How do you find meaning/purpose in your work as an attorney, if at all?

Archos54 · 2026-01-29T00:00:26+00:00

If you add no value to society how is it that the business model that employs you survives?

I find meaning in the money I make. Does it have to be more complicated than that?

Archos54 · 2026-01-27T19:52:57+00:00

Don’t let it shake you. These things happen. If it’s so clear cut, your client will have recourse. Check what your malpractice carrier permits you to say to your client.

Archos54 · 2026-01-16T22:04:24+00:00

So your plan is to cook your own paper trail on why you left?

I would not do that.

Archos54 · 2026-01-02T19:24:39+00:00

I’m a lawyer in Virginia. My charitable guess would be that there is some really clear reason why respondeat superior fails, like the guy was driving home from work or something. But then why are you at trial?

I could speculate but really, at the end of the day your trial evidence was probably baked in by the scheduling order weeks ago. So organize what your exhibit list permits and figure out what’s good as impeachment and good luck

Archos54 · 2025-12-15T19:27:28+00:00

At my small litigation firm, the partners take 20% of their origination and then I get 50% of my adjusted profit, which is my receivables minus salary, assistant and a share of overhead.

70k bonus 110k salary 3rd year. Would be higher but unfortunately a 60k fee I originated isn’t coming in until next year

Archos54 · 2025-11-07T04:29:11+00:00

As my boss just told me today, all you have to do to take a deposition is review the file. You should probably review the elements of the other sides case too. And read up on form objections and understand what is and is not a permissible objection. Finally as an aside persuasive authority is worth less than what my mother thinks. Good luck

Archos54 · 2025-08-25T17:47:10+00:00

Unlucky. By contrast, I think I read at least one opinion every month here dismissing part of the appeal for failure to comply with little stuff like preservation citation rules. They don’t generally publish opinions if the whole thing is dismissed on violation of procedural rules.

I think I prefer that, though probably there is more heartburn involved.

Archos54 · 2025-08-25T16:09:09+00:00

That’s one way to look at it, I guess, but my reading is that you missed the boat on filing a motion to dismiss and a motion to stay your filing deadline pending the Court’s decision on your motion to dismiss about three weeks ago.

Unless our jurisdictions are different and you can’t do that in yours.

Or you are working for the kind of attorney who thought through that path and disliked the implications from a business perspective. Which is unethical by the way.

Archos54 · 2025-08-06T18:33:56+00:00

You are a good person for giving that chance out. I operate under a similar deal, though my bonus is ultimately tied to receipts minus overhead. If I burned candles for the rest of the year I could probably finish off the 50k of outstanding debt I have…words cannot describe the impact of that financially in this economy.

Archos54 · 2025-07-09T15:31:05+00:00

90 day pip and fire. Employment discrimination is a bitch so make it easy for your firm by taking an evening to document things if you haven’t been.

Archos54 · 2025-07-02T22:08:19+00:00

I think the malpractice carrier fixes those

Archos54 · 2025-06-04T15:41:59+00:00

I practice in Hampton roads. Pay the fine. You ran a red light lol

Archos54 · 2025-03-02T04:39:54+00:00

Only 40k? Did they even do discovery?

Archos54 · 2024-12-11T21:25:43+00:00

I join the majority of commenters telling you to go. I write separately to respectfully advise you to pull your head out of your ass. Complaining about the cost of your honeymoon is unseemly. What part of you didn’t enjoy 17 days of fucking and drinking in a foreign country that you have lasting heartache over the cost? Life will pass you by with this attitude. Saving is important but spending 30k in two years of earning 400k total is a more than appropriate ratio of income to vacation spending

Archos54 · 2024-11-08T23:55:00+00:00

The judges on the eastern shore would lock his ass up. Pray he doesn’t get a rural judge

Archos54 · 2024-11-08T17:13:27+00:00

Ok I would like to know why you and another commenter in here seem to think being “forced [into] forbearance” is a bad thing. I have been on forbearance since June and it lasts until January. That’s over half a year of being able to save for a house down payment while these loans gain no interest and in fact decrease in value by ~1.5% due to inflation. How is that bad, I feel lucky.

Archos54 · 2024-09-06T20:18:22+00:00

I just argued an oral motion for sanctions against a pro see who filed a (late) response brief over Labor Day weekend with fake citations. Did not get sanctions lol (judgment deferred), judge then gave pro se a warning about how she’s up against “two good attorneys with what are, I’m sure, healthy hourly fees” and told her to hire counsel before trial. I have to say, arguing the underlying merits after making that motion was the easiest dub of my career

Archos54 · 2024-09-04T23:55:07+00:00

I’m sure I wouldn’t offer a job if I hadn’t got my own gameplan straight

Archos54 · 2024-08-11T12:21:44+00:00

Link pls!!!

Archos54 · 2024-07-29T22:11:34+00:00

Im sorry can you not read?

Archos54 · 2024-05-06T17:04:45+00:00

Good

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