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my wife is currently out with my son while I play HotS? Then again I'm still mostly immobile from the knee surgery.
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Hot Dog Day #91 posted:my wife is currently out with my son while I play HotS? Cherish these special moments. They're what having kids are all about.
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Jun 3, 2017 16:05
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I'm pretty excited for when I can force my kid to do all the yard work
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Jun 3, 2017 16:15
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Congrats on kids! When our second one arrived it finally gave me the push I needed to get out of the profession.
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Jun 3, 2017 17:39
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Having joint custody with someone who is an excellent co-parent and awesome mom is really the best of both worlds.
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Jun 3, 2017 18:26
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Toona the Cat posted:Having joint custody with someone who is an excellent co-parent and awesome mom is really the best of both worlds. Nah, you should use your kid as a weapon to "get back at her". Also deny doing this and get really mad at your attorney when he suggests you stop.
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Jun 3, 2017 19:49
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Toona the Cat posted:Having joint custody with someone who is an excellent co-parent and awesome mom is really the best of both worlds. You have a kid?
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TheMadMilkman posted:You have a kid? I believe the canon is that he has multiple kids with his first wife and has just divorced his second.
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Hot Dog Day #91 posted:I believe the canon is that he has multiple kids with his first wife and has just divorced his second. So there's "canon Toona" and "EU Toona" now?
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Jun 4, 2017 00:21
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A court ruling was published 2 hours ago (midnight) An appeal must be ready by Monday I love my job
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Jun 4, 2017 00:24
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Hot Dog Day #91 posted:I believe the canon is that he has multiple kids with his first wife and has just divorced his second. Ah. I'm only caught up on the second wife saga.
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Jun 4, 2017 00:54
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Nonexistence posted:How does one not gently caress up having kids these days anyway with both parents in the office? Decide to make a commitment to raising your kids well and make do with a single income.
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Jun 4, 2017 03:26
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Hot Dog Day #91 posted:I believe the canon is that he has multiple kids with his first wife and has just divorced his second. Only one kid.
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Jun 4, 2017 05:24
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In the Toona EU, he has a second kid with his poly study partner, and that kid restores the Jedi order.
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Jun 4, 2017 05:33
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Toona the Cat posted:Only one kid. A hasty retcon from the author. In the first edition Toona you can clearly see two children in the family photos. The second child appeared briefly in a flashback car trip where Toona first ponders law school/using his mortgage to pay loans.
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As Toounior places his hand on the ancient law school application scroll, that once belonged to his father, a series of visions washes over him. He sees light, darkness, feels a great disturbance in the force. From somewhere in the emptiness, he hears a voice... "Right back at you, too..."
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JohnCompany posted:So there's "canon Toona" and "EU Toona" now? blarzgh posted:In the Toona EU, he has a second kid with his poly study partner, and that kid restores the Jedi order. 
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Whoever said toona would provide the threads dramatic arc for three years was so loving right.
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Oh and I think as a final update on my knee - I did wind up with an infection in one of the incisions related to stitches that didn't dissolve. I'm almost out of opiates at this point; I only take one after a particularly rough physical therapy session or if I've been on up too long. I got a super rad temporary handicap parking permit too. My kid has been pretty good about not hitting my bad leg, and my wife has really shouldered the parenting/household load the last 5 weeks. Anyway thanks for your support, thread. Especially blarzgh (you know why  ).
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You guys are shipping more Toona than a Japanese fisherman. Also, I recently got engaged to my girlfriend. Her dad is a partner in a large midlaw firm. I need some good law dad jokes to continue to impress him.
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Glad your leg didn't fall off!
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Jun 4, 2017 17:56
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Lote posted:You guys are shipping more Toona than a Japanese fisherman. "What do you call two lawyers in the same cab? A couple of lawyers in a cab!"
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Lote posted:You guys are shipping more Toona than a Japanese fisherman. Holy poo poo congrats dude! Did you ever live out your lifelong dream?
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Jun 4, 2017 21:50
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Lote posted:You guys are shipping more Toona than a Japanese fisherman. Well done here.
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CaptainScraps posted:Holy poo poo congrats dude! Did you ever live out your lifelong dream? You mean marry someone that will make more money than me and become a stay at home husband? Check.
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Jun 6, 2017 02:23
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Hot Dog Day #91 posted:"What do you call two lawyers in the same cab? Just drop some lines about living your life in six minute increments.
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Jun 6, 2017 04:00
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Beefeater1980 posted:Just drop some lines about living your life in six minute increments. Hey now, anything worth doing for 6 minutes is worth doing for thirty.
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Well, I haven't passed the bar yet but the company directory says I'm a lawyer-- so there's that. Spent a half day in the office yesterday so I can collect my signing bonus and have something to live off of this summer. My boss made it sound like they're going to pay me to study for the bar this summer. Pretty stoked if true.
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I ain't passed the bar, but I know a little bit.
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Flutieflakes017 posted:Well, I haven't passed the bar yet but the company directory says I'm a lawyer-- so there's that. Spent a half day in the office yesterday so I can collect my signing bonus and have something to live off of this summer. My boss made it sound like they're going to pay me to study for the bar this summer. Pretty stoked if true. Is that allowed? Is there some apprenticeship function that allows you to present yourself as a lawyer before formal requirements are met? In my country you can face some serious consequences pretending to be an actual attourney before you're officially licensed. Beefeater1980 posted:Just drop some lines about living your life in six minute increments. Don't get it. Is this an hours joke?
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Jun 6, 2017 16:18
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Nice piece of fish posted:
Do you not bill your hours?
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EwokEntourage posted:Do you not bill your hours? Yeah, but in like, minimum 0,16 hour increments for basically everything that's less than half or a full hour. You have to write by the minute?! Most of everything like e-mails and most phone convos are 0,25. At the very least.
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Nice piece of fish posted:Yeah, but in like, minimum 0,16 hour increments for basically everything that's less than half or a full hour. You have to write by the minute?! Most of everything like e-mails and most phone convos are 0,25. At the very least. US standard for Biglaw is 0.1 (0,1 to you) increments, or yes, 6 minutes. Many clients will accept 0.25 increments, however, and many more clients I suspect receive bills that have been adjusted from 0.25 increments to 0.1 increments.
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Nice piece of fish posted:Yeah, but in like, minimum 0,16 hour increments for basically everything that's less than half or a full hour. You have to write by the minute?! Most of everything like e-mails and most phone convos are 0,25. At the very least. Forgot you were one of those kooky foreigners
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ulmont posted:US standard for Biglaw is 0.1 (0,1 to you) increments, or yes, 6 minutes. Many clients will accept 0.25 increments, however, and many more clients I suspect receive bills that have been adjusted from 0.25 increments to 0.1 increments. Well poo poo. If it wasn't for the fact that I effectively charge probably less than half the US average adjusted for living costs and taxes (etc.), I'd say you were getting ripped off. Or maybe it's just a much more accurate billing practice? Who am I to judge, I'm terrible at billing. EwokEntourage posted:Forgot you were one of those kooky foreigners Yeah I'm pretty kooky.
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Phil Moscowitz posted:Nice piece of fish, here is a choice of law question in real time! Oh, and by the way, I just got asked to consult on a choice of law issue, and I was curious as to your take on it: Consumer bought a house kit (effectively a factory makes a house, ships it and builds it on your plot) through a domestic national agency. Producer is in Finland. The plot of land is domestic, and the deal's been negotiated purely through the domestic agency, which also handles contractor stuff associated with the build. However, the contract for delivery of the house kit is with the finnish company directly, and finnish law allows for - and this is a part of the agreement - that any disputes between the contracting parties must be handled in Finland according to finnish contract law. What's your gut say about that one? If you're interested, this is the Lugano convention which both countries have ratified and incorporated into national law http://ec.europa.eu/world/agreements/prepareCreateTreatiesWorkspace/treatiesGeneralData.do?redirect=true&treatyId=7481
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Nice piece of fish posted:Consumer bought a house kit (effectively a factory makes a house, ships it and builds it on your plot) through a domestic national agency. Producer is in Finland. The plot of land is domestic, and the deal's been negotiated purely through the domestic agency, which also handles contractor stuff associated with the build. So far, everything's domestic. Nice piece of fish posted:However, the contract for delivery of the house kit is with the finnish company directly, and finnish law allows for - and this is a part of the agreement - that any disputes between the contracting parties must be handled in Finland according to finnish contract law. But this should win. Typically for the US this would win unless contrary to public policy (i.e., court in Finland would be unreasonable and unjust for some reason). Nice piece of fish posted:If you're interested, this is the Lugano convention which both countries have ratified and incorporated into national law http://ec.europa.eu/world/agreements/prepareCreateTreatiesWorkspace/treatiesGeneralData.do?redirect=true&treatyId=7481 Looks like Article 23 would get to the same place?
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ulmont posted:So far, everything's domestic. Well, I don't want to spoil anything yet, but I certainly understand your logic. Seems obvious, right? There's actually also an underlying issue here of incorporative effects of treaties and conventions, the principle of presumptive harmony and preeminence of law (lex specialis and lex superior), but I'm not going to get into that. I'll come back to it later.
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Nice piece of fish posted:Oh, and by the way, I just got asked to consult on a choice of law issue, and I was curious as to your take on it: Wait, is this a choice of law or a forum selection question?
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SlyFrog posted:I ain't passed the bar, but I know a little bit. Yeah, that's what I thought as I wrote that sentence. Nice piece of fish posted:Is that allowed? Is there some apprenticeship function that allows you to present yourself as a lawyer before formal requirements are met? In my country you can face some serious consequences pretending to be an actual attourney before you're officially licensed. Well, I'm sure this is going to lead to me getting lit up by half the regular posters on the thread who have done actual lawyering, but here we go: Texas, like all US States, prohibits the "practice of law" without a license and that typically includes holding yourself out to be a lawyer in marketing materials or on a business card etc. More knowledgable goons who have worked in firms can correct me if I'm wrong but I believe JD's who are awaiting admission to the bar in a firm setting typically get around this by providing a disclaimer that they have not been licensed yet in communications with clients and by only doing the kind of work a law clerk would do. In my case, regarding my job title in the internal company directory, I think the assumption my employer is making is that assigning the same job title as other attornies in the legal department does not qualify as the practice of law because it's not holding me out as an attorney outside the company. This also seems consistent with the rules regulating information about legal services in Texas, which do not seem to be applicable to an internal directory and instead focus on the solicitation of clients. TLDR; no harm in my sole client internally referring to me as "counsel" since there is no solicitation of employment going on as long as I do not start actual lawyering.
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