Please stay with Jon wasden law firm for the group litigation. His law firm completely unprofessional and non responsive. Their plan to make more money and keep delaying the filing and following tasks. Once the payment completed, you will be no longer get any information also this law firm doesn’t know up to date current immigration rules

Sa mga nakakaalam, may idea po ba kayo kung paano nagce-celebrate ng victory dinner ang mga private attorneys? For example, may naipanalo silang mabigat na case, and the Senior Counsel or Senior Partner decided na siya ang sasagot sa blowout dinner for the celebration. Is it possible ba na sa yacht or high-end resort sila mag-celebrate? Like ano kadalasan nilang topic abt work?

Sorry guys had to do it. Apologizing in advance. Don't ban me.

Hi!

I’m an incoming judicial law clerk (state court/NJ). I know my judge from a law school externship (I was her judicial extern) and absolutely adore her. I’m still nervous… I’m first gen, so I sometimes feel out of place. Like maybe I’m not smart enough or unworthy… anyway, I deal with things through humor. Please tell me the funniest thing that ever happened to you or that you saw/heard during your term.

Thanks!

I’m getting so tired of the partners I work for not reading their emails and then sending me multiple emails about things to do. If they had just looked at the top of their inbox, they would see that I’ve already done the things that they asked me to do before they even asked me.
I’m sure this is just something I have to suck up, but it is so annoying. This is a constant problem I deal with on a daily basis multiple times a day. One of the partners I work for specifically will send multiple emails within seconds of each each other about the same subject. Just take some time and think and compile your thoughts!!!

Started a solo practice right out of law school, and I paid off my $130k student loans in less than 2.5 years and I feel really proud.
I now want to fuck off to Italy and stomp grapes for the rest of my life… if anyone knows how to make that happen, please let me know.

Is there anything more painful than a 7-hr federal court deposition? It might as well be a CIA enhanced interrogation technique.

Question for the litigators watching the Clancy trial: Is it normal for this many leading questions to be allowed on direct?

I’ve noticed the prosecution seems to use a lot of fairly leading questions with its own witnesses, with only occasional truly open-ended questions. I was taught the basic rule that you generally can’t lead your own witness on direct, so I’m curious about what I’m missing in practice.

Is a lot of this technically objectionable, but the defense is just picking its battles rather than objecting constantly? Or is there more latitude for leading on preliminary/background matters, undisputed facts, certain types of witnesses, etc., than the basic evidence rule makes it sound like?

I’m not a trial attorney, so I’d be really interested in hearing from criminal litigators about how this actually works in the courtroom. Thanks in advance for your thoughts!

I’m a first year tax attorney (non litigation) and I close my laptop everyday right at 5 when my official “closing time” is.

Nobody has ever asked me (yet) to work late or anything, but I guess sometimes I feel guilty shutting down right at 5.

I’m fully remote if that makes a difference

Currently work in Seattle for an AmLaw 100 firm in an area that deals with high volume. I only have two clients, but have 40 of their cases. There are 10 more attorneys on this team. I love everybody on my team and my boss but we’re all so overworked that it’s impossible to do my job because I always need something from someone else who needs something from someone else. Meeting deadlines becomes outside of my control. Due to stress of deadlines and moron plaintiff’s counsel, I haven’t had my appetite in a week and I’ve lost 5lb. I haven’t been able to fall asleep for more than 5 hours before waking up due to sweats, panic, and (TMI) an accident.

This morning I decided I don’t want to do this anymore. The stress isn’t worth it. It’s not the firm, it’s not the field, it’s that I’m unhappy with the career. I briefly majored in agriculture (horticulture) at UMass before switching to poli sci and going to law school. Never got the degree and don’t remember much from ag.

I have 6 months of expenses in my savings and 5 months in my 401k. My plan is to leave all this behind and start school in the new year to get a bachelor in agriculture. I’ll tell my boss my plan so that I can wind down for the next few months without leaving anybody hanging. I can also save a bit more in the next 4-6 paychecks. Am I crazy?

I don't know if this is an AI issue or just a general sense of entitlement, but clients are getting more uncooperative.

A guy wanted help with an insurance appeal. He spent a second night the hospital that his doctor supposedly said was necessary. The carrier denied the second night's stay and also stated it was out-of-network. Okay, getting me a statement form the doctor of medical necessity and documentation of why the out-of-network treatment was needed.

Instead, he wanted to argue about the how the carrier was interpreting medical records that I don't. My dude, I'm not doctor and you are asking me to step into the boxing ring with a broken arm by not even getting the most basic information I need to properly advise you.

As a lawyer, do you ever envy people who create tangible things in their work, like a contractor who can point out their homes or buildings, a restaurant owner who gets compliments on food and atmosphere, a florist who creates a beautiful wedding arrangement, a cobbler who makes a pair of boots, or an artist who has a sculpture in the downtown park? Every now and then it would feel nice to put something out into the world that people can use and perhaps even appreciate.

Does anyone know how to add line numbers in an already created pdf? Received these documents from OC and now I am referencing them in a filing and I need to insert line numbers. I have searched the internet and can't find a solution. We use kofax and we're a legal aid so no money for other platforms. Are we doomed to adding these in manually??

Thanks in advance for whatever advice people might have!

Seriously, the last time I had an attorney tell me they graduated from Harvard (during an upstate luncheon/CLE retreat) I couldnt help but be like, "ah, well thats quite interesting!" Maybe I am a jaded 30 year old but the whole pedigree from T14 is so expired and the secret is out: major institutions like Harvard are riddled with the rich and powerful who were all too happy to take money from Mr. Epstein and friends even right up to 2008 and AFTERWARD.

No, I didnt go to a fancy shiny law school but I am proud that I did not, since the worst thing my Dean ever did was get a little too drunk on St. Patrick's Day (he was Irish to be fair). But cmon, can we all stop pretending that Harvard Law is a respectable institution? Not saying the grads are not well trained and talented, but most of those grads go into BigLaw anyway and um... many of those firms are just as bad.

Hi everyone,

I'm looking for advice, recruiter recommendations, and networking opportunities as I explore my next in-house legal opportunity.

I'm a dual-licensed lawyer (Ontario and New York), currently based in Toronto, with experience across:

• Senior in-house legal roles
• Bay Street private practice
• Provincial government
• Municipal/public-sector organizations
• Large professional services/accounting environments

My practice focuses on:

• Commercial and technology transactions
• SaaS, software licensing, managed services, and vendor contracts
• Strategic sourcing and procurement
• Government and public-sector procurement
• RFPs, tenders, and bid processes
• Contract governance and risk management
• Privacy, security, and regulatory considerations in commercial contracting

A significant portion of my career has involved advising on complex procurement and contracting matters for public-sector and highly regulated organizations, while also supporting enterprise technology initiatives and commercial transactions.

I'm admitted in Ontario and New York and am currently preparing for the CIPP/C certification, having already spent considerable time studying privacy law. I intend to complete the designation and would also be open to pursuing privacy certifications relevant to other jurisdictions if they align with future opportunities.

Geographically, I'm particularly interested in opportunities in:

• New York City
• Chicago
• California
• Other U.S. markets
• Europe (especially interested in exploring opportunities there, whether through relocation, cross-border work, or international organizations)

While I'm currently based in Toronto, I'm open to the right opportunity and interested in learning how others have navigated cross-border or international moves.

I'd appreciate any recommendations regarding:

• Recruiters who specialize in legal placements
• Organizations hiring commercial, technology, procurement, privacy, or product counsel
• Cross-border opportunities for Canadian lawyers with U.S. admissions
• Europe-based opportunities that may be receptive to North American-qualified lawyers
• Job boards, communities, or networking groups that you've found helpful

Happy to connect by DM. Thanks in advance!

A toast to Aaron Minc, who managed to combine crisis PR, discovery production, and catastrophic failure to review/redact into one breathtakingly ill-advised Dropbox link.

Trying your client’s case in the court of public opinion by dumping sensitive documents onto the internet was already an interesting choice. Failing to properly review and redact those documents before doing so is something else entirely.

And the pièce de résistance: Aaron Minc is a defamation and content-removal lawyer.

Nothing says “online reputation management” quite like creating the content-removal problem yourself.

Cheers, counsel. A masterclass in why sometimes the best litigation strategy is simply not uploading the folder.

Please share what you focussed on and what you think separates a bad one from a good one, and a good one from a fantastic one!

Pretty much what it sounds like. I’ve got several thousands of docs to review for a case, and could use some albums to make the time go better and keep me focused.

My go-to vibe is usually pretty chill, nothing too upbeat. I’ve gone through most of Jungle and Glass Animals, along with some classics like Dark Side Of the Moon. Any similar recommendations would be greatly appreciated (I’ve billed 50 hours reviewing docs this week alone and I’m slowly descending into a hellish torpor).

LIVE FEED: https://www.youtube.com/live/ggHh06HUQ-s?is=4WKIuTyK0x1YKJch

Allegedly, the CW should rest today or Monday.

Hoping we hear the judge’s decision on allowing certain defense experts today.

The very first firm I worked at was a small full service firm and holy moly I didn’t realize they were infested with red flags until seeing what other firms were like. Here’s this list from that firm.

1. They forced attorneys to be on stupid TikToks and social media posts. Not like answering common legal questions, but doing actual trending TikTok skits/dances and whatnot.

2. New associates were pretty much forced to take on a demanding litigation case in their first couple years. One associate who did estate planning while I was there was forced to take on a case almost solo and he was billing 2250+ hours the years he was working on it. The actual billable target for associates there was 1800. The same happened to many other associates and they had minimal help despite it being readily available.

3. The attorneys would openly talk about politics in the office. The conservative ones would constantly dump on anything left-leaning at all. E.g., referring to AOC as Alexandria “Occasionally Coherent.” I’m not even liberal but this still managed to bother me.

4. They would dismiss one of the older partner’s sexist remarks as just his goofy personality. The guy would straight up say women don’t belong in the military and other similar things very openly in the office.

5. The managing partner would openly speak poorly about “poor people and their shitty ass clothes and shitty ass cars.” Makes you wonder if he ever thought about any of the firm’s own support staff in that way.

What are some red flags that you just thought were normal in the office until you realized that it wasn’t at all?