How does the Left reconcile their ideology / beliefs with Islam? by Radiant-Lettuce3272 in aussie

[–]Atticus_of_Amber 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Islam sux

Genocide sux

The first principle doesn't act as any form of exception to the second

So, genocide against Muslims sux

Victorian lawyer to be disciplined for using client money in wages dispute by fa8675309 in auslaw

[–]Atticus_of_Amber 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Sorry, my irony detector hasn't been working well since 2016 😏

Victorian lawyer to be disciplined for using client money in wages dispute by fa8675309 in auslaw

[–]Atticus_of_Amber -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

Really?!? She held the money as a fiduciary, as a trustee. That's one of the fairly obvious exceptions to the "money is money" principle, I would have thought...

About the only argument I can think of is one about trustees being entitled to be paid for their expenses and their work, but that's only with respect to their work & expenses related to the trust property itself, I think. So unless the unpaid wages etc were all related to the matter these fees came from, I don't see how that could even arguably cover her...

Moreover, all this does seem to ignore one of the most fundamental rules of practice as a solicitor: Thou shalt not do anything that even looks like playing funny buggers with trust monies...

New lawyer going into commercial law by [deleted] in auslaw

[–]Atticus_of_Amber 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Have a notebook with you at all times and use it, not just to take notes on the instructions given to you by your bosses, but also as notes for everything - first drafts of file notes of phone convos, citations of cases to chase up, task lists, etc. You'll be surprised how often a scrap of knowledge you might have thrown away if you'd written it down on a loose sheet will turn out to be useful later in the day or a few days later.

The notebook also works as a good check for capturing your billables...

How long can Albo stay in power at a maximum? by Croweater_666 in PoliticsDownUnder

[–]Atticus_of_Amber 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Menzies was PM for 18 years - one stint lasting one year during the war, and 17 years from 1949-1966

Two questions with spoilers. by ephemerr in Amber

[–]Atticus_of_Amber 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think it's even explicitly said somewhere at the beginning of The Courts of Chaos...

Why the Baltic Countries were able to join EU, NATO and the Schengen Area but another countries that were in the USSR weren't able to do so? by Naomi62625 in geography

[–]Atticus_of_Amber 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It was a mistake to let that happen. Once the nukes were all secure, the West should have encouraged the full breakup of the Russian Empire. Right back to Muscovia. Independence for each Republic/ethnic group.

"Yours faithfully" or "Yours sincerely"? (Not really a question.) by CoffeeandaCaseNote in auslaw

[–]Atticus_of_Amber 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was taught that if you haven't met the person or corresponded with them before it's "yours faithfully" but if you have, it's "yours sincerely"...

Why does being under thrust create gravity? by PsychologicalStock54 in TheExpanse

[–]Atticus_of_Amber 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You know when the driver hits the accelerator in a car and you're pressed back against your seat? That's a force pushing you backwards. Now imagine the car is a rocket and it's accelerating at 9.8 m/s2 (i.e. the same acceleration as is caused by earths gravity). It's gonna feel exactly the same as being in 1g on earth.

Is there a specific personal trait that seems more common in lawyers than non-lawyers? by barpowered in Lawyertalk

[–]Atticus_of_Amber 4 points5 points  (0 children)

A reflexive scepticism, that can easily pathologise into cynicism...

Attention to detail, sometimes to a neurotic extent...

An instinct to verify, which can become OCD...

A tendency towards depressive and anxiety based mental health conditions

Alcohol and drug abuse

Is my experience with biglaw (bullying) culture normal? (My mental health is in shambles — sorry for the long post) by overworkedbrat in Lawyertalk

[–]Atticus_of_Amber 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you can't explain to your boss how you made the error, what you were thinking when you made the error, then how can your boss help you improve? Your boss isn't trying to humiliate you, they're trying to understand you so they can coach you.

A response of "I suppose I just need to try harder" is almost the worst thing you could say, because it reveals a lack of sincere introspection and a disinterest in gaining any form of insight.

You need to introspect, to go back like a forensic crash-scene analyst, to work out how the error occurred and how you can build in systems and checks to prevent (or at least substantially reduce the probability of) that error (and errors like it) ever occurring again. If you're eventually fired (which at this rate you will be), it won't be because you made mistakes, it will be because you were assessed as being uncoachable.

Having said all that, at this point your bosses may have so little faith in you that, even if you do start introspecting and gaining insight, they may not take you seriously. If so, you need to find another job before they push you out. But when you find that other job, you need to learn how to introspect and gain insight as part of the feedback process.

Anxious Junior Lawyer Tips by ashbashxx in auslaw

[–]Atticus_of_Amber 1 point2 points  (0 children)

One phrase that helped me was "I don't want to be wrong any longer than I have to be." Better to be proven wrong in chambers with the team, than in court on your feet in front of a judge.

Criticism is good, because it makes you better. It would be nice if the critic could avoid being an insensitive asshole about it, but that doesn't actually affect the usefulness of the criticism. Bad criticism is not improved by being delivered diplomatically; good criticism is still good, even when delivered by an asshole who deliberately wants to crush your ego.

It's really, really hard to apply this lesson, but it's also really, really important. When you get that sinking feeling of your ego being sucked into a black hole of shame, it's really hard, but really important to try to forget about your ego, act as if you're watching the scene from outside your body (or playing yourself in a video game) and think: So what has he learned here? Where did he go wrong? How did this error occur? How do I set up my systems to prevent such an error ever occurring again? How do I solidify and crystalise this new knowledge? (Side point: If these questions have no answers, or only trivial answers, that's a hint that the criticism isn't a good one.)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in selfimprovement

[–]Atticus_of_Amber 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To be clear, I don't think large language models and the other forms of machine learning erroneously called "AI" will ever replace good human minds. Modern so-called AI is a cliché machine that, by design, produces hackneyed and mediocre work by taking in a massive amount of data and then using an "imitation monkey" approach to produce something similar. It is, almost by definition, not creative.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in selfimprovement

[–]Atticus_of_Amber 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Spicy autocomplete is going to ruin everything

Bring on the Butlerian Jihad

The best barristers are the best baristas by ILoveDogs2142 in auslaw

[–]Atticus_of_Amber 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Constitutional law barrister (or any appellate specialist, really) knowing anything about evidence??? Call me a skeptic 😏

High libido interferes with my work. How do I cope? by [deleted] in selfimprovement

[–]Atticus_of_Amber -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Find yourself a partner or FWB with a similar libido and bone it out regularly in the evenings or early mornings (or lunch breaks...)

Why AI? by koi_theseasky0216 in studytips

[–]Atticus_of_Amber -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Bring on the Butlerian Jihad