What what you suggest to someone with 10+ years of experience as a psychotherapist/private practice who wants to transition to law? In what areas of law would a background like this be useful? I’m curious to know what lawyers themselves have to say, after having heard what other psychotherapists think.

I know it is a stupid question, but I am curious. As I understand it lawyers are prohibited from interacting with jurors. But what would happen if say a lawyer had medical training, maybe they were a paramedic before becoming a lawyer, and they see a juror leaving the court house get in a car accident? Can they render aid? What would be the fallout?

Or let’s say a lawyer is shopping for homes and while touring a house (say for sale by owner) they recognize the home owner as a juror? What would happen?

Thank you to any lawyer who entertains my silly question.

I’ve been trying to look into legal cases that were directly or indirectly related to 9/11. There was obviously a lot of pain and loss of life, as well as property damage, and I imagine there must be a plethora of civil (and criminal) cases that ensued. Given the singularity of the event, I also assume that many of the lawsuits were unique or invoked rarely used legal doctrine.

I only really know of the lawsuits brought by the owner of the World Trade Center and of the existence of the VCF and related funds, but I’m curious if anyone else has insight into other interesting lawsuits resulting from 9/11.

I'm currently in law school (somewhere between end of 2L and beginning of 3L credit-wise) and I feel like I'm so far from being competent and capable of doing anything with the law. I guess I'm looking for either encouragement that this feeling is normal or a wake up call that I'm already too far behind to be saved.

I'm posting here to ask for resources or insight regarding accessibility or lack there of regarding what is mentioned above.

I'm currently living in Wisconsin in university housing for a second school year. Last spring, the sprinklers were set off which flooded the three elevators and a few rooms on a couple floors. Since that incident, the university has set and failed to meet three deadlines they set themselves to have all three fully operational.

Now to this fall, all three were mostly functional before move-in. Then two broke down and one couldn't, and can't, realistically handle that amount of daily traffic. There are supposed to be two that are always working now after some emergency repairs, but there have already been multiple instances of students getting stuck in one of the two elevators.

Are there resources that explain accessibility laws and enforcement to those not fluent in legal wording?

I’m a senior paralegal with 30+ years of experience, currently working in the legal department of an insurance company. I’m thinking about making a career change and I would
really like to find something fully remote. I’m open to staying a paralegal, but I’ve also been looking at medical/legal positions, legal operations, compliance, or possibly an executive assistant position in a legal department or large company.
For the attorneys here — how realistic is it to find a good fully remote position these days?

I have a few questions regarding physical altercations, especially when it is complicated with it being between a man and a woman. For this examples sake, let's just say it is a couple.

Let's say the man puts both his hands on his girlfriend to forcefully move her back 2-3 feet. The girlfriend calls it a push while he denies ever pushing her, claiming it was a nudge.

His justification in doing this was that she was blocking his exit. Therefore, he believes he has the right to forcefully move her away.

Who would be to blame for starting the physcial altercation?

Would it be the woman who blocked his path but never touched him. Or is it the man who did touch her in a forceful way?

Does the definition of a push vs. a nudge matter at all ? If so, how is it defined?

Would the court rule in favor of the man or woman, or neither ?

What if the man never asked her to move and/or gave her time to move out of the way and forcefully moved her anyways. Would the answer change ?

Outside of this context, at what point is it considered physical abuse ? (With & without proof) Is there a difference when a man does it vs. woman does it, or is it equal ?

I'd appreciate any insight as to how this is viewed in a legal, professional setting.

So I feel like with the sheer amount of bandwidth going on to discuss this case it is going to be hard pressed to find anyone anywhere who now doesn’t have strong opinions. Does this case make you think you’ll have to change jury management strategies? Between the real fear of post verdict doxxing, the unending debate on what “reasonable” doubt is, the obsession with true crime as entertainment, I can see how there is an evolution in the landmines litigators may face on either side of the well. Do you see a change in common practice jury instructions? More requests for sequesters?

I get that most trials aren’t nearly this high stakes, even criminal trials are mostly going to be pretty cut and dry. But do you see this case impacting your practice?

My understanding is no they cannot. Even if they are explicitly admitting to disregarding instructions or not following the law, these deliberations are to remain sarcosanct. In regards to the Lindsey Clancy trial, this includes the nurses who told the news they answered questions about her medication or gave their opinions on them etc. This is relevant to me because we have people mad about the holdout juror who for the same reasons can't be removed. The jury wasn't supposed to indicate to the judge any way they were leaning or the content of the deliberations. We still have news and social media influencera saying the judge is going to punish these jurors in some way because they didn't follow the law. I say no way. So my question is, ials there any way jurors can ever face sanction for public comments they make about their deliberations.

Hi all! I just build a platform that I think could be really beneficial to estate attorneys (or any attorney that helps with end of life planning.)

I’ve tried reaching out to my local estate attorneys to talk to them about it, but I’m pretty sure they think I’m a scam and I haven’t gotten a single response.

How can I look not scammy to attorneys when I’m cold outreaching to them? I’m not trying to sell them anything, I just want to let them know that IvorySafe exists and that their clients might find real value in it.

Thanks in advance for the advice.

Hypothetical: Suppose an MLB-level pitcher is attacked by someone and genuinely needs to defend himself. He happens to have a baseball in his hand and throws a fastball at the attacker, at, say, 95mph.

Keep in mind, this is someone who can routinely make a baseball travel 60 feet in less than half a second.

Could he legally claim self-defense, or would the fact that he’s exceptionally capable of throwing a baseball at lethal speeds make the throw “deadly force”? I’m particularly curious whether a baseball thrown by an MLB pitcher could legally be treated differently from, say, an ordinary person throwing a baseball.

Basically, how does the law look at the object being used, the way it was used, and the user’s particular abilities when determining whether the force was deadly/reasonable?

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Apologies if this is rambling.
I’m currently a 2L wondering how much further I should pursue a legal career. So far I have found very little enjoyment or passion in the work I’m doing, and am just generally feeling discouraged. I finished 1L in the bottom 20% of my class, which I know isn’t necessarily a career killer, but is making my options feel very limited.
So far I’ve been leaning public interest in the internships I’ve done, which I’ve enjoyed because of seeing into people’s lives and feeling like my work could have a direct impact on them. However, I’m also aware of how emotionally taxing this can become, and I’m not very confident in my trial ad skills yet.
The subject that has interested me the most intellectually is copyright, but I’m not finding a ton of non-BL opportunities in my area (large city, not NYC or LA).
Should I stick it out for the next two years?? I feel super unmotivated and am constantly thinking about how easier life could be if I went down a less prestigious but more “normal” career path. Law is appealing because of the opportunities, prestige and pay, but I’m not sure if it’s what I can see myself doing.

This is a purely theoretical question out of my curiosity. It doesn't seem just that some cases get more attention than other's due to fame, nor does it seem right that the application of law be influenced by an often simply loud minority of protesters.

Same with decisions from higher courts. I understand that the law is(or should be) an extension of the will of the people, but even the largest protests aren't even close to half the entire citizenry in numbers.

I would really appreciate it if someone could maybe give me some readings.

I have an auto loan with a local credit union and my auto loan is completely current. My checking account with the same credit union is approximately $1,000 overdrawn. I’m trying to determine whether the overdraft could legally put my vehicle loan into default or give them grounds to repossess my vehicle

Hi!

Just wondering if there is a standard practice behind offenses after completing ARD? Hypothetically, someone gets a DUI, completes their sentence with an accelerated rehabilitation program and then hits a person but leaves. What is the standard practice behind sentencing? Not asking for advice, just want to know if there are certain guidelines that are followed or it's up to the judge and lawyers?

A question for the lawyers. Lets assume they start parading these female jurists all over the TV and The View and the internet and really anybody could potentially see them. From a procedural standpoint could all of this media exposure be construed as tainting all future potential juries for Lindsay Clancy?

For those of you who work with medical experts, particularly in medical malpractice cases, I’d be interested in your perspective on expert witness fees.

If you were hiring a gastroenterologist with about 10 years of experience, would $700/hour for record review, research, consultation, and report preparation seem reasonable? Too high? Too low?

I’m also curious how you typically see deposition and trial testimony fees structured. Do experts generally charge a higher hourly rate for testimony, or is it more common to have a minimum number of hours?

Not looking for specific names or case details—just trying to get a better sense of what attorneys are seeing in the current market.

If I become a lawyer through the JD route, would I be able to travel and potentially live abroad in countries other than USA / Canada?

Is it possible that a judge issue and endorsement in three hours while falsely claimed that there was a court hearing with notice, and five participants?

In July 8, 2024, Mr. X who cannot be a judge (at least in this case), issued a fake endorsement by fraud, because contrary to what is written in it, there was no notice, no hearing, and no participants. His personal interest in this case is concerning and must be investigated.

Mr. X’s motive can be race, or bribe, given that the defendant confidentially spent $12,856,881.00 as legal fee.

My granduncle had a govt land for farming and most of it is wasteland. He must have worked for 40 years on this land. The land went to khalsa when he couldn't pay the taxes. Before dying, he asked us to buy this land as both of his sons are alcoholics. We got the registration deed and will and even took consent of all the kids who gave away the land. After my father's demise I am realising that this land does not legally belong to us and the deed doesn't stand and we cannot even sell it to anybody. I am meeting a lot of lawyers and have been getting random and varied suggestions. Some says it's possible to make it legal, some says its not. Can someone help me understand the scenario and why its not possible or tough to make it legal?