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nutri_void posted:the work will be fantastic and fulfilling, and don't get me started on the awesome crew that you will inevitably be a part of! I mean if you become a public defender, that's actually true you'll just be abused constantly by judges, prosecutors, and your clients. But the work itself is good and your co-workers will be great people!
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I shot for public defender and ended up bank compliance officer turned real estate lawyer so I guess it isn’t that bad?
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Oct 27, 2021 12:54
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Real estate is even better, you don't have to be sober to do mortgage closings.
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Oct 27, 2021 12:59
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Hieronymous Alloy posted:Real estate is even better, you don't have to be sober to do mortgage closings. I don’t even do that. I send people letters on behalf of people who are too much of a pussy to tell their neighbors to blow their weed smoke somewhere else.
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Oct 27, 2021 13:02
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Then I go home and pack a fat bowl. Go to law school.
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Oct 27, 2021 13:03
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Toona the Cat posted:Then I go home and pack a fat bowl. Go to law school. This the home you mortgaged to go to law school?
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Oct 27, 2021 14:39
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Pook Good Mook posted:This the home you mortgaged to go to law school? I...didn't do that?
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Oct 27, 2021 15:20
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I am confused, because I thought the best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. Now it's tomorrow? Fortunately, as has been, and always will be, the best time to plant my seed is now.
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Oct 27, 2021 15:39
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Vox Nihili posted:The demand for expendable bodies to grind into dust is actually quite high right now. Probably the highest it's been since pre-2008? Who knows how long that will last, though! Thank you, I'll give it a shot. I suspect I'm too old for law firms but it doesn't cost me anything to let them confirm that.
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Oct 27, 2021 15:46
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PLus you really really don't want to go a long time between law school and getting a legal job. The longer you don't use the degree for something the more wasted that investment becomes.
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Oct 27, 2021 16:16
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Toona the Cat posted:I...didn't do that? Jesus was that someone else? Sorry. I remember someone coming into the thread to talk about how they could "afford" law school because they owned their home free and clear and took a mortgage to pay tuition.
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Oct 27, 2021 17:06
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Oct 27, 2021 17:37
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I mean asking about it isn't the same as doing it. 
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Oct 27, 2021 19:58
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lol this guy ended up a banker
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Oct 27, 2021 20:09
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(((I'm))) a lot better at managing other people's money.
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Oct 27, 2021 20:12
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Yeah it’s easy to tell people what they should do. It’s why this job is so low stress. Boy I’m so glad I went to law school.
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Oct 27, 2021 20:35
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my job is mostly telling people not do to things and then receiving calls from jail when they inevitably did the thing i told them not to do
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Oct 27, 2021 20:44
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Mr. Nice! posted:It is always getting worse because pay is always decreasing as workload increases. Twice a year, tens of thousands of new lawyers get admitted across the nation and gleefully fill up poo poo positions for poo poo pay because there is far more supply than demand. It was a lot less stressful paywise when I worked for the govt despite the lower pay, bc that's how much I hate having to figure out what is the proper way to do billing. Been at it for a couple mths now and after apparently billing too much now im as timid as a church mouse, scrunched what I really did into much more narrowed 6 min increments. Hopefully I'll get the hang of it. Shageletic fucked around with this message at 14:08 on Oct 30, 2021 |
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Oct 27, 2021 22:11
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Pinky Artichoke posted:Privacy. It's apparently not that unusual to hire someone who can understand the tech stack and has a grasp of privacy laws but needs training as a lawyer. Privacy, and ppl that can handle data contracts is the big growth industry in law right now I think. That, and tumors
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Oct 27, 2021 22:13
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Hieronymous Alloy posted:I mean if you become a public defender, that's actually true Can confirm.
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Shageletic posted:Privacy, and ppl that can handle data contracts is the big growth industry in law right now I think. Privacy is booming. If you are in anything that can be even remotely adjacent to privacy, I would suggest considering a move to privacy. The IAPP puts out a salary survey each year which kind of tells the growth story: https://iapp.org/resources/article/2021-iapp-privacy-professionals-salary-survey-executive-summary/ edit: If you would like any privacy career tips, please PM me! merk fucked around with this message at 15:29 on Oct 28, 2021 |
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Oct 28, 2021 15:09
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merk posted:Privacy is booming. If you are in anything that can be even remotely adjacent to privacy, I would suggest considering a move to privacy. Have a CAMS and thinking of taking a CIPP certification. Is it worth it?
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Oct 30, 2021 14:07
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Hieronymous Alloy posted:Real estate is even better, you don't have to be sober to do mortgage closings. you dont technically have to be sober to perform any legal services
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Oct 30, 2021 14:45
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Judges tend to frown when you show up drunk to court following a dui hit and run.
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Oct 30, 2021 14:52
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If nothing else, it might make it harder to convince the jury that the field sobriety tests are bullshit.
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Oct 30, 2021 14:54
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Hieronymous Alloy posted:If nothing else, it might make it harder to convince the jury that the field sobriety tests are bullshit. Psh not if you tell them you drove to court drunk every day and nobody noticed.
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Oct 30, 2021 16:36
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Shageletic posted:Have a CAMS and thinking of taking a CIPP certification. Is it worth it? If you want a gig in privacy, yes. The CIPP/US is the go-to certification. I should disclose that I am IAPP faculty (a trainer) so I’m kind of shilling.
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Oct 30, 2021 16:37
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Can vouch that there's also good money to be made if you can speak GDPR to American audiences.
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Oct 30, 2021 18:48
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Toona the Cat posted:I shot for public defender and ended up bank compliance officer turned real estate lawyer so I guess it isn’t that bad? I shot for public defender and now I'm in-house at a tech company. I think I even posted in this thread back in like 2013 or 2014 when I was interning for the Federal Public Defender. Go to law school kids.
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Oct 30, 2021 19:35
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Holy poo poo its another Hot Dog Day. For that matter, it's been forever since I've seen a Dr Video Games.
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Oct 30, 2021 19:59
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JohnCompany posted:Can vouch that there's also good money to be made if you can speak GDPR to American audiences. poo poo hook me up dawg, I like data protection in general on the reg and I can speak american. Blockchain. Don't tread on me. Support are troops.
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Hot Dog Day #38 posted:I shot for public defender and now I'm in-house at a tech company. This feels like identity theft.
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Oct 30, 2021 20:29
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Hot Dog Day #38 posted:I shot for public defender and now I'm in-house at a tech company. You mother fucker....
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merk posted:If you want a gig in privacy, yes. The CIPP/US is the go-to certification. Alright taking it next year like January. Thank you thread you made me take another test
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Hot Dog Day #38 posted:I shot for public defender and now I'm in-house at a tech company. I was stuck in the bowels of doc review then And lol now I'm in tech a success story over here Ah poo poo gotta start paying back my 200k fed debt in january
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Oct 31, 2021 03:07
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Shageletic posted:Alright taking it next year like January. Very cool! Hit me up if you need help.
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Oct 31, 2021 03:07
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I’ve found being a lawyer pretty okay on the whole.
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Oct 31, 2021 05:52
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Lawdog69 posted:I’ve found being a lawyer pretty okay on the whole. Terrifying. On that note: This year's socially distanced Halloween party is in the law discord. Bring yourself and have a spooky time shitposting.
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Oct 31, 2021 11:43
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Can I get a link to the discord? I am a lawyer and would like to lawyer with other lawyers in the lawyer chat.
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merk posted:Can I get a link to the discord? I am a lawyer and would like to lawyer with other lawyers in the lawyer chat. How can we be sure? Speak some magic law words to convince the Elders of the Internet.
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