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I am a LAWYER! (ll)

I am a lawyer, and currently practice law

4 votes

I am a lawyer, and don't currently practice law

1 votes

I am going to become a lawyer

1 votes

I was a lawyer, but gave it up

0 votes

I was a lawyer, but got disbarred

0 votes

I am not a lawyer, but would like to be one

0 votes

I am not a lawyer

19 votes

Kong76 Jun 04 2009 04:56 PM

Sorry if you've voted already in the ver. 1, got an email from QC and it's been amended for another re-vote. Hey it's all about changes and billable hours!

Benjamin Grimm Jun 04 2009 05:39 PM

So far, all 6 voters are in the final category. For the record, I'm not a lawyer and never for a moment considered becoming one.

Willets Point Jun 04 2009 05:54 PM

Are you looking for a lawyer Kong? You may have better luck with librarians.

Kong76 Jun 04 2009 06:11 PM

WP: Are you looking for a lawyer Kong? <<< No, just looking for clicks on the buttons opposite the statements.

metirish Jun 05 2009 04:30 AM

Does being a solicitor count?

Triple Dee Jun 05 2009 08:08 AM

Of course, in the common law world (excluding the US) a solicitor is just a practicising lawyer. A barrister is a practicising lawyer with a right of appearance, however the distinction is becoming increasingly blurred. In the US, an attorney-at-law is analogous to a barrister. (PS this is quite possibly the first post in the history of CPF originating from Hellas)

Benjamin Grimm Jun 05 2009 08:11 AM

I've posted from Florence and Tokyo and (I think) Hiroshima. Pardon my ignorance, but where is Hellas?

soupcan Jun 05 2009 08:36 AM

Greece!

Triple Dee Jun 05 2009 08:36 AM

It's the Greek name for Greece.

Benjamin Grimm Jun 05 2009 08:38 AM

Hah! They don't even know the name of their own country! But at least we can thank them for John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John.

Triple Dee Jun 05 2009 08:45 AM

="Benjamin Grimm":1y2mv0hw] But at least we can thank them for John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John.[/quote:1y2mv0hw] No. But you thank them for Grant Psomas, and by extension some fraction of Carlos Delgado. soupcan Jun 05 2009 08:48 AM When I was a kid my parents threw a New Year's Eve party every year. The tradition started before I was born and they continued it up until I was at least 14 or so. Big party, at least 100 people every year. It was always a great time. One year my parents said that they were done with it and instead they were taking the family to Greece. They thought my sister and brother and I would be really upset because we always loved the party. But 'Greece'! How could we not be excited? My parents were thrilled and surpised that we kids were so excited. For weeks we were talking about it, telling our friends we were going to Greece for New Year's. About a week or so before New Year's Eve I asked my mom when we were leaving and when and what I should pack. She looked at me like she didn't know what I was talking about. "For Greece" I said. "Why would you need to pack?" she asked me. We both looked at each confused and finally she understood and started laughing really hard. "Not Greece the country, you dummy. 'Grease', the musical!' On Broadway!" Oh, I was so pissed off. Benjamin Grimm Jun 05 2009 08:51 AM Wow! The cool thing would have been for your parents, once they learned about the miscommunication, to have immediately purchased plane tickets to Athens. Guess that didn't happen, huh? soupcan Jun 05 2009 08:53 AM ="Benjamin Grimm":12p13oxd]Guess that didn't happen, huh?[/quote:12p13oxd] Uh, nope. Edgy DC Jun 05 2009 09:02 AM Worst bait and switch ever. Well, until the Mets got the wrong Zambrano. Vic Sage Jun 05 2009 09:08 AM I'm a self-loathing lawyer. I voted that "i practice", but i'm more of a manager than a practicing lawyer, which is a rationalization that allows me to sleep better at night. Centerfield Jun 05 2009 09:16 AM I am a lawyer. I practice law. I, too, loathe Vic. Triple Dee Jun 05 2009 09:17 AM I'm practicing law, but my area of practice is in transfer pricing, which is more economics than law. That's my rationalization. Vic Sage Jun 05 2009 09:21 AM Michael: I don't know anyone who could get through the day without two or three juicy rationalizations. They're more important than sex. Sam Weber: Ah, come on. Nothing's more important than sex. Michael: Oh yeah? Ever gone a week without a rationalization? Nymr83 Jun 05 2009 05:48 PM I picked the first one, I'm jealous of the one person who picked the second one. is it too late to teach? themetfairy Jun 05 2009 05:54 PM ="Nymr83":9xrfgeu1]I picked the first one, I'm jealous of the one person who picked the second one. is it too late to teach?[/quote:9xrfgeu1] I'm that person. I haven't practiced law since 1995. My hope is to become a law librarian when the kids are out of school. Nymr83 Jun 06 2009 10:21 AM ="themetfairy":176lkbdm] ="Nymr83":176lkbdm] I'm that person. I haven't practiced law since 1995. My hope is to become a law librarian when the kids are out of school.[/quote:176lkbdm][/quote:176lkbdm] the head librarian at my law school rocked, her job also looked nice and cushy. themetfairy Jun 06 2009 10:27 AM I worked in a law library while I was in law school. It's a nice environment, for sure. Nymr83 Jun 06 2009 10:29 AM ="themetfairy":2va53gvx]I worked in a law library while I was in law school. It's a nice environment, for sure.[/quote:2va53gvx] yeah i would guess the kids are ten times as respectful as they would be working in an undergraduate library. themetfairy Jun 06 2009 10:45 AM It was actually a corporate library, which was very nice. Although I have to tell you, I've been doing a lot of middle school library subbing. The kids in my district are amazingly polite! Nymr83 Jun 06 2009 10:54 AM ="themetfairy":31hiwci8]It was actually a corporate library, which was very nice. Although I have to tell you, I've been doing a lot of middle school library subbing. The kids in my district are amazingly polite![/quote:31hiwci8] if there even WAS a library at my middle school, I.S. 75, I don't know where it was. TheOldMole Jun 06 2009 04:13 PM I'm not a lawyer, but I play one on TV.