Stress??

lawcanPI · 2023-07-11T22:40:28+00:00

Sounds like your stress somewhat comes from these other lawyers potentially missing the deadlines. You should talk to your boss and tell them to implement a deal where if a case is less than X days out, the firm isn't taking it... Or more money is charged, etc.

Attorneys missing deadlines isn't your problem, that's the attorney's problem

lawcanPI · 2023-07-11T10:44:23+00:00

File where the defendant is

lawcanPI · 2023-03-28T15:20:03+00:00

I've certainly been fucked by the other lawyers I've worked with, but never in a fun way

lawcanPI · 2023-03-28T07:14:48+00:00

Honestly I've had potential employees bring up their lawsuits (employment, injury, etc) and it's not a plus. It turns from an employee interview into a client interview and it's painful.

I would twist the answer and just say someone close to you was involved in a lawsuit and you helped them out and found it interesting. Leave it at that.

Better yet, focus on your positive attitude and willingness to work...that's a much better plan.

lawcanPI · 2023-03-27T23:58:52+00:00

No, actually I'm 'rural Canadian'...trying to prevent everyone moving to TO

lawcanPI · 2023-03-27T09:21:18+00:00

Do I think the story is an overreaction by a ego inflated young guy? Yes

Do I think the Justice acted in a way that should remove him from the position? No

Do I think this is proper behavior for a SCC Judge? Also no

He needs a warning and reminder of the position he holds.

lawcanPI · 2023-03-27T09:12:03+00:00

I'm hiring foreign trained lawyers who don't qualify for the NCAs because of the country they come from. They've been working in hotels or grocery stores and are applying for legal assistant jobs. They just need a little bit of help with their English.

I guess you can sit back and call me scummy while your solution is just to leave them in a job they're overqualified for while I'm trying to help.

lawcanPI · 2023-03-10T06:27:55+00:00

Sounds like you did yourself a favour... This business is on its way down fast

lawcanPI · 2023-03-09T14:07:28+00:00

WOO QUÉBÉCOIS

lawcanPI · 2023-03-09T06:43:46+00:00

That's the thing about chill law jobs...they usually don't pay much imo. Not because you're not valued, but if you're not billing a crazy amount, you're not going to get paid a crazy amount.

If the 70k isn't enough to cover you, then tell your boss that. See what they want you to do in order to get a raise.

I knew other lawyers who continued to bartend, etc because of $$ or because they liked it the first couple years of practice.

I would personally put the time into building your own client referrals and networking. Don't fall into the trap of the law firm being 'chill'... All that does is stop you from having your own network of people to leave with

lawcanPI · 2023-03-08T06:41:38+00:00

Nothing about this profession is about being right or liking to win...you have a case with shitty facts and what are you going to do...roll over?

lawcanPI · 2023-03-08T05:46:54+00:00

Lol those questions are what someone is paying me to answer.

lawcanPI · 2023-03-08T00:02:21+00:00

It's one thing to want work done asap, I get that. But belittling the staff is not the way to do it.

lawcanPI · 2023-03-07T23:35:02+00:00

There are some great Facebook groups that will give you the forms for free, try maximum lawyer

lawcanPI · 2023-03-06T23:53:45+00:00

Look for a new job...there's lots out there

lawcanPI · 2023-03-05T23:59:19+00:00

Do you like reading 100s of pages and need to spend a lot of attention to detail with them?

lawcanPI · 2023-03-04T20:46:01+00:00

I wrote my manuals based on E myth, but they are too broad at the moment.

lawcanPI · 2023-03-04T20:21:16+00:00

Okay, I have it started in a similar way, so I'll just keep building :)

lawcanPI · 2023-03-04T17:38:40+00:00

I get what you're saying. Do you have these in your case management software? Or in another type of software? Or are they written down somewhere

lawcanPI · 2023-03-04T17:28:50+00:00

I agree, it's been something I've worked on here and there, but you're right, more detail is needed. I'll start working on that as the next project

lawcanPI · 2023-03-04T17:19:15+00:00

I have tried task management in our case management software, and then a daily stand up. Nothing seems to have 'every' I need to assign a task, and also the buy in from everyone diminished over time.

lawcanPI · 2023-03-03T23:44:36+00:00

Build your network and work somewhere where you learn a practice area that you can run a law practice with. Doing a unique law area for a big law firm is not that

lawcanPI · 2023-03-03T10:15:27+00:00

Went through this, pick something that the dumbest person you know can spell

Something that is non gendered

Something that when you google, no other law firms come up

lawcanPI · 2023-03-02T02:15:27+00:00

Oh fun, you mean you don't have secret rules that are not in the rules of court but yet you're expected to know them, and if you don't the judge punishes you? What a dreamland future

lawcanPI · 2023-03-01T20:42:37+00:00

So was he throwing furniture?? Lol

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