Dec 02, 2007 ¡ Thinking like a lawyer also means not taking anything for granted. Understanding why something happened, or why a certain law was enacted, enables you to apply the same rationale to other fact patterns and reach a logical conclusion. 3 Accept ambiguity. Legal issues are seldom black and white.
Feb 01, 2011 ¡ Lisa Babcock. East Lansing, Mich. I love being a lawyer because it gives me the opportunity to use the law to make someoneâs life better. To âŚ
Oct 18, 2021 ¡ 8 â In Flames and Inflamed âŚ. A man was sent to hell for his sins. As he was being led into the pits for an eternity of torment, he saw a lawyer passionately kissing a beautiful woman. âWhat a joke!â he said. âI have to roast in flames for all eternity and that lawyer gets to spend it with that beautiful woman.â.
May 15, 2013 ¡ Type in to google âlawyer suicide depressionâ and youâll see that the added mental stress breaks many lawyers. 2. Your Peers Are Assholes. Iâm a very mild mannered guy. I donât raise my voice, I donât engage in insults or name-calling. Iâm the guy that you meet and think thereâs no way this guy will ever wrong me.
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Because the gentleman was blind, he was unaware of the for-sale sign. But the man soon learned that his relative had tricked him into signing a quitclaim deed for the property. The relative promptly recorded the deed and then contracted with a real estate agent to sell the house without the client knowing.
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Why do I love being a lawyer? Because, once in a while, you get the opportunity to help someone who desperately needs your help. It feels good to be that person.
As the profession struggles to recover from the Great Recession, itâs certainly not easy being an attorney.
America is a society based on law and justice. I love the fact that I have a role in making this ideal a reality, however small.
Iâve had several cases where elderly people were duped into signing over deeds to their houses to relatives. One involved a recent widower who was blind. A relative took the man to the bank on the pretense of helping him get his bank accounts in order after his wifeâs death.
The senior partner was horrified. âThe judge is an honorable man, â he said, âIf you do that, I guarantee youâll lose the case!â Eventually, the judge ruled in the young lawyers favor. âArenât you glad you didnât send those cigars?â the senior partner asked. âOh, I did send them,â the younger lawyer replied. âI just enclosed my opponents business card with them.â
Whatâs the difference between a good lawyer and a bad lawyer? A bad lawyer might let a case drag on for several years. A good lawyer knows how to make it last even longer.
The Hindu says, âIâm humble, Iâll sleep in the barn.â.
An attorney was working late one night in his office when, suddenly, Satan appeared before him. The Devil made him an offer. âI will make it so you win every case that you try for the rest of your life. Your clients will worship you, your colleagues will be in awe, and you will make enormous amounts of money. But, in return, you must give me your soul, your wifeâs soul, the souls of your children, your parents, grandparents, and those of all the your friends.â The lawyer thought about it for a moment, then asked, âBut whatâs the catch?â
Youâve heard that one, along with a million other lawyer jokes that people have sprung on you from the moment you first announced you were going to school to become a paralegal. Some of them probably even get told around the law office. Even lawyers like to laugh and there are a lot of aspects of legal practice that are ripe for a little deadpan humor.
Still, even lawyers who like to make fun of themselves and their profession have some limits. The following 20 jokes might be good for a laugh at home or on the street, but donât try telling them around the break room at the office!
Whatâs black and brown and looks good on a lawyer? A doberman pinscher.
Letâs be honest, the only reason anybody comes to you as a litigator is because they just got fucked. Either someone screwed them out of some money or someone has just sued them trying to extract money from them. The client always thinks his case is the biggest thing since the GM Ford Pinto case.
Unless you are going to one of the higher tier schools, you are not in the running for a high paying job. I have had attorneys work for me for free, just to get it on their resume. Top tier students are willing to intern for free for me during school. As a business owner, this is wonderful.
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Sensory lawyers prefer tasks and practices where they can achieve practical and tangible results, such as real estate, tax and general practice. Intuitive lawyers prefer tasks and practices that allow them to think from a top-to-bottom viewpoint, and to think creatively, such as criminal, litigation and labour law. If you are finding it hard to approach a problem through an abstract-intuition view, try reaching out to a sensory-focused colleague for some insight? If you are trying to explain something to a partner that is intuitive, don't get bogged down with details and illustrate the bigger picture first.
Sensory lawyers prefer tasks and practices where they can achieve practical and tangible results, such as real estate, tax and general practice. Intuitive lawyers prefer tasks and practices that allow them to think from a top-to-bottom viewpoint, and to think creatively, such as criminal, litigation and labour law.
Thinkers like the intellectual side to law, whereas feelers like the opportunity to help people. Conflict at work occurs when thinkers engage with feelers robotically and with little emotion, and when thinkers want to make a quick and rational decision whereas a feeler wants a more personalized and steady approach .
Thinkers like to argue because they don't take conflict personally and view it objectively. Feeling lawyers are values based and arrive at a decision through personal and subjective means. Feelers avoid conflict as they take it personally and strive for balance and harmony instead.
Young lawyers are expressing their frustrations with practicing the law, such as their discontent with their area of focus, not getting along with and understanding their colleagues, or not meshing with the firm culture.
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Thinking (T) or Feeling (F) â do you judge and make decisions based on what is reasonable, logical and adhering to a given set of rules, or do you judge and make decisions based on empathizing with the situation and reaching a balanced win win outcome by considering the needs of everyone involved?
A1: It only takes one lawyer to change your light bulb to his light bulb.
From the number of lawyers at the bottom of the ocean being âa good startâ to the question of âhow many of lawyers does it take to change a lightbulbâ, we decided to make a list of every lawyer joke we could find (even those that had very little to do with a lawyer), tallying up 214 jokes that make us facepalm, shake our heads, giggle and outright laugh.
A doctor and a lawyer in two cars collided on a country road. The lawyer, seeing that the doctor was a little shaken up, helped him from the car and offered him a drink from his hip flask. The doctor accepted and handed the flask back to the lawyer, who closed it and put it away.
An old, stingy lawyer was dying and was determined to prove wrong the old saying; âYou canât take it with you.â He told his wife to go down to the bank and withdraw enough money to fill two pillowcases. His plan: Put the bags directly over his bed and when he died grab them on his way up to heaven. One day the old ambulance chaser died. When his wife was up cleaning in the attic one day, she came across the forgotten pillowcases. She then said to herself, âThat old fool. I knew he should have had me put them in the basement!â
2.) Upon reaching a point where the party of the second part (Light Bulb) becomes separated from the party of the third part (âReceptacleâ), the party of the first part (Lawyer) shall have the option of disposing of the party of the second part (Light Bulb) in a manner consistent with all applicable state, local and federal statutes.
The farmer says that there are only 2 extra beds, and one person will have to sleep in the barn. The Hindu says, âIâm humble, Iâll sleep in the barn,â so he goes out to the barn.
Farmer Joe was in his car when he was hit by a truck. He decided his injuries from the accident were serious enough to take the trucking company (responsible for the accident) to court. In court the trucking companyâs fancy lawyer was questioning farmer Joe.
81. During a party, a doctor is telling a lawyer that he is sick of his friends asking him for free medical advice. The lawyer says, âJust do what I do, and leave a bill in their mailbox.â. The doctor decides heâll give that a try and thanks his lawyer friend.
A doctor and a lawyer in two cars collided on a country road. The lawyer, seeing that the doctor was a little shaken up, helped him from the car and offered him a drink from his hip flask. The doctor accepted and handed the flask back to the lawyer, who closed it and put it away.
While one of the robbers takes the money from the tellers, the other lines the customers, including the lawyers, up against a wall and proceeds to take their wallets, watches and other valuables. The first lawyer shoves something into the other oneâs hand.
The teacher called on Little Johnny for his answer. With complete sincerity in his voice, Little Johnny answered, âA lawyer!â. 36.
Letâs be honest; lawyers make easy targets when it comes to humor. If this just so happens to be your chosen profession, donât take it personally (sidebar: no litigation necessary). In fact, take it as a compliment.
Law is such a rewarding career even Kim Kardashian has taken it up. (Kim actually isnât a lawyer yet. She takes the bar exam in 2022.) So, if your knowledge of legislation begins and ends with Law and Order, thatâs OK. You donât need a law degree to get these jokes.
You donât need a law degree to get these jokes. You may not need a lawyer, but everyone can appreciate a good joke about one. These counselors of law lead pretty serious lives and sometimes handle grave situations. So, if you know a lawyer or a law student, text a couple of these jokes their way. Itâll put a smile on their face so big, everyone ...
2. The nature of the attorney-client relationship. A lawyerâs responsibility is to take on other peopleâs problems and find solutions. Itâs a challenging and intellectual pursuit, but itâs also a stressful one.
1. The work. Most attorneys work about six days a week, generally fifty plus hours per week, and the norm now is to be available anywhere at any time. It is not uncommon during extreme times (trial, an important deal closing, etc.) for those hours to increase substantially and days off to become elusive. Iâve had stretches in my career ...
The adversarial nature of most legal work, in particular, litigation and criminal law. Many lawyers live lives of constant conflict, since their opponents are just as interested in winning their cases as they are. Some people (like me) love this, but others find this life to be incredibly stressful. 4.
and survive your residency. And if you donât really want to be a consultant or banker, odds are that youâll be fired or quit pretty quickly , but at least those jobs donât require advanced degrees for entry-level positions.
Most legal work is reading, researching, drafting documents, reviewing other documents, and occasional communication with oneâs opponent. For some lawyers, thatâs all the work they do, but in any event, the ratio of work to âactionâ is very high. 5.
Some clientsâ problems cannot be solved, but merely managed. Some clients are unappreciative of the work they receive, even when they win. Almost no one is pleased with the costs, even when cases are staffed and run efficiently. And once in a while, clients will try to skip out on bills. Advertisement.
That booklet is called a transcript. That's your deposition transcript. In legal circles a deposition is also known as an examination before trial. When you bring a lawsuit, you put your medical condition in issue.
Medical malpractice law is a fascinating area of law. It is technical. It is highly specialized and requires a great deal of knowledge of medicine as well as a high degree of trial skill. In this lecture, which was designed to teach lawyers who practice in other areas of law, what they need to know about medical malpractice law in New York. Lawyers across the country
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The defense lawyer must have a good faith basis to ask the question.
When you bring a lawsuit the defense lawyer has a chance to ask you questions.
The stenographer is there to record all of the questions you are asked and all of the answers you give. Those questions and answers are transcribed and put into a booklet.
That means the defense is entitled to learn about you and your injury. They do this through a process called 'discovery'. What a trend-setting name. Discovery allows the defense lawyer to get copies of your medical records.