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blarzgh posted:You work with good people, you'll like your job. Yeah, but they work with lawyers.
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Vox Nihili posted:and i can finally move up from Discendo Vox more of a moving from Zelníčková to Zervos, really
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blarzgh posted:Real Talk: This is a good post, thanks.
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Any attorneys besides Phil in Louisiana? Have a state specific question.
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I know some swamp lawyers
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Arcturas posted:This is all true. I'd add that paralegals are chronically underpaid, because lawyers are stingy and because lawyers are bad at getting value out of paralegals. Half the places I've worked at, paralegals have billable hour expectations (usually significantly lower than lawyers because a lot of paralegal work is nonbillable) - say, 1300-1400 hours or so? In theory that's a bunch of revenue for the firm if the paralegal is billed at $150/hr. In practice clients fight against paying paralegals and so the revenue is significantly lower. But lawyers know they need paralegals etc. So paralegal salaries can range from $40k to $80-90k depending on the firm and all sorts of stuff. But that, to me, is well within the nurse pay range. So don't jump ship expecting to make more money. One thing to note is that a lot of big (and small) firms are actively cutting non-lawyer personnel and support staff and have been trying to run leaner in recent years even before COVID-19. Assistants/secretaries are the first to go but I don't know if the paralegal market is particularly robust either at this point. It's insane since they're the ones that actually do much of the work, but most firms see non-attorneys as a cost center.
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Nonexistence posted:I know some swamp lawyers You don't have PMs. How can I reach you?
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Mr. Nice! posted:Any attorneys besides Phil in Louisiana? Have a state specific question. Well, yeah, but I’m in-house now so I get to generally ignore the law and state specific questions.
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Mr. Nice! posted:Any attorneys besides Phil in Louisiana? Have a state specific question. Once upon a time I was and then I got out and haven't looked at Louisiana law in years so probably hit up ulmont. I think Kawasaki was or was a law student but he got banned I do have a ton of friends who are LA lawyers if nothing else pans out
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Vox Nihili posted:One thing to note is that a lot of big (and small) firms are actively cutting non-lawyer personnel and support staff and have been trying to run leaner in recent years even before COVID-19. Assistants/secretaries are the first to go but I don't know if the paralegal market is particularly robust either at this point. It's insane since they're the ones that actually do much of the work, but most firms see non-attorneys as a cost center. There are tons of paralegal job listings (where I am, at least). Both in-house or at firms. But that doesn't necessarily make it a good career move because the salary and benefits range is wide. Most of those jobs are sub-60k, and maybe sub-40k if it's a small firm. They mostly are overhead because as someone said earlier, firms will bill them out but won't collect on them. They'll cave on the paralegal part of the bill so their attorney hours get paid in full.
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Eminent Domain posted:Once upon a time I was and then I got out and haven't looked at Louisiana law in years so probably hit up ulmont. I think Kawasaki was or was a law student but he got banned I'm from Louisiana but don't know much in particular about Louisiana law.
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Look Sir Droids posted:Looks like SCOTUS saved DACA. Indiana stealth liberal crew represent. Also, Eminent Domain posted:"don't post in D&D"
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loopsheloop posted:Are there any paralegals here? Do you enjoy your job? I've been a nurse for the last 10 years and want to transition to a new career path. I would think that experience would be helpful somewhere. If you are interested in legal work, google "medicaid fraud control unit state" and see if they have opening for nurse investigators. The MFCUs are all these weird hybrid law enforcement health care fraud offices who will likely always at least look at a nurse's application seriously.
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Gov. Polis just signed a bill eliminating qualified immunity for cops. I haven't read the actual legislation yet but my interest is pretty piquedquote:The bill allows a person who has a right, privilege, or immunity secured by the Colorado constitution that is infringed upon to bring a civil action for the violation. The attorney general can also bring an action under the same circumstances. A plaintiff who prevails in the lawsuit is entitled to reasonable attorney fees, and a defendant in an individual suit is entitled to reasonable attorney fees for defending any frivolous claims. Qualified immunity and a defendant's good faith but erroneous belief in the lawfulness of his or her conduct are not defenses to the civil action. The civil action has a two-year statute of limitations. The bill requires a public entity to indemnify its public employees in a claim unless the employee is convicted of a crime related to the claim. Grip it and rip it fucked around with this message at 19:11 on Jun 19, 2020 |
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Grip it and rip it posted:Gov. Polis just signed a bill eliminating qualified immunity for cops. I haven't read the actual legislation yet but my interest is pretty piqued Here's the bill The more important bit is exempting claims against police from the state's sovereign immunity. joat mon fucked around with this message at 19:34 on Jun 19, 2020 |
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joat mon posted:Here's the bill Looks like if police fail to intervene when an individual is being unjustly deprived of their rights by another officer it's a misdemeanor. From my very limited understanding of this arena it seems pretty great, gonna devote some more time to breaking it down when I finish studying for the bar. Thanks for the link!
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lol, they just re-worded qualified immunity, and changed the word "reasonable" to "objective." Oh, and they made it so that the City doesn't have to pay the bill for the officer's civil defense or judgment if the officer gets convicted of a crime.
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Is there a state civil rights tort claim in Colorado that's akin to a 1983 action?
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https://twitter.com/attackerman/status/1274083119692423168 Can't find a link to the report itself, but that thread has some scans. It's pretty lolworthy. Discendo Vox fucked around with this message at 22:58 on Jun 19, 2020 |
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Poor captain crozier, he's all thumbs.
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Discendo Vox posted:https://twitter.com/attackerman/status/1274083119692423168 Notahippie posted:He didn't act quickly enough or effectively enough. Also he acted too quickly and with unnecessary escalation. Which wasn't needed anyway because the problem had already been solved. Except that he clearly failed to solve the problem.
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Your honor, the only thing my client is guilty of is failing to prevent the victim from not acting strongly enough to prevent my client from committing those heinous alleged acts. His hands are clean!
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After 17 years of loving companionship and excellent health, my namesake won’t survive the weekend due to acute kidney failure. Adopted her from the base shelter in Misawa in June of 2003 when she was 1. Since then she’s been with me for 3 apartments, 3 houses, 3 marriages, 1 kid, 2 ex-wives, a close study partner (who she hated), and two degrees. Hug your furry friends a little tighter. I’m completely devastated. 
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Toona the Cat posted:After 17 years of loving companionship and excellent health, my namesake won’t survive the weekend due to acute kidney failure. Adopted her from the base shelter in Misawa in June of 2003 when she was 1. Since then she’s been with me for 3 apartments, 3 houses, 3 marriages, 1 kid, 2 ex-wives, a close study partner (who she hated), and two degrees. I’m sorry Toona. Your cat was obviously a better judge of character than you. We wish her many scratches and hours of lounging in the sun, in the new place where those things never run short.
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Lost mine a few years ago at 17 years old due to similar things. It’s rough, I wish you the best. 17 was a good, full life for a good cat.
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Pouring one out for the best study partner of them all. Congrats on being your cat's person for so long. You were the best thing that ever happened to them.
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Sorry Toona. It's hard losing a furry buddy. I'm glad you had a lot of years and memories together.
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Toona the Cat posted:After 17 years of loving companionship and excellent health, my namesake won’t survive the weekend due to acute kidney failure. Adopted her from the base shelter in Misawa in June of 2003 when she was 1. Since then she’s been with me for 3 apartments, 3 houses, 3 marriages, 1 kid, 2 ex-wives, a close study partner (who she hated), and two degrees. <3
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Toona the Cat posted:After 17 years of loving companionship and excellent health, my namesake won’t survive the weekend due to acute kidney failure. Adopted her from the base shelter in Misawa in June of 2003 when she was 1. Since then she’s been with me for 3 apartments, 3 houses, 3 marriages, 1 kid, 2 ex-wives, a close study partner (who she hated), and two degrees. gently caress
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Condolences, Toona. In happier news: Shot: https://twitter.com/maggieNYT/status/1274191695006007296 Chaser: https://twitter.com/SDNYnews/status/1274178732476059650 Berman is, I should note, originally a Sessions hire.
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I've had my cats 12 years. That's rough. Drinking one for you tonight, Toona.
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Toona the Cat posted:After 17 years of loving companionship and excellent health, my namesake won’t survive the weekend due to acute kidney failure. Adopted her from the base shelter in Misawa in June of 2003 when she was 1. Since then she’s been with me for 3 apartments, 3 houses, 3 marriages, 1 kid, 2 ex-wives, a close study partner (who she hated), and two degrees. So sorry to hear that.
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Toona the Cat posted:After 17 years of loving companionship and excellent health, my namesake won’t survive the weekend due to acute kidney failure. Adopted her from the base shelter in Misawa in June of 2003 when she was 1. Since then she’s been with me for 3 apartments, 3 houses, 3 marriages, 1 kid, 2 ex-wives, a close study partner (who she hated), and two degrees. Kitten knew what was up. I'm sorry to hear it Toona, may they terrorize study buddies across the rainbow bridge. Kidney poo poo sucks.
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Discendo Vox posted:Condolences, Toona. In happier news: He was actually appointed by the judges in that district to fill a vacancy that the president and senate had left open. He cannot be replaced until the senate confirms his successor or he voluntarily steps down. Also  toona. I dropped a grand on my big cat hector three weeks ago because he had a UTI and couldn’t pee on his own.
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Thanks all. Here’s a photo of her in better times. Smart, fiercely independent, and kind of an rear end in a top hat to everyone but me. 
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The best cat.
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Condolences Toona. It sounds like she had a good run though. Remember the happy times.
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Sorry about your cat bud, Toona. We lost our responsible boss dog a couple of months ago. It sucks.
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