I have seen some absurd bills in my time...especially from partners who I know for a fact didn't do anything and weren't involved in a mater on a day they didn't bill time.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2179152&forum_id=2)#22595787)

In my day, I only was like $285 as a first year in CA. A steal.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2179152&forum_id=2)#22596109)

Write. They can't do that.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2179152&forum_id=2)#24798098)

i was in corporate, so you might think at first blush it would be easier for them to do the work, but i don't think i met one whom i would trust to carefully read through, e.g., a stack of precedent risk factor disclosures. Man, it's actually kinda lulzy to think about some of those paralegals taking a first cut at the indemnification provisions in an M&A deal.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2179152&forum_id=2)#22598908)

the paralegals at competent small firms are of a much higher quality than in biglaw. i know a number of pltf's firms that have smart lawyers and do good work -- they're all partner heavy and have paralegals who have been doing this shit for 20 years.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2179152&forum_id=2)#22598956)

they are not dumb. yet they have no skin in the game so their work just doesn't cut it--riddled with errors.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2179152&forum_id=2)#24797784)

lol clearly u have never worked at a small firm if you think they get MORE admin support than a biglaw firm.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2179152&forum_id=2)#22599666)

Yeah, maybe in some sort of debt collection mill.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2179152&forum_id=2)#24798095)

eat a cockmeat sandwich you fuck. some of us actually work hard.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2179152&forum_id=2)#22598380)

Mass fraud and overcharging relative to value provided is nowhere near limited to biglaw. Just do the entire medical system in our country.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2179152&forum_id=2)#22595834)

2) biglaw helps a risk-averse GC save his ass if the company loses ("hey, we hired [v10 firm] and lost, what more could we do")

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2179152&forum_id=2)#22595922)

And you have a duty to obey the speed limit, which I assume you always follow.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2179152&forum_id=2)#22596008)

Gee I wonder if that's because you usually don't even think about hiring biglaw to handle your case unless it's an uphill battle to begin with?

The fact that Biglawyers are as successful as they are (i.e., don't lose on the vast majority of motions they are hired to handle) actually shows just how important good research and briefing is. The easier you make it for the court, the better your odds of coming out on top. I wonder if that could be because most judges, like most human beings, are inherently kind of lazy? Tough question.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2179152&forum_id=2)#22596088)

and federal clerks are gunners, dumbass.

clearly you've never practiced law.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2179152&forum_id=2)#22596117)

LJL yeah bro you got me, I was flaming quality of briefing totally doesn't matter because "federal clerks are gunners" and anyone who thinks differently has clearly never practiced law

*blank stare*

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2179152&forum_id=2)#22596130)

Signaling matters some, but a clerk or a judge who reads briefs, ever, recognizes a good one immediately.

The research and writing only needs to be somewhat good enough ... there's a minimum bar that needs to be met, it's definitely above most of what is submitted, but there isn't significant added value for "excellent" briefing.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2179152&forum_id=2)#22598832)

I think when you get to the federal courts, and especially the U.S. Supreme Court, the quality of a brief almost has no influence on the judge's decisions necessarily.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2179152&forum_id=2)#22595971)

for corporate, only biglaw really knows what they are doing.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2179152&forum_id=2)#22596118)

http://www.axiomlaw.com/index.php/overview

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2179152&forum_id=2)#22596140)

anything transactional corporate would be easier to flat fee. bankruptcy -- another big biglaw practice area these days -- would be hard to flat fee for the same reasons as litigation. what other major independent practice areas am i missing?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2179152&forum_id=2)#22598688)

it's not the largest in the V50 i'd bet

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2179152&forum_id=2)#22598717)

I've never seen a business-side person that wasn't trying to close a deal at all costs.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2179152&forum_id=2)#37138380)

I forget the reasoning, but urfucked.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2179152&forum_id=2)#22599144)

but most faggots in BIGLAW dont think lik ethis.. cause they are so brainwashed.. its stupid.. fuck KIKES

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2179152&forum_id=2)#22599220)

Probably does not happen as much in BigLaw because of the amount of attorneys working on a specific case/issue and the fact that they actually have supportive support staff rather than retards. That could happen in shitlaw though a lot when you have one lawyer handling 500 things at once with no support.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2179152&forum_id=2)#22599345)

We can split heirs.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2179152&forum_id=2)#22599409)

also, don't confuse what this board describes as "shitlawyer" with every lawyer who doesn't work at a big firm. It depends on the case. on many, the resources of a big firm (including attorney talent) will overwhelm a smaller or medium sized firm. Doesn't mean an average firm with a billing rate the fraction of their opponents doesn't "win" on the many other cases that don't really require a firm of that size ... you are not usually up against functional retards.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2179152&forum_id=2)#22599533)

"Shitlaw bros will just theorize about what the law must" is exactly what I do on a daily basis. small clients just don't want to pay for the research time necessary, so you gotta do what you gotta do.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2179152&forum_id=2)#22608134)

Europe and Asia are very different and are unfortunately can be a drag on the finances of firms.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2179152&forum_id=2)#22601511)

There are days where I go in at 8am, leave at 3am, ate at my desk and somehow could only account for 10 hours of my time for that day a week later. Lol.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2179152&forum_id=2)#37138386)

I do have a reputation as a highly efficient lawyer lol. And I'm still always over 2,000 each year.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2179152&forum_id=2)#37138404)

If you're not capturing all of your time spent working then you are a huge sucker.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2179152&forum_id=2)#37138411)