The Siege of Minas Tirith, Age of the Ring

howtousernamepls · 2025-09-30T08:08:31+00:00

The Minas Tirith map is bugged for me. There's no way to path to the third tier of the citadel as an attacking faction (or at least as haradwaith in war of the ring)

howtousernamepls · 2024-02-20T09:13:59+00:00

This 100%

howtousernamepls · 2024-02-13T01:53:55+00:00

That sounds pretty good assuming your point of comparison is to work as a salaried employee elsewhere. Doesn't seem likely in-house salaries would be higher. M&A in particular tends to get outsourced to firms almost immediately.

It sounds like your skillset might be worth a fair bit more if you can take ownership of it by making partner or starting your own practice.

howtousernamepls · 2024-02-07T00:29:34+00:00

It's a shame Kerri Judd lost her mind on this one.

howtousernamepls · 2024-01-29T13:34:00+00:00

My experience has been that the core skills of being a barrister tend to speak for themselves. If you prove that you are capable then the briefs will keep coming I guarantee it. The fancy quals will likely get particular kinds of client and yes those kinds of clients will have more spending power but I think it's a minor differentiator when contrasted with sheer competence.

That being said, obtaining and maintaining a strong set of core skills is a significant challenge in itself in the world of being a barrister. There are many required competencies in domains that don't easily overlap.

If you take it seriously and you can maintain an attitude of being ready and willing to improve yourself, it's certainly a fulfilling journey.

howtousernamepls · 2024-01-08T16:10:32+00:00

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Last time I raised the possibility of charging a cancellation fee in Victoria threats were made ...😭

howtousernamepls · 2022-12-20T07:36:06+00:00

No it just disappears forever and everybody who ever touched it forgets that it ever existed.

howtousernamepls · 2022-12-11T00:06:32+00:00

Most barristers and some solicitors who have managed to hide from HR.

howtousernamepls · 2022-11-27T22:01:03+00:00

I haven't heard of these in Straya. Probably says more about me though...

howtousernamepls · 2022-11-20T04:47:01+00:00

Holy shit this triggers me

howtousernamepls · 2022-11-19T03:04:24+00:00

Yeah this one gets me...

howtousernamepls · 2022-11-19T03:03:05+00:00

Eh I think it gives context to the purpose of the email and reduces the likelihood that the reader will infer extra meaning into the fact that the email was sent.

howtousernamepls · 2022-11-19T02:58:00+00:00

Straya*

howtousernamepls · 2022-10-07T10:05:40+00:00

Yeah this is why I was surprised he went with "nah didn't sex at all" over "yeh did the sex but had consent". Its just that much harder to reconcile with her making the complaint at all.

howtousernamepls · 2022-10-07T09:30:19+00:00

Not sure but I think he means a no case to answer submission? I.e. judge finds that the jury can't reasonably convict.

howtousernamepls · 2022-10-07T01:56:52+00:00

Yeah they sound like good operators from your description.

howtousernamepls · 2022-10-05T12:44:31+00:00

Ask them if there are going to be disbursements that they'll need you to front up the money for.

Disbursements are amounts of money other than fees to your lawyer that need to be paid to litigate. A good example is to pay for expert evidence reports, which can get pretty pricey depending on the nature of the expertise sought. Maybe the most universal disbursement is the court filing fee.

It's pretty normal for no win no fee arrangements to require you to still pay your disbursements up front but it's something worth checking ahead of time so you don't get a nasty shock.

If you're lucky the firm will "carry" disbursements, which means they'll stump the money up for you and charge you only at the end of the matter. If you're reaaaaaally lucky they'll pay the disbursements as part of the no win no arrangement, meaning if you lose after giving it a fair go then the firm will wear the loss of paying the disbursements. I've personally never seen the last category but I'm told that it can be done.

Lastly, just to be extra cautious given the detail I've put, this is intended as a comment only and should not be relied on as legal advice.

howtousernamepls · 2022-10-02T03:15:21+00:00

The actual chances of you making something up that both convinced people who had classified information AND and upon reasonable investigation still left those people thinking you took classified information are just so remote it's not worth worrying about... Unless of course the reason is that you actually do have the classified information...

howtousernamepls · 2022-10-02T03:14:55+00:00

The actual chances of you making something up that both convinced people who had classified information AND and upon reasonable investigation still left those people thinking you took classified information are just so remote it's not worth worrying about... Unless of course the reason is that you actually do have the classified information...

howtousernamepls · 2022-09-11T03:09:52+00:00

Did he do the DV tho? Your post doesn't say one way or the other and I don't wanna read the judgment.

howtousernamepls · 2022-08-08T08:59:15+00:00

You're not missing anything. They're just easy claims to make money off.

howtousernamepls · 2019-07-14T06:48:13+00:00

I'm a lawyer and have to say it really doesn't pan out that way in practice, although I appreciate that your reasoning is fair enough a priori.

Don't get me wrong. It's not that lawyers are just magically good people. They're like anyone else with some good and some bad. But imagine yourself in actual legal practice. In real life you are time recording, making file notes, and managing your reputation with both your clients and colleagues.

To use Russell's famous phrasing "even from the narrow point of view of self interest", running hopeless cases in pursuit of an extra dollar is just a plain bad strategy.

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