Soothing Vapors posted:Awesome. Imagine how mad the prosecutor is right now, stewing in impotent filth Yeah the jury was out for about half an hour. Prosecutors managed to spit out a "you tried a good case GamingHyena" before heading for the exits. Even got an email from one of the jurors saying they thought I did a good job 
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Aug 10, 2018 04:49
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^^^^^^ Congrats! Prepare for like a month of great offers. WhiskeyJuvenile posted:I'm really thinking about a sabbatical too, maybe I'll save up some leave I just took July off and had 96 hours of leave left. I'm taking a week off in Christmas, going to mexico city for a week this winter, will take two weeks this summer, then x-mas again and then take a month in 2020. I love my nm fucked around with this message at 06:22 on Aug 10, 2018 |
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Aug 10, 2018 06:20
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Government jobs: where you're expected to take your leave and enjoy your life. I honestly don't know how the rest of y'all do it.
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Aug 10, 2018 12:02
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Hot Dog Day #91 posted:I honestly don't know how the rest of y'all do it.
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Aug 10, 2018 12:39
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Soothing Vapors posted:crying myself to sleep on a pallet stuffed with money Sorry cant hear you too busy loving my defined benefit pension
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Aug 10, 2018 12:55
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Hot Dog Day #91 posted:Government jobs: where you're expected to take your leave and enjoy your life. In addition to our 6 weeks of vacation a year (with an extra week for every 3 years of seniority, capping at 16w a year), 2 bonus weeks off at Xmas, and strict 37.5h work week, we have the option to take 80% of our paycheque for 4 years and then have a full year off at 80% pay. I love working for the government.
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Aug 10, 2018 13:38
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Tipps posted:16w a year Fuckin lmao
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Aug 10, 2018 13:49
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I drafted a notice to a customer the other day that had some legal implications; sent it to our retainer to review. “Looks good, you’re sure you’re not a lawyer?” I wanted to reply something like “no, I don’t have any student loans”, but I held back because I knew no burn would come close to equating his daily hell and I’m magnanimous like that. Thank you, thread.
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Aug 10, 2018 13:55
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Tipps posted:In addition to our 6 weeks of vacation a year (with an extra week for every 3 years of seniority, capping at 16w a year), 2 bonus weeks off at Xmas, and strict 37.5h work week, we have the option to take 80% of our paycheque for 4 years and then have a full year off at 80% pay. Well gently caress I should have gone to law school
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Aug 10, 2018 14:03
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Soothing Vapors posted:crying myself to sleep on a pallet stuffed with money Where can I get that pallet
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Aug 10, 2018 14:07
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Alexeythegreat posted:Where can I get that pallet Any number of oligarchs castles in our country or yours!
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Aug 10, 2018 14:10
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Alexeythegreat posted:Where can I get that pallet you can pick one up at 5 AM in the corner office of any Senior Partner near you
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Aug 10, 2018 14:11
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I usually find my pallets of cash on the backs of associates
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Aug 10, 2018 14:33
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So it looks like i’ll get an offer from the state medicaid office as a level 2 analyst. They called me up this morning asking for references, and they don’t bother to do that for a non-offer. The upsides to taking this are higher pay than a state lawyer gig and overtime if i go past 40 hours week. I’m not sure how taking this type of a position will affect my legal career. Second interview today at the class action firm. No idea what they’re going to offer, but I don’t think it’ll pay as well as the state job or have the benefits.
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Aug 10, 2018 15:41
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Take the state job. This is someone offering you a ladder out of the well.
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Aug 10, 2018 15:43
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As someone who took an analyst job (at a big law firm) as my first real post-license job, it took me 9 years to climb out from under it and my career is still very stunted. The problem is that “analyst” is a bullshit job title that doesn’t mean anything. So nobody knew what I did and how it amounted to any legal experience at all. I would have been better off finding a paralegal job and that’s basically what I have now with 50:50 lawyer:paralegal duties. At the same time you do what you have to do. I got married and had kids in those 9 years so I didn’t hustle on getting a better job until a year ago. Just keep looking for something better and leave as soon as possible.
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Aug 10, 2018 15:51
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Toona the Cat posted:Take the state job. This is someone offering you a ladder out of the well. also it's worth pointing out that a state job is, basically, a job for as long as you want it while most private practice jobs are going to be sort of an up or out situation
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Aug 10, 2018 16:27
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Toona the Cat posted:Take the state job. This is someone offering you a ladder out of the well. My god, toona has made it!
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Aug 10, 2018 16:32
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Mr. Nice! posted:So it looks like i’ll get an offer from the state medicaid office as a level 2 analyst. They called me up this morning asking for references, and they don’t bother to do that for a non-offer. Take the State job. Also, State Medicaid offices all have their own dedicated prosecutors (except for, like, South Dakota), which is a super sweet gig if you can get it.
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Look Sir Droids posted:As someone who took an analyst job (at a big law firm) as my first real post-license job, it took me 9 years to climb out from under it and my career is still very stunted. That's good to hear, maybe I do have a future in this field after. I consider myself 100% failed and pretty much unemployable in law right now (going to tenth year law school anniversary in a few months will be delightful), and am spending more time planning to make sure my future bankruptcy is smooth than job hunting. But I sacrificed a lot career wise for my family so I don't really regret anything.
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evilweasel posted:also it's worth pointing out that a state job is, basically, a job for as long as you want it while most private practice jobs are going to be sort of an up or out situation Also this. You can be a piece of poo poo at work doing just enough to get by while you use state government internet to apply for better jobs.
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Aug 10, 2018 16:58
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Look Sir Droids posted:Also this. You can be a piece of poo poo at work doing just enough to get by while you use state government internet to apply for better jobs. I didn't mean it so much in a "you can be a lazy poo poo" way as that it gives him financial security a lot longer (probably: state budgets could always be cut).
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Class action firm is going to make me an offer but didn’t yet give me specifics. They want me to start as soon as next week but I likely won’t be available until sept because of surgery on Monday. Still waiting to see what they offer pay wise.
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