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I spent like 50 hours on a pro bono case my firm made me take

A former partner at my firm/current state supreme court just...
Hairraiser international law enforcement agency messiness
  05/23/13
thank christ i never got caught up in the pro bono bullshit....
Navy location factory reset button
  05/23/13
No shit. I actually offered to take a different pro bono ca...
Hairraiser international law enforcement agency messiness
  05/23/13
how big is ur shitfirm?
Navy location factory reset button
  05/23/13
It's a bigger regional biglaw firm. 100-140 attorneys in th...
Hairraiser international law enforcement agency messiness
  05/23/13
Lol at dressing this shit firm up as "biglaw" for ...
concupiscible background story wrinkle
  05/24/13
*shitfurm
Razzmatazz Flesh Home Wagecucks
  05/23/13
wait u think a single pro bono case deserves a line on your ...
Ebony theater stage associate
  05/23/13
(self absorbed faggot)
Soul-stirring university organic girlfriend
  05/23/13
?? I have a wife and kid. I have no reason to help with th...
Hairraiser international law enforcement agency messiness
  05/23/13
This will be good for when you get fired, screwed over by a ...
Dark house
  05/24/13
thanks, libs!
awkward rigor forum
  05/23/13
You are a horrible person. I hope you grow old and your ...
Crimson twinkling uncleanness
  05/23/13
Idris Elba is excited as fuck there is someone on this board...
chartreuse exciting address voyeur
  05/23/13
he's just MAF that the OP is whining about doing some pro bo...
orchid faggot firefighter
  05/23/13
Yes, because heaven forbid we use our intelligence to help a...
Crimson twinkling uncleanness
  05/23/13
Hey Gandhi, it's not purely about being busy. There's als...
orchid faggot firefighter
  05/23/13
"Gimmie a break. Don't you post constantly that many of...
Crimson twinkling uncleanness
  05/23/13
I really enjoyed this. Can we get a thread solely devoted t...
chartreuse exciting address voyeur
  05/23/13
Please do. My Judge is out of town, so I get a brief brea...
Crimson twinkling uncleanness
  05/23/13
Exactly. More stuff like that. Post a link when you start ...
chartreuse exciting address voyeur
  05/23/13
"Yes, because heaven forbid we use our intelligence to ...
chartreuse exciting address voyeur
  05/23/13
*Makes strawmen arguments* *Is a legit faggot* *Should...
Crimson twinkling uncleanness
  05/23/13
another gem from our resident piece of shit, and it only too...
chartreuse exciting address voyeur
  05/23/13
How does wasting my time arguing this guys unwinnable claims...
Hairraiser international law enforcement agency messiness
  05/23/13
JFC, You are a horrible, selfish, egotistical bastard. ...
Crimson twinkling uncleanness
  05/23/13
whats the problem ? as a prosecutor isnt your life easier if...
Glittery insanely creepy laser beams heaven
  05/23/13
and make sure to double the sentence if they inconvenience y...
chartreuse exciting address voyeur
  05/23/13
yfwgi
Crimson twinkling uncleanness
  05/23/13
Question Idris, I exercise my legal ability to check up o...
orchid faggot firefighter
  05/23/13
(guy who sends poor people to jail for YEARS LONGER because ...
Magical bistre sanctuary clown
  05/23/13
in representing your clients find out some conflict they hav...
Aquamarine brethren lay
  05/23/13
...
Azure Razzle-dazzle Meetinghouse Karate
  05/23/13
how about if you have sex with the clients
lilac yapping tattoo
  05/23/13
pro bono clients are dirty and disease ridden. unless you me...
Aquamarine brethren lay
  05/23/13
wherever this crazy pro bono journey takes me i'm all in, wh...
Dark house
  05/24/13
just do the bare minimum and toss the file. forcing people ...
Glittery insanely creepy laser beams heaven
  05/23/13
best fucking poast
Greedy federal roast beef garrison
  05/23/13
Doing pro bono is a nice break from typical boring biglaw sh...
Adulterous galvanic mediation hunting ground
  05/24/13
lol no it's not
Flushed piazza
  05/24/13
I dunno. I like how in pro bono I actually accomplish somet...
Dark house
  05/24/13
You also get to do act like a real lawyer for a while, witho...
Adulterous galvanic mediation hunting ground
  05/25/13


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Date: May 23rd, 2013 1:50 AM
Author: Hairraiser international law enforcement agency messiness

A former partner at my firm/current state supreme court justice came by with 3 other judges in town to shake us down to represnt poor people with their shitty poor people problems. Then the firm (and to a lesser and much more subdued extent, the judge) e-mail blast all associates that haven't taken a case, until one-by-one we all take one. Now I'm spending a fuck-load of time on this dumb fuck guy's dumb fuck problems. It's all consumer bankruptcy/child support/family law type shit, so I'll never use it again. They count the time toward meeting my billable requirement, but not towards my bonus, so its a complete fucking waste because I'm going to kill billables either way. So this is basically a way for me to spend tons of time representing people that literally smell like shit, work on their complete shitlaw case, and lose fucking money that I would have made otherwise. Fuck this. I've spent 50 hours this month on this shit.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2263680&forum_id=2#23253567)



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Date: May 23rd, 2013 1:52 AM
Author: Navy location factory reset button

thank christ i never got caught up in the pro bono bullshit. my god what a fuckton of shitlib nonsense, though it can help when you're slow.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2263680&forum_id=2#23253575)



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Date: May 23rd, 2013 1:55 AM
Author: Hairraiser international law enforcement agency messiness

No shit. I actually offered to take a different pro bono case I found on my own because it has to do with a subject matter that I work on, and it would look good to put it on my resume, but the furm shut that down. "We'd really prefer you do the pro bono opportunity [Judge/Former parter] presented on." Well no shit. The only reason I proposed my pro bono is so that I could get out of that bullshit. Fuck them.

The worst part is that some of the associates in my office are going to blow the case off--no doubt about it. It'll look great for us when some 2nd year blowsa deadline or misses an appearance for some child custody shit because they forgot to calendar it.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2263680&forum_id=2#23253583)



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Date: May 23rd, 2013 1:55 AM
Author: Navy location factory reset button

how big is ur shitfirm?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2263680&forum_id=2#23253586)



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Date: May 23rd, 2013 1:58 AM
Author: Hairraiser international law enforcement agency messiness

It's a bigger regional biglaw firm. 100-140 attorneys in the state in multiple offices. One of the biggest in the state. My office is the smaller one--has like 20 associates.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2263680&forum_id=2#23253592)



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Date: May 24th, 2013 8:41 AM
Author: concupiscible background story wrinkle

Lol at dressing this shit firm up as "biglaw" for Halloween

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2263680&forum_id=2#23260534)



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Date: May 23rd, 2013 4:09 PM
Author: Razzmatazz Flesh Home Wagecucks

*shitfurm

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2263680&forum_id=2#23256252)



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Date: May 23rd, 2013 5:29 PM
Author: Ebony theater stage associate

wait u think a single pro bono case deserves a line on your resume? you must not so anything at work

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2263680&forum_id=2#23256806)



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Date: May 23rd, 2013 1:59 AM
Author: Soul-stirring university organic girlfriend

(self absorbed faggot)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2263680&forum_id=2#23253594)



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Date: May 23rd, 2013 2:02 AM
Author: Hairraiser international law enforcement agency messiness

?? I have a wife and kid. I have no reason to help with this shit. I have other responsibilities other than helping this loser. The guy is a mess and my free services are just enabling him. You see the other side of "everyone deserves representation" here. The guy has several unwinnable cases that I have to bring because the guy went to the legal help center and got referred to me.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2263680&forum_id=2#23253599)



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Date: May 24th, 2013 8:44 AM
Author: Dark house

This will be good for when you get fired, screwed over by a corporation, your wife divorces you and takes the kid because you filed for bankruptcy. It's good training.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2263680&forum_id=2#23260537)



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Date: May 23rd, 2013 2:28 AM
Author: awkward rigor forum

thanks, libs!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2263680&forum_id=2#23253663)



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Date: May 23rd, 2013 8:55 AM
Author: Crimson twinkling uncleanness

You are a horrible person.

I hope you grow old and your children never visit you except to tell the Doctor to turn off your ventilator.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2263680&forum_id=2#23254182)



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Date: May 23rd, 2013 10:10 AM
Author: chartreuse exciting address voyeur

Idris Elba is excited as fuck there is someone on this board he can throw moral shade at.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2263680&forum_id=2#23254374)



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Date: May 23rd, 2013 10:40 AM
Author: orchid faggot firefighter

he's just MAF that the OP is whining about doing some pro bono work for the kinds of proles he has to spend his entire career working with

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2263680&forum_id=2#23254526)



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Date: May 23rd, 2013 10:45 AM
Author: Crimson twinkling uncleanness

Yes, because heaven forbid we use our intelligence to help a poor person.

No, let's shit on the less fortunate for no other reason than being poor and us being too busy to help.

Query:

Have you ever looked into killing yourself?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2263680&forum_id=2#23254555)



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Date: May 23rd, 2013 10:56 AM
Author: orchid faggot firefighter

Hey Gandhi,

it's not purely about being busy. There's also a component of futility. Forcing people to do pro-bono is just dumb. They don't even have to pretend like they care like pubdefenders. "Less fortunate". Gimmie a break. Don't you post constantly that many of the people you threw in jail are recidivist douches with bad habits beyond redemption. Many of these idiots probably don't have their shit together hence being difficult to work with in the first place. Pro bono work helping the grateful bootstrappers usually isn't that shitty and hence usually not worthy of an initial complaint.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2263680&forum_id=2#23254625)



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Date: May 23rd, 2013 2:44 PM
Author: Crimson twinkling uncleanness

"Gimmie a break. Don't you post constantly that many of the people you threw in jail are recidivist douches with bad habits beyond redemption."

LINK to me ever commenting on whether my DefBros are beyond redemption?

My job is not to grant nor deny redemption. That's between DefBro and whatever religion he practices. In fact, the Gov't should NEVER get involved in deciding whether someone is or is not "beyond" redemption.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2263680&forum_id=2#23255809)



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Date: May 23rd, 2013 2:48 PM
Author: chartreuse exciting address voyeur

I really enjoyed this. Can we get a thread solely devoted to you trying to justify the horrible shit you have repeatedly copped to on this board?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2263680&forum_id=2#23255823)



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Date: May 23rd, 2013 2:50 PM
Author: Crimson twinkling uncleanness

Please do.

My Judge is out of town, so I get a brief break from VICIOUSLY VIOLATING the rights of DefBro by making them accept responsibility for crimes they commit against other people.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2263680&forum_id=2#23255833)



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Date: May 23rd, 2013 2:50 PM
Author: chartreuse exciting address voyeur

Exactly. More stuff like that. Post a link when you start it up.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2263680&forum_id=2#23255835)



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Date: May 23rd, 2013 10:56 AM
Author: chartreuse exciting address voyeur

"Yes, because heaven forbid we use our intelligence to help a poor person," said the guy who uses his "intelligence" to fuck poor people.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2263680&forum_id=2#23254628)



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Date: May 23rd, 2013 2:41 PM
Author: Crimson twinkling uncleanness

*Makes strawmen arguments*

*Is a legit faggot*

*Should killself, preferably in a car that is on fire*

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2263680&forum_id=2#23255791)



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Date: May 23rd, 2013 2:42 PM
Author: chartreuse exciting address voyeur

another gem from our resident piece of shit, and it only took him around 4 hours to dream it up.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2263680&forum_id=2#23255795)



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Date: May 23rd, 2013 1:00 PM
Author: Hairraiser international law enforcement agency messiness

How does wasting my time arguing this guys unwinnable claims help anyone?

I'm not doing the innocence project or representing some guy that's being fucked by the system. This is a guy that has terrible judgment and my job is to make his fuck ups okay. The worst possible result for this guy is if I win and he continues to fuck up thinking some pro bono guy will bail him out.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2263680&forum_id=2#23255263)



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Date: May 23rd, 2013 2:43 PM
Author: Crimson twinkling uncleanness

JFC,

You are a horrible, selfish, egotistical bastard.

I hope you never fuck up in life and need someone's assistance.

"BUT IF I FUCK UP, THEN I'LL JUST ACCEPT IT AND NOT GO GET A LAWYER TO PREVENT A JUDICIAL ASS-RAPING"

Sure you will buddy, sure you will.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2263680&forum_id=2#23255801)



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Date: May 23rd, 2013 3:01 PM
Author: Glittery insanely creepy laser beams heaven

whats the problem ? as a prosecutor isnt your life easier if the Ds cant get any lawyers to defend em ?

just chuck em all in jail bro. no one is innocent.



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2263680&forum_id=2#23255895)



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Date: May 23rd, 2013 3:02 PM
Author: chartreuse exciting address voyeur

and make sure to double the sentence if they inconvenience you!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2263680&forum_id=2#23255902)



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Date: May 23rd, 2013 3:22 PM
Author: Crimson twinkling uncleanness

yfwgi

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2263680&forum_id=2#23255971)



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Date: May 23rd, 2013 4:04 PM
Author: orchid faggot firefighter

Question Idris,

I exercise my legal ability to check up on your email with an ECPA. Then I reveal all the evidence of all the crimes you can get hit under fed law (which isn't hard to do btw and no, it's not just limited to the gay porno you torrented back in the day), would you be a man and stoically accept the ass pounding jail sentence?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2263680&forum_id=2#23256223)



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Date: May 23rd, 2013 9:24 PM
Author: Magical bistre sanctuary clown

(guy who sends poor people to jail for YEARS LONGER because he had to work a long weekend)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2263680&forum_id=2#23258051)



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Date: May 23rd, 2013 10:06 AM
Author: Aquamarine brethren lay

in representing your clients find out some conflict they have with your firm's client. file a motion to add a 3rd party defendant, your client. if the partners are like "wtf" email back "wherever this crazy pro bono journey takes me i'm all in, whether we have to drop our former clients or not." watch pro bono case dissolve before your eyes and you'll never be assigned one again.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2263680&forum_id=2#23254365)



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Date: May 23rd, 2013 10:27 AM
Author: Azure Razzle-dazzle Meetinghouse Karate



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2263680&forum_id=2#23254446)



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Date: May 23rd, 2013 10:42 AM
Author: lilac yapping tattoo

how about if you have sex with the clients

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2263680&forum_id=2#23254539)



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Date: May 23rd, 2013 10:46 AM
Author: Aquamarine brethren lay

pro bono clients are dirty and disease ridden. unless you mean like fucking geico. surely they have hot secretaries somewhere.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2263680&forum_id=2#23254563)



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Date: May 24th, 2013 8:45 AM
Author: Dark house

wherever this crazy pro bono journey takes me i'm all in, whether we have to drop our former clients or not.

lol, there are associates who basically do this.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2263680&forum_id=2#23260542)



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Date: May 23rd, 2013 2:55 PM
Author: Glittery insanely creepy laser beams heaven

just do the bare minimum and toss the file.

forcing people to work without pay is SLAVERY. wonder why lawyers think its ok to do that.



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2263680&forum_id=2#23255862)



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Date: May 23rd, 2013 7:29 PM
Author: Greedy federal roast beef garrison

best fucking poast

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2263680&forum_id=2#23257474)



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Date: May 24th, 2013 8:33 AM
Author: Adulterous galvanic mediation hunting ground

Doing pro bono is a nice break from typical boring biglaw shit, provided that you do it voluntarily

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2263680&forum_id=2#23260510)



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Date: May 24th, 2013 8:39 AM
Author: Flushed piazza

lol no it's not

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2263680&forum_id=2#23260528)



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Date: May 24th, 2013 8:48 AM
Author: Dark house

I dunno. I like how in pro bono I actually accomplish something for someone who genuinely needs my help.

Like, Steve isn't getting evicted and will get a month to get his life together (and he does!)

Or Sarah's husband is abusive and now they're divorced.

Donald can die and his will is in effect.

Real life problems really solved.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2263680&forum_id=2#23260552)



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Date: May 25th, 2013 1:19 AM
Author: Adulterous galvanic mediation hunting ground

You also get to do act like a real lawyer for a while, without some dipshit partner scrutinizing your every move and going ballistic over every tiny "mistake". I still wouldn't do it if not for the billable credit policy at my firm though. If one has plan to go solo, I guess pro bono would be great.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2263680&forum_id=2#23265844)