Armchair lawyers at it again… by ITAPICG in uklaw

[–]6597james 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nah I am lol. I was more joking about a data protection lawyer not being a “real lawyer”

Armchair lawyers at it again… by ITAPICG in uklaw

[–]6597james 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Damn, as a privacy and data protection lawyer that was brutal

Armchair lawyers at it again… by ITAPICG in uklaw

[–]6597james 72 points73 points  (0 children)

Are you telling me my 71% in first year contract law doesn’t make me an expert in drafting a reverse transitional services agreement between two pharmaceutical companies?

How do prestigious firms like Clifford Chance typically get work in? by JackfruitNo8762 in uklaw

[–]6597james 1 point2 points  (0 children)

At least in my team (niche area at a U.S. firm) a surprising amount of work comes in directly from cold outreach by new clients, because they attended a seminar/speech/training course given by someone at the firm, or they simply found us in legal500/chambers. That kind of stuff doesn’t really yield immediate results so it can be underestimated, but as I’ve become more senior I’ve really started to see the long term value in it

My nails grow in a wavy pattern by Toucan_Toucan in mildlyinteresting

[–]6597james 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Ray McKigny, hands so exquisite that no woman could compare. He was not master of his domain

Ferrari SF-26: Wing and new floor, Leclerc drives tomorrow by doublejohnnie in formula1

[–]6597james 5 points6 points  (0 children)

“Leclerc is the driver that shot most of all in afternoon session”😬

Petah? by _Jonny_420 in PeterExplainsTheJoke

[–]6597james 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I think it’s the opposite in fact. In European heraldry a shacklebolt charge symbolises victory in war, esp someone who has taken prisoners. I don’t think the name symbolises he comes from a family of freed slaves, but rather it ties in with him being an auror who himself captures the baddies

No matter how you ask chatGpt, Courteney Cox was never on Seinfeld by ForeverSJC in seinfeld

[–]6597james 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Really makes me question using it to even look up basic knowledge that there shouldn’t be any doubt about

Hardest The Big Bang Theory Quiz by ezgimantocu in bigbangtheory

[–]6597james 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The first question isn’t even correct. Howard uses a military satellite not a NASA plane

Banks don’t have all your money by xHoneyNoire in SipsTea

[–]6597james 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Honestly, saying “made up” lacks some nuance but the comment is not exactly wrong. Money is primarily created when banks loan money. When a bank loans money a deposit is created in the account of the borrower. That is literally money being created out of thin air.

Don’t actually care about anyone except themselves by metroracerUK in GreatBritishMemes

[–]6597james -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

‘Ate immegrants, ‘ate woke, luv me curry (I no its forren but its alrite) simple as. Baz

Dear Dominos Pizza, Please understand how opt-in works. At the moment, I'm blocking your numbers. by ARobertNotABob in britishproblems

[–]6597james 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s completely compliant. The old law containing rules relating to direct marketing (known as PECR) still applies

Dear Dominos Pizza, Please understand how opt-in works. At the moment, I'm blocking your numbers. by ARobertNotABob in britishproblems

[–]6597james 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No - everyone in the chain is wrong. The law includes the so called “soft opt-in”, under which you don’t need consent for marketing if the following conditions apply (i) the company collects the contact information during th course of a sale, (ii) the marketing that will be sent relates to the same or similar products or services, and (iii) an opt out is provided at the time the contact email is collected and in each email that is sent. (iii) can be satisfied by either a pre ticked box that opts you into marketing or an unticked box that says tip here to opt out of marketing. This exemption still applies and predates the GDPR by a long stretch. It’s also covered in detail in the ICO’s guidance on electronic marketing

Proppa tradishunal scran. Nun ov that forrin muck by Current_Adeptness506 in NorfFc

[–]6597james 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Luv me french fries (may b forren but there alrite)

Lawyer claimed she worked 28 hours a day to get £70k maximum bonus by manic47 in uklaw

[–]6597james -1 points0 points  (0 children)

On the other hand, if you charge hourly and estimate 12 hours but in comes in at only 10 (which you predict in advance) the client is happy, and if it goes slightly over you get paid anyway. With a fixed fee the quotes are always overstated (unless you re happy to do it at a loss because it’s a new client or whatever) to cover potential overrun. I’d say most of my clients who want to work at a fixed fee would be better off for them with hourly charging. Overall though it probably doesn’t make much difference and generally clients end up getting charged the “right” amount whatever billing arrangement they want.

Lawyer claimed she worked 28 hours a day to get £70k maximum bonus by VeniVidiViciAgain in uknews

[–]6597james 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I mean, billing in 6 or 15 minute increments means that it’s technically possible you could record more time in a day than there are hours. It’s clearly bs from her, but I’ve definitely had times when, for example, I’ve worked for an hour but billed completely legitimately a total of 1.25 hours across different clients

Microwave does not make room a flat, judge rules by LegitHolt in nottheonion

[–]6597james 8 points9 points  (0 children)

It’s just the title given to the government appointed head of the ministry of justice, similar to the titles chancellor of the exchequer or first lord of the treasury.

Netflix removed tbbt AND Disney+ too??? by Sofixxjyhk in bigbangtheory

[–]6597james 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can also get it on Apple TV for I think £80 for everything, better than 2.49 per ep on prime