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Pook Good Mook posted:The entire maritimes (excluding Halifax) is just Northern Maine with funnier accents. I can corroborate this. Growing up we went to our family house in Nova Scotia and all the kids we hung out with were white trash. One of them tried to convince my twin and I that he killed a deer with a pocket knife and cut off the hoof as a trophy Then he tried to convince my mom he mowed our lawn for 10 weeks after we had been there a month
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Kawasaki Nun posted:Stop erasing southern mullets Not to take anything away from the southern mullet. But the Tennessee tophat pales in comparison to the fearsome beast that is hockey hair
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Pook Good Mook posted:The entire maritimes (excluding Halifax) is just Northern Maine with funnier accents. Some of them speak french.
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nm posted:Some of them speak french. More like Cajun lol
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nm posted:Some of them speak french. Again, northern Maine with funnier accents.
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blarzgh posted:I guess I just always figured Canada didn't have enough contemptuous, boonie idiots to field a squad of sovereign citizens, but I was wrong. The most serious / dangerous ones are often transplants from Montana.
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Brock Lesnar moved from Montana to Saskatchewan so this checks out. Also, i don’t think the latest legal question good actually bitchslapped that guy but good god i hope there’s a nearby camera that caught it.
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For your collective bemusement. "Pace" is a drug being marketed as a dietary supplement that increases the enjoyment of, and reduces the harmful effects of, alcohol (its active ingredient is theorized to work by triggering a satiety receptor, but just lol if you think it's passed even the most basic of safety testing). Check out the insane liability waiver language on its website as well as the parts where the manufacturer is actively seeking investors- and where the labeling is conveniently blurred in all the photos. All courtesy of the "Diet Alcohol Corporation of the Americas." I need to find a way to fast-track report this to FDA.
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Mr. Nice! posted:Brock Lesnar moved from Montana to Saskatchewan so this checks out. I would have hosed that guy up but I was wearing sandals
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Discendo Vox posted:For your collective bemusement. "Pace" is a drug being marketed as a dietary supplement that increases the enjoyment of, and reduces the harmful effects of, alcohol (its active ingredient is theorized to work by triggering a satiety receptor, but just lol if you think it's passed even the most basic of safety testing). Check out the insane liability waiver language on its website as well as the parts where the manufacturer is actively seeking investors- and where the labeling is conveniently blurred in all the photos. All courtesy of the "Diet Alcohol Corporation of the Americas." Requiescat in Pace
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mastershakeman posted:I would have hosed that guy up but I was wearing sandals https://youtu.be/6tdLIL3K0wk?t=8m18s
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Beefeater1980 posted:Was English and Hong Kong qualified, no longer practising. History is: I mentioned this in the last thread, I'm still kind of interested in Singapore or Dubai. I recently spoke with an alumni who did international commercial arbitration in SG and HK and it sounds pretty good, the lack of tax for non-Americans and availability of affordable domestic help are big draws, and I'm fine with Shari'a. I like Dubai but education isn't one of its strong points and by the time I get there I will have school age children. Not so big on HK now for that reason, and TLS and friends who have been there say that the kind of work they do in HK is lovely and life-draining and there's no opportunity for personal development. - Are there big opportunities for US-trained lawyers as opposed to UK? - Do they pay $190 +CoL? That would go pretty far in Dubai at least although maybe not SG. - What practice area should I start off with in the US? My firm has a pretty big and well-established PE/alternative entities/fund formation practice and that's what I'm thinking of, but corporate litigation is big too. I assumed that litigation wasn't really what they wanted outside the US but with the arbitration stuff, maybe?
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Possible recent article for the OP: http://www.abajournal.com/voice/article/an_open_letter_to_potential_law_students_know_the_truth/
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quote:availability of affordable domestic help are big draws, and I'm fine with Shari'a. Hmmmmmm Post the emails
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I shoulda realized I needed to quote it.quote:This product has not been evaluated by the FDA. Breaking the seal indicates that you waive any/all right to bring claim against manufacturer and that you become solely liable for its use once opened. Consumption or possession of this product indicates you agree to the terms described herein. These claims have not been approved by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to treat, cure or prevent any disease or medical condition. this is, to be clear, all a single body of text in the "About pace" part of the website.
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Throatwarbler posted:affordable domestic help are big draws,
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Throatwarbler posted:I mentioned this in the last thread, I'm still kind of interested in Singapore or Dubai. I recently spoke with an alumni who did international commercial arbitration in SG and HK and it sounds pretty good, the lack of tax for non-Americans and availability of affordable domestic help are big draws, and I'm fine with Shari'a. I like Dubai but education isn't one of its strong points and by the time I get there I will have school age children. Not so big on HK now for that reason, and TLS and friends who have been there say that the kind of work they do in HK is lovely and life-draining and there's no opportunity for personal development. instead of posting about how slavery is attractive, consider posting the emails
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eke out posted:instead of posting about how slavery is attractive, consider posting the emails Thoatwarbler is a worse person than SV. Sorry SV, gotta up your slavery game.
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nm posted:Jesus loving Christ, is this pro-slavery post? Throatwarbler, let me ask you this. Is the reason you are obsessed with making $190k so that you can buy poo poo loads of overpriced "fashion" watches that you can show off in airport lounges? Follow-up, what is your time-frame on purchasing a Bugatti? Final follow-up, what is the best safe to buy to keep my South-Asian laborers passports in while they work for me?
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You guys would get a real kick out of how this sexual harassment thing is working out. Unfortunately the details would be too identifiable.
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Throatwarbler posted:
1. Yes. A US JD from a good school is still the gold standard for US firms’ offices in both regions, and if you have the right practice area (see below), it’s attractive to the magic circle and other big UK firms too. 2. COLAs are more likely for Dubai than Singapore. I hear mixed things on whether people can still get them - they’re less of a given than before but a good recruiter should be able to tell you which firms are desperate enough to still offer them. Firms sometimes lose entire practices overnight here as associates are notoriously mercenary, so there’s usually someone who needs warm bodies and is willing to pay for them. NYC base is only paid by large US firms and magic circle in my experience. A lot of firms have 2 or 3 tier pay structures, with local associates on a separate track until they get promoted to full associate. The general rule in payscales is: Top 20 US firm —> top 50 US firm / UK Magic Circle or equivalent —> other US/UK firm —> other foreign firm —> local firm Although as a partner, you can do very well out of local firms (and it can be possible to make partner a lot earlier if you’re willing to get the local qualifications). 3. Corporate (M&A/PE/funds), structured finance / DCM and investigations/FCPA were the main practice areas where you see a lot of US lawyers. Some ECM work but not so much as the system is closer to the UK one. Don’t think I’ve ever seen a pure US-qualified litigator or arbitrator here.
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Throatwarbler posted:I mentioned this in the last thread, I'm still kind of interested in Singapore or Dubai. I recently spoke with an alumni who did international commercial arbitration in SG and HK and it sounds pretty good, the lack of tax for non-Americans and availability of affordable domestic help are big draws, and I'm fine with Shari'a. I like Dubai but education isn't one of its strong points and by the time I get there I will have school age children. Not so big on HK now for that reason, and TLS and friends who have been there say that the kind of work they do in HK is lovely and life-draining and there's no opportunity for personal development. Of course you're fine with Sharia Post the emails
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Do not post sincere replies to throatwarbler. He is either a troll or evil.
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I sincerely want the emails and I insincerely want him keelhauled for the delay, but yeah you pretty much have to be right about that at this point.
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Hay thread where’s the best place I can make boatloads of money, pay no taxes, and legally own slaves?
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My friend, have you heard of seasteading? Post the emails
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If I were single and without kids, I'd probably be looking heavily into doing US IP in China
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It's actually fascinating how despite the prominence of US business, it's English law that reigns supreme worldwide (of course, a lot of it is former UK colonies and the fact that US is 50 legal systems). Unrelated: I quit my litigation job two weeks ago for a phantom chance at a PhD in Europe (PhD is normally a mistake in Europe almost to the same extent as in the US, but "leaving Russia" is a goal that quashes such minute considerations). A week after my announcement on LinkedIn, the biggest Russian firm shoots me up for a position in their international arbitration practice great now what nutri_void fucked around with this message at 13:51 on Aug 14, 2018 |
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Alexeythegreat posted:It's actually fascinating how despite the prominence of US business, it's English law that reigns supreme worldwide. take it and then get a transfer to anywhere in the world you actually want to live in
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Yeah. Dubai is gorgeous if you’re rich until you realize it was built by and run on slave labor. Wait. Excuse me. “Indentured servitude.” Singapore isn’t much better. They just aren’t as overt about it. And of course you’re ok with sharia. Of course you are. In short: what the gently caress is wrong with you? And yes. Emails.
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Adar posted:take it and then get a transfer to anywhere in the world you actually want to live in Oh how I wish it worked like that But I'm Russian-qualified, I wouldn't be able to get a transfer even if I were to work in a Moscow office of a magic circle/biglaw firm Had that been an option, I would've jumped the chance without a single doubt
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Alexeythegreat posted:Oh how I wish it worked like that If trump gets a second term you’ll probably be elligible for reciprocity.
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Phil Moscowitz posted:Hay thread where’s the best place I can make boatloads of money, pay no taxes, and legally own slaves? The USA.* *As long as you are already rich or have received a small family loan of [s]one million dollars[/] 8 million dollars adjusted for inflation. Also laws don't apply to you.
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Throatwarbler posted:I mentioned this in the last thread, I'm still kind of interested in Singapore or Dubai. I recently spoke with an alumni who did international commercial arbitration in SG and HK and it sounds pretty good, the lack of tax for non-Americans and availability of affordable domestic help are big draws, and I'm fine with Shari'a. I like Dubai but education isn't one of its strong points and by the time I get there I will have school age children. Not so big on HK now for that reason, and TLS and friends who have been there say that the kind of work they do in HK is lovely and life-draining and there's no opportunity for personal development. Pro tip for working in Dubai: don’t go around asking people about their Jewish faith
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Hot Dog Day #91 posted:Do not post sincere replies to throatwarbler. He is either a troll or evil. I just get sad reading his posts. I finally found the bright side to Army/Navy/VA medicine ignoring my torn labrum in my hip. The post-op pain is virtually identical to the pain I've dealt with for 6 and a half years so recovery is going well. I haven't even touched my narcotics and probably won't. The class action firm is going to try to find me some work I can do remotely until I can actually make it up the stairs to their office, but they still haven't actually proposed any compensation. I'm pretty sure they're going to lowball me. I've never been to Dubai, but I've spent time in Abu Dhabi and Bahrain. I figure it's basically more of the same there. First you have an entire caste of people from SE Asia working as slaves either building things in 115 degree heat or working as delivery drivers for fast food and liquor for the heathens.
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Hi I like Sharia law, by the way are you A Jew
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I interviewed for a job in Dubai once and one of the questions on the script was whether I was capable of working with women.
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Hot Dog Day #91 posted:Do not post sincere replies to throatwarbler. He is either a troll or evil. I genuinely hope he is real because I love the idea that someone as vapid and casually amoral as throatwarbler is a member of our august profession, and we helped get him there but sadly no one would post the words "the availability of affordable domestic help in Dubai are big draws, and I'm fine with Shari'a" unless they were trolling nm posted:Thoatwarbler is a worse person than SV. phil moscowitz voted for trump and you have the nerve to imply I'm the worst person in this thread???? Soothing Vapors fucked around with this message at 16:46 on Aug 14, 2018 |
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Hey! Dubai/UAE outlawed outright slavery in 1963.
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Alexeythegreat posted:Oh how I wish it worked like that Maybe try to work for a US/UK firm in Russia anyway? I can only imagine that this would help your chances of eventually getting out, even if they have no interest in letting you transfer internally.
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