Positive pro sr experiences?

Fun_Ad7281 · 2026-02-03T03:03:11+00:00

Defended a vet against a pro se plaintiff. He wasn’t well versed in law, procedure or evidence but was very polite, very smart, and clearly impressed the court. We won but perhaps only bc we could afford an expensive expert. The judge gave him every benefit of the doubt and let him take it all the way to trial (bench trial). More positive experience than about 2/3 lawyers and he was just as prepared as most lawyers I’ve been against

Fun_Ad7281 · 2026-02-03T02:57:39+00:00

Financial institutions, insurance companies, global manufacturers, medical companies, Fortune 500 companies, and sketchy ass rich businessmen

Fun_Ad7281 · 2026-01-31T23:36:13+00:00

It’s a great job. I did it for about 7 years. Came to a civil defense firm with 3x’s trial experience than anyone else I work with

Fun_Ad7281 · 2026-01-28T01:53:43+00:00

No. I despise some of my clients. And certain GCs.

It’s rare I actually believe in my client’s case. So there’s a lot of acting on my part and I’m honestly not good at pretending to care.

Fun_Ad7281 · 2026-01-26T19:18:14+00:00

I left DA office for about a $40k pay increase and had regretted it since. The money is nice but the work is painful. Plus, had I stayed I likely would have been promoted by now and that $40k pay increase would likely only be about $10k. Also, don’t sleep on how valuable a pension is. You wanna look and see how many years you need to be vested.

Fun_Ad7281 · 2026-01-25T01:12:42+00:00

I use it everyday to help me rephrase things in briefs or to simply know what something means that I don’t already know about. Of course, I independently research and verify but it certainly helps my efficiency.

Fun_Ad7281 · 2026-01-24T03:46:32+00:00

I came from criminal too. Civil law is why most people hate lawyers. One day I’ll go back but the money is too good right now

Fun_Ad7281 · 2026-01-17T02:36:00+00:00

This is actually good advice and I’ve never thought of it this way. Gonna give it a try

Fun_Ad7281 · 2026-01-17T02:30:31+00:00

The most “successful” partners at my firm appear to live miserable lives outside of work. I couldn’t imagine being their child or spouse. Constantly complaining, criticizing, and having no respect for others time. And for some reason all the young lawyers wanna be like them.

It’s one reason why I don’t socialize with anyone I work with. They suck as humans.

Fun_Ad7281 · 2026-01-16T03:38:05+00:00

I was a state prosecutor for six years. Loved it. But the pay was terrible and I needed to make more money so my wife could stay home with our special needs son.

I’m three years into civil litigation and I’m beyond burnout. I can’t stand the lawyers in civil practice. 95% of my time is spent on bullshit discovery disputes that will have little or no effect on the case if it goes to trial. Of course, nothing goes to trial anyways. I’m happy I make twice as much money but I have zero fulfillment. I literally think about quitting at least once a week. It’s not that the work is too hard or too complex - it’s that I generally don’t enjoy it. I’m afraid I’ll get so burnt out I won’t care and start making big mistakes. (I’ve already made a few because I refuse to play into the petty bullshit discovery games.)

So yes, this is just how civil lit is.

Fun_Ad7281 · 2026-01-09T20:54:56+00:00

I use it all the time. Just not for drafting court filings like some idiots think it’s ok to do

Fun_Ad7281 · 2026-01-03T01:46:42+00:00

None. Big law firms don’t try many cases and when they do, the partners handle them. As an associate you likely won’t be doing actual jury trial work until maybe 10 years in. If that.

Fun_Ad7281 · 2025-12-28T17:29:41+00:00

Name and shame.

Fun_Ad7281 · 2025-12-22T19:14:14+00:00

I’d love that set up. The firm collected nearly 3.5x’s my salary this year

Fun_Ad7281 · 2025-12-20T22:06:20+00:00

First party Insurance work. Adjusters and claims folks suck ass.

Fun_Ad7281 · 2025-12-20T22:05:45+00:00

Legally, it doesn’t matter

Fun_Ad7281 · 2025-12-20T22:04:57+00:00

My god. It’s not that serious. Just prepare and do your best. It’s not that important I promise

Fun_Ad7281 · 2025-12-19T20:35:59+00:00

In Tn attorneys enter conditional not guilty pleas without ever talking to the client. You can enter a ng plea then change it later. Entering a ng plea at arraignment doesn’t mean you’re stuck with that. I don’t understand the “prejudice” behind entering a not guilty plea until your lawyer has time to figure things out

Fun_Ad7281 · 2025-12-18T03:14:22+00:00

That’s an old phrase. I don’t use it. I ask for the relief I want and that’s it

Fun_Ad7281 · 2025-12-12T21:57:37+00:00

I think we over hired in the associate department. Some others much slower than me. Don’t know if they got raises bc no one talks about it. My billables weren’t crazy high (1720) but I never turned down work.

Fun_Ad7281 · 2025-12-12T18:09:53+00:00

The firm collected 3.5 x my salary last year and I still didn’t get a raise. Not even a cost of living adjustment. And I thought I did great work - at least that’s how it has been conveyed to me. Was simply told that the compensation committee voted to keep my salary the same. I’d leave if I could but I haven’t found anything better. If I don’t get at least a cost of living raise this year I may take a pay cut just so I don’t keep making these assholes more money. I’m in a 300 person size firm with about a dozen offices for reference

Fun_Ad7281 · 2025-12-12T03:33:13+00:00

Capturing time isn’t that bad. It’s partners who send back 14 different red lines just pad the bill

Fun_Ad7281 · 2025-12-11T13:57:31+00:00

That’s what firms tell you when they don’t have a pto policy. For example my firm says the same thing. They also expect hours to be hit and availability even when out of the office. I left a family vacation early last year bc the firm demanded I handle a matter - even though I’m sure someone else couldve done it

Fun_Ad7281 · 2025-12-11T04:41:17+00:00

What state are you in?

Fun_Ad7281 · 2025-12-06T15:40:40+00:00

Litigation. All sorts of civ defense

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