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Attorneys At LOL: 30 Times Lawyers Had A Good Laugh About Their Profession From This IG Page
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Every profession has a dedicated meme page. Doctors, salespeople, even lawyers. And that’s the career that we’re covering today. It’s the people who go through at least three years of law school to then have a job that has them overworked, emotionally drained, and disillusioned with society. On the other hand, 27 of the U.S. presidents were previously lawyers. If that doesn’t scream prestige, I’m not sure what does.
Anyway, the page that we’re featuring today is the "Lawyer Issues" Instagram. It’s a place for funny and relatable content for lawyers and law students alike. I’m definitely no lawyer, but even I had a chuckle at many of these. So scroll down and see if you find them relatable, too!
Bored Panda got in touch with the creator of the page, and they were kind enough to tell us more about what it's like to manage the lawyer memes page. Read our entire conversation below!
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Lottie Wilds 1 year ago
I absolutely hate the idea of having 3 friends whose only function seems to be that they are stupid enough to be used for what they can do! I choose my friends based on shared interests, the ease with which I can be myself , and they can be authentic without being judged.
Tarik Dursun Zorgulen 1 year ago
I'm not really sure how you can still feel like a good person when know your client is guilty and still defend them and you somehow win?
David 1 year ago
because it forced accountability in the legal system by forcing the prosecution to make sure they have an airtight case, and do not fall into subpar standards that compromise the integrity of the legal system.
Load More Replies..."Behind the 'Lawyer Issues' meme page is an average lawyer who fell into many of the 'traps' of law school and the legal profession," the creator of the page tells Bored Panda the story of the account's inception. Like many, when it came to deciding what to study, the administrator of "Lawyer Issues" wasn't exactly sure what they wanted. "So I picked law school—or the faculty of law, as we say in Europe."
The creator tells us that they also flirted with the idea of becoming an engineer. "But lacking confidence in my math skills, I chose law instead," they explain. "That's another typical 'trap' drawing many young people to law schools. And what inspired me to start my meme page? It was the stress from my legal job, of course! I needed an outlet to vent my sarcasm," the creator laughs.
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Karen Krause 1 year ago
Turn on the symbols viewer. You've added a page break somewhere or the page has an extra paragraph return somewhere. If blank pages appear anywhere in the document, turn the symbols on. You can see if you have just returns, paragraph returns, page breaks, multiple spaces, etc. I always have it on and it irritates my boss when he looks at my documents over my shoulder. He likes to see it "clean" exactly as it looks as it prints out.
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Michael Largey 1 year ago
If a male lawyer asks you out, bill him by the hour - which of course includes your time getting bathed, dressed, and ready for the date. If he does well enough to be allowed to spend the night, you can regard that part as being, ah, pro bono.
Papa 1 year ago
Probably needing, or at least hoping for, free legal advice.
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Mikey Kliss 1 year ago
What emergency would require you to date a lawyer? Sounds like your just using them
Knitting Panda 1 year ago
That was my rule. So when I met a lawyer I liked I didn't date him. I just married him right away. Til death did us part.
The Lawyer Issues Instagram page has 188k followers and is a trusty supply of The "Lawyer Issues" Instagram page has 188k followers; however, it’s not the only one in the Lawyer franchise. There's also a podcast, "Lawyer Interviews," which features interviews with successful lawyers, mostly law firm owners. They upload new videos on YouTube periodically.
“So far, we've conducted 56 biographical interviews and have also posted some video analyses of trending legal topics,” the page’s creator and the producer of the podcast tells Bored Panda.
“The original host, Reggie, is an amazing lawyer, and the current hosts, Jeff Dylan and Cynthia, are also lawyers. Jeff is a stand-up comedian based in NYC, so some of your readers might have the chance to catch one of his live shows.”
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CP 1 year ago
True! There is an old parable about an engineer that charged $5,000 to fix a machine . All he did was bang the machine on a certain spot to make it work. The company he charged wanted an itemized bill because they though the charge was ridiculous, so they did. Hitting the machine cost $5, knowing where to hit it cost $4995.
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Scott Wilkins 1 year ago
Yup, same as an engineer. You're not paying me by the hour...you're BILLED by the hour. You're paying me for 20+ years experience.
Lotekguy 1 year ago
Probably adding time in practice since you graduate law school with virtually no clue about the nuts and bolts of actually getting something done.
Load More Replies...A lot of the content on the page has to do with debunking myths about what goes on in the daily life of a lawyer. The creator of "Lawyer Issues" shares some of the most absurd misconceptions about their profession they'd like to debunk.
"One of the myths is that the activities portrayed in legal TV shows are similar to the real jobs of lawyers in the legal profession. This is something some law students believe because they watch those TV shows to see what awaits them after law school. Of course, this is not true." the page's administrator explains.
"I would recommend they watch our podcast 'Lawyer Interviews' to see firsthand what real attorneys talk about regarding practicing law. Also, I'd like to debunk another myth: that 'lawyers argue all day.' Again, this is not true. Arguing is actually the smallest part of a lawyer's job, but that doesn't stop non-lawyers from telling lawyers, 'I could have been a lawyer because my mom told me I'm good at arguing,'" the creator says.
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DragonofMordor 1 year ago
Sometimes that last one never happens and you remain scratching your head.
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Lotekguy 1 year ago (edited)
Bad policy that's more about bragging rights than performance. Class rank and bar exams are not reliable predictors of career excellence or mediocrity. They just establish that you have enough intelligence and persistence to get your foot in the door.
Mary Kelly 1 year ago
completely disagree...top ranks and bar scores may not predict long-term success compared to mid-range ranks and scores, but people who struggled in law school and with the bar are unlikely to be big successes...same with any field...losers in law school are losers in law practice...some things you just cannot fake.
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Michelle C 1 year ago
😁 The same is true of teachers! We need to find creative and safe ways to have fun, too!
Anna Meyers 1 year ago
As an attorney's wife, I wouldn't have it any other way. Every day is full of laughs.
DragonofMordor 1 year ago
Yup. Yesterday morning I won a case. Yesterday evening I punctured my foot with a fork.
The page's creator also feels very grateful to have such a successful page and podcast. "I would like to give my thanks to all the followers of the ‘Lawyer Issues’ meme page and the ‘Lawyer Interviews’ podcast. Also, a big thanks and shout-out to the hosts of 'Lawyer Interviews.' They have been kind enough to help me with this project."
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Tigara Akimoto 1 year ago
"Simple Law" is not Syntax Error, it's a full-fledged oxymoron!
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Li’l E. 1 year ago
My lawyer forgot to change the names when she drafted my divorce, and left in a section that said my son’s name had to be Stanley, and it could never be changed. I was like, “who TF is Stanley????”
Kare Deter 1 year ago
When I was a legal secretary I converted frequently used items like this into forms where all I had to do was fill in names, dates and other assorted info in the form. It saved SO MUCH TIME!!!!! I was like Scotty from Star Trek, my legal team thought I was a miracle worker. Truth was.... I was just lazy & smart. I really miss that job.
Rachel Martin 1 year ago
I've had appeals courts straight up steal chunks of language from my briefs – and that's the BEST compliment you can be paid in the field.
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DragonofMordor 1 year ago
Immigration is worse because in immigration court the judge works for the same agency the opposing counsel does.
Mariusz Sapuła 1 year ago
During a trial there are two lawyers on opposing sides
Load More Replies...You ready for some more lawyer jokes, pandas? In French, the word for "avocado" and "lawyer" is the same: "l'avocat." Louisiana firm Gordon McKernan Injury Attorneys used this to their advantage and concocted a whimsical billboard. It's a picture of an avocado with an attorney's face inside it and the words "L'avocat? It's good for you either way!"
There's a similar joke in season one of Marvel's Daredevil (previously on Netflix, now on Disney+). The two main characters, best friends and lawyers Foggy and Matt, are talking about what they will name their future practice. Foggy mishears the Spanish word "abocados" for "avocados," joking that they will name it "Nelson & Murdock: Avocados At Law."
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Papa 1 year ago
. . . and one with a pickup for when you need to move big stuff.
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Tigara Akimoto 1 year ago
My ideal friend group: Doctor, Lawyer, Mechanic, Chef, and Professional Dungeon Master (all of whom are TTRPG gamers and homes big enough to host Game Nights when schedules permits, and at least one of whom has a pool)
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whineygingercat 1 year ago
D) the dog has figured out how to sit, stand and lay down all at the same time
PixxelDust 1 year ago
based on my logic: majority of weight is on the legs, back legs are tucked, front legs are extended. that's sitting.
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Helena 1 year ago
Why are laws so hard to find and convoluted that we have to go to a lawyer just to figure out if something is wrong?
RabidChild 1 year ago
Because they're written by lawyers. They create their own job security.
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Have you ever wondered who're the most famous lawyers in U.S. history? Most sources online say it's Abraham Lincoln. Apparently, Lincoln wasn't a particularly good student of law, but he knew how to use other sources effectively. Perhaps that's because he was self-taught, like many lawyers of his time. However, he was very good in a courtroom, and people revered him for his ability to deliver good opening and closing arguments.
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DragonofMordor 1 year ago
Usually it isn't clients I want to be mean to, it is the government attorney and sometimes the judge. And occasionally family members of clients.
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Mary Kelly 1 year ago
so not true...lawyers, esp. those in private practice work incredibly long hours...at least in the states...
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Rahul Pawa 1 year ago (edited)
This sounds like life in general, not just a lawyer thing. And they shouldn't teach how to control your temper in law school. They should teach it in *grade* school. Like *every year* of grade school.
Heather A 1 year ago
Agreed, however as a teacher I can tell you that as hard as I work with some kids to help them work through big feelings, if they go back home and there's no follow through, we are back to square one again at school. Parents need to first learn emotional regulation in themselves and then teach their kids through their example.
Load More Replies...Another prominent figure in U.S. lawyer history is Thurgood Marshall. He was the first African-American Supreme Court judge. Before his time at the Supreme Court, Marshall fought the Brown v. Board of Education civil rights case. The bill ended racial segregation in public schools, and Marshall continued to ensure the rights of all citizens, regardless of race.
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Patty Latimer 1 year ago
You don’t know till you have a baby how hard it is to leave them with people who don’t really care about them
The Darkest Timeline 1 year ago
Why would you leave your child with someone you believe doesn’t care about them?
Load More Replies... Patty Latimer 1 year ago
Do you really think day care staff do care? They’re overworked and underpaid and my kid cried when I dropped him off every morning It’s extremely difficult to find good child care unless you’re rich or have family to help, neither of which is the case for lots of parents. Wake up and smell the coffee! We desperately need good affordable child care in our country
DragonofMordor 1 year ago
Nope. I mean, some part of me would love to stay home all day with my kitty. But I'd miss the job after a while.
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Anna Meyers 1 year ago
And therefore, my husband left the huge, multi-state, white shoe law firm and started his own little one man office, and he lived happily ever after.
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Lene 1 year ago
I think it's from the "what we do in the shadows"- series. I think she was on the vampire council initially in the series. Buy I am not 100% sure.
Load More Replies... How can we talk about the most influential U.S. lawyers and not talk about Ruth Bader Ginsburg? The trailblazer for women's legal rights, sometimes also called RBG, took part in some groundbreaking decisions. In the case Reed vs. Reed (1971), Ginsberg argued that men shouldn't be favored over women as administrators of estates. The court ruled that "discrimination based on gender is not constitutional when naming the administrator of an estate."
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François Bouzigues 1 year ago
Come on, if your dog is mad at you, you are doing a terrible job at having a pet
A. Starhawk Hunt 1 year ago
dunno, mine used to get mad at me when I would get home because I smelled like hamburgers, but did not have any! (Fast food)
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james stevenson 1 year ago (edited)
Then something has gone very wrong. Cats hate everyone
Load More Replies... Mary Kelly 1 year ago
Not my experience at all. Criminal law? family law? Yeah, probably. Most other areas of law are usually pretty friendly, even during high profile law suits with millions at stake. It's a job. The other guy is doing his job. So, is the judge. It's not your job to make the guy's job easier, but you don't have to be a d**k to him. And most lawyers aren't. They are usually just d***s to their staff, spouses, and those people constantly around them who are distracting them from the billable clock.
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Michael Largey 1 year ago
Almost happened to me. Then I looked around at the other pre-law people and noped right out of there.
DeoManus Argentem 1 year ago
Hah! Same - when I went to take the LSAT (law school admissions test) I sat at a table with a bunch of others taking the test during the lunch break and after listening to them I just went home. My majors were Political Science, Sociology, and Criminology though - if I had been pre-law I'm sure I could have escaped earlier like you!
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Robert Larson, LPN, JD 1 year ago
Laughing, whilst crying at the same time. Because it's both funny and true.
Lene 1 year ago
Exactly my thought. That and philosophers. Why aren't they all just crying and in foetus position all the time? Once saw two philosophers (at uni... they had written books that were not agreeing on... how humans interpret the world they see around them? Or something like that) have a way too heated argument about why they each thought the other person was wrong about something silly and useless. I just wanted to run away. It was so difficult for me to look at two middle-aged men arguing about nonsense.
Mary Kelly 1 year ago
no reason to cry in law school or court...but, if you're working on a billable clock, tons of reason to cry in the car or bathroom....
But who are the most prominent lawyers of today? One of them is the human rights lawyer Amal Clooney. She was part of many landmark human rights violation cases. She represented Yazidis against ISIS members and financiers for committing genocide. She was also part of the legal team representing Armenia in the case involving the Armenian genocide. In recent years, she led a Legal Task Force on Accountability for Crimes Committed in Ukraine and is a member of the Working Group on Compensation for Damage Caused to Ukraine.
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Robert Larson, LPN, JD 1 year ago
Nope, I learned that as a nurse before becoming an attorney.
Lotekguy 1 year ago
No. It's being an advocate for your client. Your words seem more authoritative if they can't see you sweat.
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Another famous contemporary lawyer is David Boies, the attorney who helped the U.S. government successfully prosecute Microsoft. His other cases include Hollingsworth v. Perry, a landmark decision that prohibited the Proposition-8 ban on same-sex marriage in California, and his loss in the Bush v. Gore case. Though, there are some "misfires" in his career, like representing Harvey Weinstein and the failed blood-testing company "Theranos" before their downfall.
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detective miller's hat 1 year ago
omg so true. If I go into a law office that's completely spotless/organised, I am immediately suspicious.
Mary Kelly 1 year ago
i am an atty. and i would NEVER trust a disorganized atty. with a disorganized office...seriously...no...RUN!
Load More Replies... Anna Meyers 1 year ago
And then my husband died, and I had to clean up the mess. Oh, by the way, say the State Bar Association, you have to keep all the paperwork for seven years in case someone sues his estate for malpractice.
Gloria Allred is another American attorney that people might know from her high-profile cases against celebrities. Allred prides herself on being a "feminist lawyer" and a fighter for women's rights. She represented at least 28 women in the case against Bill Cosby, as well as the women who sued Tiger Woods in 2010. Allred also represented Jane Roe (Norma McCorvey) in the landmark Roe v. Wade decision.
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Michael Largey 1 year ago
"Lawyers have no sense of humor about getting disbarred because they spend so much time and money getting barred." - Archie Goodwin
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Bisexual Axolotls 1 year ago
My dad is a lawyer, and he's told me on multiple occasions, "I am not your lawyer, but I can get you one and then judge them."
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Stephanie A Mutti 1 year ago
If I had a dollar for everytime someone said "I could have gone to law school but..."
Farah Kamal 1 year ago
I could have gone to law school but I wanted to do engineering ;) (jk, I havent even graduated yet lmao)
Load More Replies... FaceTime Audio 1 year ago
I would want to be a lawyer, except I know too many lawyers, and they do not seem to enjoy it.
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Louisa Alexander 1 year ago
Pay a good attorney to do it right the first time, or pay them twice as much to fix it when a bad attorney screws it up.
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The Darkest Timeline 1 year ago
Depends on what type of law they practice and what kinds of cases they take
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Michael Largey 1 year ago
Mmmm. None of my best math students ever became a lawyer. But several of the lousy ones did. So, yeah.
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Stephanie A Mutti 1 year ago
What you learn in law school other than the theory of how law evolves is how to be a good law student because it's largely taught by people who were superb law students but MOST have not practiced and forget about doing actual courtroom litigation.
albernistuff 4sale 1 year ago
Academia is a SCAM I get to say that as someone who spent years as a student, years as an Instructor, years in tech support, and some time on various boards/committees/etc Academia is great if you enjoy ideas and theory and debate, but pretty much useless for practical employment. Never hire a CompSci grad to fix your server/network/PC; its a branch of mathematics. Lawyers and doctors have to spend years essentially as apprentices because their 4 years of pre-whatever provide nothing about practical applications. And yeah, that poli-sci or theatre arts degree is pretty much useless; the line that "Any degree shows you are well educated and can manage in any environment"? Well the student advisor is just a car sales rep, and student aid is just the finance company that will own your a$$ for a significant portion of your adult life. You want a good education that gets you a lucrative career in less than a decade? go to trade school or technical college.
The Darkest Timeline 1 year ago
Right; I imagine you want your physician to have gone to trade or technical school.
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Stephanie A Mutti 1 year ago
Been a lawyer close to 20 years, in the courtroom, before juries and NEVER ONCE has the rule of perpetuities come up.
The Original Bruno 1 year ago
Are you a real estate lawyer? Trust lawyer? Inheritance lawyer?
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David Paterson 1 year ago (edited)
Can we reduce that limit of 21 years to six months? When you're waiting for finance, six months IS a lifetime.
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The Original Bruno 1 year ago
Therefore, we will furthermore defend vigorously, nevertheless.
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Frunkadunk 1 year ago
I've hired 2 lawyers in my life and neither seemed to have any anxiety for me in particular. If they did, though, they were banger at hiding it. 😆
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Mark 1 year ago
I want to study to be an engineer, I have had this equation memorised since Grade 9
Michael Largey 1 year ago
Yes, it's just the Quadratic Formula, basic to first year Algebra.
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Toasted Applesauce 1 year ago (edited)
I can still hear my 7th grade math teacher singing this equation...NEGATIVE B PLUS OR MINUS THE SQUARE ROOT OF B SQUARED MINUS FOUR A C ALL OVER TWO A!
FaceTime Audio 1 year ago
Quadratics are plug and chug. The hard part is knowing which formula to use where. And then there are trigonometric identities and proofs, which are the bane of my existence.
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The Original Bruno 1 year ago
Back in the 1990s, after Billy Joel divorced Christy Brinkley and wrote several heart-wrenching songs, I joked never to break the heart of a superior songwriter. FTR, I'd be afraid to break the heart of a lawyer, too.
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mysterious(all pronouns) 1 year ago
Within the context of the show, he actually went to law school and passed the bar, and then proceeded to become a bartender.
Vicky Phenny 1 year ago
I became a dog groomer because I love dogs and don't do well in social situations. Sadly, dogs didn't get to choose their haircuts, so every time, I still have to talk to a person... Sometimes, that person gets mad because I did exactly what they asked for with copious notes THEY SIGNED to back it up.
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Roxy222uk 1 year ago
While some points are clearly specific I was struck by how many gripes are true of lots of different careers, or even just of life (definitely parenting). But it doesn't hurt to give people a moment to be moany, I guess.
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James Methvin 1 year ago
My son does not do litigation, he writes 100 million dollar contracts. But he did pass the bar first try.
Kerry Carolan 1 year ago
My understanding is that in the US you are entitled to a free consultation with a lawyer before you retain them, so I think people should realize that when you need a lawyer, yes, you can ask free advice and in fact should. Very misleading
rorschach-penguin 1 year ago (edited)
This is wholly false. A number of American lawyers offer free consultations as a courtesy, but they certainly are not required to. Nor are they required to extend that policy or courtesy to any person they encounter or who walks in the door, so long as they don't apply that policy discriminately based on a protected characteristic such as gender or race. Now, if you had consulted with an actual lawyer, perhaps you would have known that.
Load More Replies... Roxy222uk 1 year ago
While some points are clearly specific I was struck by how many gripes are true of lots of different careers, or even just of life (definitely parenting). But it doesn't hurt to give people a moment to be moany, I guess.
Load More Replies... James Methvin 1 year ago
My son does not do litigation, he writes 100 million dollar contracts. But he did pass the bar first try.
Kerry Carolan 1 year ago
My understanding is that in the US you are entitled to a free consultation with a lawyer before you retain them, so I think people should realize that when you need a lawyer, yes, you can ask free advice and in fact should. Very misleading
rorschach-penguin 1 year ago (edited)
This is wholly false. A number of American lawyers offer free consultations as a courtesy, but they certainly are not required to. Nor are they required to extend that policy or courtesy to any person they encounter or who walks in the door, so long as they don't apply that policy discriminately based on a protected characteristic such as gender or race. Now, if you had consulted with an actual lawyer, perhaps you would have known that.
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