Posts made by Ganymede

@Derp said in The Art of Lawyering:

Totally stealing this for the next time I need nerd law.

True story.

Professor: As a former student, can you tell the prospective students what it is like to be lawyer?

Me: <looks over the crowd> I don't know if any of you play Dungeons & Dragons, but the practice of law is applied Dungeons & Dragons. Seriously. You have books and books which provides rules for a game that allows you, the player, to solve problems which mostly reside in people's imagination. Most of the time, though, you are arguing with other players about what the rules mean, and when those arguments may actually have a bearing on the game you bring them to the judge, or "game master," to resolve. And no matter what the game master says one of you will get pissed off and decide to take it up with someone else, and we call this the "appeals process." So if you are familiar with Dungeons & Dragons or any other role-playing game you are probably well-equipped to deal with the practice of law. If you have no interest rolling around with people who will argue incessantly about fantasy situations, the practice of law will probably irritate you.

Professor: <pause> Wow.

I was never invited back to speak to prospective students after that.

@nyctophiliac said in The Art of Lawyering:

Do lawyers have stereotypes of other kinds of lawyers?

Many, in my opinion. Most revolve around their location or area of practice. For example, 'round here we look at people from Cincinnati and Cleveland as nightmarish golems. As another example, domestic relations (divorce, custody, child support, etc.) practitioners by stereotype argumentative for the sake of being argumentative, which has been consistent with my experience.

Are all lawyers pessimistic?

Depends on who you talk to. Prosecutors, current and former, are pretty pessimistic and/or jaded. Civil attorneys can afford to be a little more lighthearted. I consider myself realistic. As I tell a lot of prospective clients, I have time to bullshit or blow smoke so if you don't believe me find another lawyer who tells you what you want to hear, takes your money, and gets you to the same outcome.

Are you all amazing in social situations because of your jobs? Or do you think that it's a prerequisite?

It is definitely not a prerequisite. I can tell you from my years of practice in the civil arena that you can generally lump people into three different kinds of practitioners: (1) the salarians; (2) the turians; and (3) the elcor. The salarians are annoyingly outgoing; the turians laconically grind through the business; and the elcor are stubborn, tedious motherfuckers that make you want to tear your eyes out. None of them are particularly well-versed in human social conventions.

I can also tell you that I fit mostly into the first category, and get along with people in that category best. The turians I can deal with regularly, but they too busy to ever be particularly useful. And the elcor are just the worst.

Is there a lawyer joke you just should absolutely not ever make under any circumstances?

Not that I know of. Make all the jokes you want. Einstein said something about intelligent people ignoring others.

@Pandora said in Le Deuxieme Etat:

Well, I did say historical plausibility, not historical accuracy.

Or they could be dead wrong.

Aziza. Yumboes. The eloko.

I mean, seriously, people, if you’re going to be racist by ignorance, at least admit to the ignorance.

Neil Peart.

I can’t believe I’m the first to post it here.

When a white person whose credentials include “working for other much more successful white people” gets a job in the NFL, but Kaepernick, who went to a Super Bowl, can’t get on a damn roster.

@nyctophiliac said in The Art of Lawyering:

Anyway, you ever seen in the movies where there's this firm of lawyers who are like "if you win this case we will make you a partner" -> Can someone explain that? Does that actually happen?

It probably happens, but it shouldn't. Partners are essentially business partners, so you only want to bring someone on if: (1) they are productive and contributing members of the firm already; and (2) they fit into the firm's culture. Winning a case may bring a lot of money into the firm, but bringing in one good payout isn't a partner-worthy accolade. In my case, I was made partner because I have been productive over a long period of time, even if my individual accounts don't bring in mountains of money.

What is the bar exam - it's like a licensing test right? Does it cost money to take? Does it last a certain length of time, are there strings attached?

You have the gist of it. It does cost money to take, and generally lasts 3 days for many. There's no string attached to taking it, but you may not be able to take it if you cannot get past requirements for a particular jurisdiction's bar association.

What can actually cause you to be disbarred (that's the term right?)? Could to retry the exam later if disbarred?

You can be barred for many reasons, and each jurisdiction has its own crusade every year. In Ohio, the crusade relates to accounting and insurance notices. If you are disbarred, you usually must receive permission to join the bar association again, but you generally do not have to take the bar exam again in that situation.

@Kanye-Qwest

Speaking of trolls —

— swampy.

@saosmash

As with most things, I didn’t find preparation particularly difficult. Stressful, sure; difficult, no. Mind, I was pretty privileged having a quiet place of my own and the ability to buy old exams.

I advise 3Ls to get as many exams as possible, and undergo daily drills. Hammer out 100 questions a day at least. Do it and you can find the patterns in how the questions are asked.
Key in the answers based on your outlines. And so on.

Also, be advised that I have a reputation as being a robot for a reason, and not just because of my diesel physique.

@faraday

But that’s not what I said.

If she has a cracked rib or strained muscle, then there really isn’t much a doctor can do.

I wasn’t talking about other potential diagnoses at all. If that was not clear, I apologize.

@faraday

To be clear, I’m not suggesting to not go to the doctor. Yes, go to the doctor. Please go.

I’m taking into consideration that this may not be financially feasible, though, and am attempting to comfort someone who seems troubled and distressed by being in a tough spot.

Moist.

In second place, damp.

@Ominous

Your first mistake was driving in Ohio to begin with.

I get around by floating on the waves of pure malevolence.

@Auspice

It sounds more and more like a muscle strain or ligament damage from coughing. It could be a cracked rib. But in all cases, there is little to be done but deal with it.

@Auspice

@Tempest said in The Art of Lawyering:

Where are the PI lawyers?

You think that's where the money is? How droll.

@WildBaboons said in Good TV:

By comparison I've watched Episode 1 of the Witcher and haven't really had the urge to go back just yet compared to other options (Letterkenny, mostly)

Letterkenny Season 8 was fantastic, like, all the way through. The ending was just perfect.

@Ghost

Honestly, The Mandalorian has not stuck with me. I intend to see the entire series, but the first episode did not pull me in the way I thought it would. Beautiful visuals and gun-play is great, but I find it difficult to give a shit about the main character.

Contrast that with The Witcher. It was easier for me to understand Geralt; I described him to my partner as "Wolverine with a sword." The writing was better -- it helps that they stuck the "best" line from Sapkowski in the first episode -- and the later episodes increase the interest in the main characters.

With The Mandalorian coming out with individual episodes, I can understand why people may have wanted to wait until the entire series was out before watching it. That might have been the strategy. But I also think that Disney is really most popular in North America, whereas I think The Witcher has a more global appeal.

@Auspice said in Arty stuff and Writey stuff:

The Veldt was also a TV episode on a Twilight Zone-esque show in the 70s. And it was terrible.

When I think of the Veldt, all I can think of is FF6.

@Kestrel said in MU Things I Love:

Like at this point I realise I'm not even here for the game in question so much as here for the person. Which may sound obsessive and weird but I told them and they were just like, 'same tbh'.

I think this is perfectly normal.

I haven't played with Scissors in a few years, but I'm pretty sure we'll have instant chemistry when we do.

@Scissors said in The Savage Skies:

Not just IN, I'm bringing people! Definitely come play. It's a nice sandbox.

I'll be there shortly. I'm not 100% and have worked piled up. Plus, I unfortunately got back into Total War: Empire.

Don't ask me why, but the Prussian Empire is now in possession of Rupert's Land.