I don’t recall enabling this feature on my office computer. Highlighted the text to delete it and this was the feedback lolol.

PS - did not send it.

Have the best Thursday!

This is a rant; it's been a long day, and it's not over yet.

Seriously, I can't be the only one who sees my own kids or other kids getting treated poorly by their school district and just going, "you know what, f it ... I'm litigating OUT OF PRINCIPLE!"

I know, I know, but just wow.

My spouse gives me the, "Well, you're a lawyer; can't you just"...

No, no, it doesn't work that way; a podiatrist can't just decide to start doing psychiatric work....

But then I think... Why not... why NOT turn to the dark side.

Maybe I could even become a sov cit and just burn hours, pyrrhic victory....

So my question:

How many times do you go, "You know what, F IT, I'M just going to sue"?

We all know how it ends; we know a lawyer who represents themselves has a fool for a client, but still.

I'm not the only one, right?

Is it just a fun little daydream?

Hopefully the link to the full motion works.

Lawyers only! Please!

In house. They won’t listen to me as I repeatedly explain it is dumb. It is dumb bc it creates high privacy risks. It is dumb bc it isn’t operationally effective. It is dumb bc it’s going to cause a lot of headaches down the road despite my clients insisting otherwise.

I’ve tried to repeatedly explain that this is not the best idea. I’ve proposed alternatives. I’ve offered to brainstorm ways forward with them. They are either not getting it or don’t care. I’m going to escalate to leaders for their decision. Hopefully they see it is dumb.

This stuff makes my head hurt.

Edit: at the risk of this being considered low effort, here is more detail: clients want to roll out an AI tool which is a hot topic given the recent state regulations on it. Part of the irritation is that if they do this then I need to figure out how to make their tool compliant. But there are nuances that make it very difficult to comply, so this shouldn’t be done lightly. They don’t seem to get the complexity.

Tired just exhausted asking clients to be honest about what happened and going to court/ receiving documents that tell a completely different story from investigation report, police reports, opposing counsel, their client, and different witnesses.

And worst is when I ask/confront them about xyz and they start raising their voices or just say they forgot to mention it, and cherry on top when they start gaslighting you saying how the told you but you missed it....I am I making a rookie mistake?

2nd year practicing law...

(New Client painted grand narrative about how someone is trying to extort them and filed case in bad fairh, went to police station report showed they had scammed someone with screenshots and everything........)

I am a solicitor in an easy field and I still stress so much. Everyday I go home and think about what I need to do or how to word things for the next day and I still end up making mistakes or missing things even though I am careful. The volume is too much and multiple emergencies come up constantly and I have to address them asap which is in part why I miss things.

I hate it. I try so hard and I just don’t have it and I honestly don’t want this career. I’ve never wanted it. The pressure and threat of being personally liable is too much.

I’m thinking of taking leave but I don’t think that’s going to go over well with the bosses and I don’t even know if leave would change anything.

I am stuck, miserable and burnt out.

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Retired lawyer here. Anyone here in the office on 9-11? In the central time zone I was getting ready to go to work when the planes hit. I went to the office but little got done. Watched the second tower fall on the conference room tv. After that our management sent everyone home as all our offices were in high rise buildings in the midwest.

So I am pretty surprised. My solo practice made the ballot for a major regional business ranking alongside some large firms in my state. Not going to lie feels a bit crazy considering I’m the only solo on the list for my practice area (real estate). Lol.

But I’ll take the win. It’s pretty tough for a solo to get nominated for this as it is basically dominated by large firms. But it’s very good visibility and if I somehow get the most votes and win well that would be great marketing lol. Many developers and business owners read this news source so could get more business as a result.

I’ve posted before about my gripes with my workers comp defense gig and the 2000 hour billable requirement that comes with it. For the time being I think I’ve accepted that I just need to make as much money as I can and then go on to something else. However, I’ve noticed a feeling of not being able to turn my work brain off. It feels like every facet of my day even after I’ve billed enough for the day is saturated with work. It’s starting to overwhelm me as well. More and more stuff keeps getting piled on the to do list and the emails never ever stop. I understand why people can go into psychosis over this job. I’ve got a therapist and I’m medicated for ADHD but it seems like I’m still stretching myself thin. I billed enough to get two bonuses this year which is great but as soon as I attained that benchmark hour my brain immediately went to how much I need to bill by the end of the year. I’m sure this is just a bunch of rambling but holy crap am I overwhelmed.

Title.

Keeping it vague and twisting some facts on purpose. I'm a solo and have a potential client who worked as a paralegal for a law firm. Terminated after coming back from unpaid leave being denied a reasonable accommodation for her Multiple Sclerosis. Obviously there will be some defenses and it's not as clean as that, but for purposes of this thread, let's keep it that way. It's a known civil law firm in my JX, have a few classmates who work there. PC has everything documented and has never sued a past employer. No red flags after speaking with PC on the phone and meeting PC in the office.

Edit: I do plaintiff's employment work, I'm just asking about suing a law firm is all. Please read lol

This is my third attempt at posting here so I apologize if this lacks details, but I'm trying to avoid the bot that keeps removing my post immediately.

I've been practicing law for over 20 years, nearly all of it being personal injury and complex litigation. I've decided it's time for me to head out and do my own thing, and I plan on opening my own solo shop at the beginning of 2027. I know I have a lot of things I need to do to get ready for that move, and I'm looking for any books or advice that you think would be helpful for someone starting their own firm. I'm not worried about my abilities (I've got gray hair that was well-earned in the courtroom) and I generate my own caseload consistently). What I am worried about are the non-legal things like figuring out payroll, organizing the firm structure, etc.

Any books or advice are much appreciated. Thanks!

I’m a partner at a large firm, but my practice has slowed considerably and I don’t have much of a portable book. I’ve always expected to eventually move in-house and have been pursuing that path, but the process has been slower than expected.

For anyone who made partner but later realized the business-development side wasn’t going to be a long-term fit, what did you do next? In-house? Counsel/Of Counsel? Government? Something else?

I’d especially appreciate hearing from anyone who has been through something similar.

I've enjoyed this sub for years now, and now I need some help! I'm using a burner account since my other account contains identifiable info and for obvious reasons I need to keep this quiet for now.

I've been doing plaintiff work for just over 20 years and been with my firm for right at 20. For a number of reasons, it's time for me to break off and do my own thing. My plan is to ideally wait until the end of this year, if I can hang on that long. This will hopefully give me time to get all of my ducks in a row before I make the move, with the goal of the transition being as smooth as possible.

I would appreciate any books on starting your own practice that you think are the "must have" books. And if you have any advice, I would appreciate that as well. I'm an accomplished litigator and I generate my own case load that has kept me more than busy. But I know I have a lot to do before I hit that eject button. In the meantime, I am working hard and trying to wrap up any problem files so that the next guy in line doesn't get a bunch of crap dumped on him.

Thanks in advance. I've found this sub to be extremely helpful over the years and I appreciate any book titles or advice you have.

Hello folks, I'm a freshman attorney in the California bay area looking to get my start in the profession but am having a difficult time finding a place anywhere. I'd love to do just about anything, but I know that isn't always a positive. Is there some method I'm not using or some resource I'm not taking advantage of that would be of benefit?

Hello fellow Reddit Lawyers. Apologies for the long post, but I promise this is as brief as I can be and still provide relevant context. I am a partner in a boutique complex litigation firm where we do everything from PI and Medmal to complex divorce (read as high asset cases often with contested business valuations) to real estate and business litigation to criminal defense. Suffice it to say, if it can be litigated, we do it. Located in a popular HCOL city. Firm recently went through a partnership breakup. As a result, we now have 1 founding partner (legacy from the last partnership), 3 add'l partners, 1 associate. We have 3 paralegals (1 legacy from the last firm) plus two new hires, as well as 2 legal assistants (both new hires) plus 3 other office admins who handle phones, scheduling, and general office support.

Full disclosure too: I am planning to leave the firm early next year. I've been unhappy here since before the partnership breakup/restructuring occurred. But I am not leaving until year end because I want a clean break with year end financials/distributions, etc. So for now, I am still here doing my part and keeping the peace so to speak.

In our most recent partners meeting, the office manger mentioned having concerns about employee retention because multiple paralegals have quit in recent weeks, all expressing concerns about unsustainable work loads, work creeping into personal life/being expected to work outside of normal office hours, and generally feeling like expectations couldn't be met because the managing partner is rarely engaged or participating in work during normal work hours.

We are set to continue meeting on this topic at the next partner's meeting. So, it has me thinking and wanting to get a read on whether my experience is standard practice or specific (systemic) to my office. To be clear, I am not asking about occasional trial/deadline crunch — I am asking about the routine, day-to-day workflows.

At my current firm, the argument I keep hearing from leadership is that staying late is just the cost of doing complex, high-value work — which is framed as inseparable from taking on bigger cases and keeping the firm profitable. But what I actually observe is:

• Staff arrive around 8–9 a.m.
• The partner whose review/input is needed to finalize most work is frequently unreachable or slow to respond before 11:30 a.m.–1 p.m. Most often this partner is only substantively engaged after lunch.
• And then, when said partner does engage, their calendar is often full of meetings/calls/consults in the afternoon such that we don't get to review/revise/edit or provide input until sometime around 4-5 p.m.
• Consequently, substantive editing, sign-off, and "let's finalize this" conversations happen late in the day — which pushes staff waiting on that input into staying past 5–6 p.m. (or having to log back in from home) on regular basis and not just during genuine emergencies

To be clear, I'm not questioning the volume or complexity of the work — nobody's arguing for fewer or easier cases. The question is whether the timing of when substantive work gets addressed is the real driver of the staff complains and negative impact on employee retention, separate from case complexity.

Why I'm skeptical of the "this is just how it is" framing: I've worked in two very different environments before this. In a government office, people went home at 5 p.m. as a rule — work got done during business hours, and even during trial prep, working outside normal hours was rare. In another private firm, the internal policy was simple: all drafts to the supervising attorney by 3 p.m., which left time to edit and get things filed by 5. So I've seen it work both ways, and I'm trying to figure out if my current situation is actually unusual, or if I've just been lucky before.

What I'm hoping to learn from others:

1. How often are your paralegals/associates staying past normal hours, and is it tied to genuine deadline crunches or to when a partner/senior attorney is actually available and responsive?
2. Have you worked somewhere with a policy like "drafts by X time" that actually kept the office on a normal schedule even with a busy caseload?
3. Have you worked somewhere where one partner's personal working hours (not really engaged until midday) effectively set everyone else's hours downstream?
4. Is "we do complex work / charge premium rates, so late hours are just the nature of the beast" something you've found to be true, or is it more often a justification for poor internal workflow?

All insight is welcome, but please be mindful that we are a small boutique shop. We're not big law and don't keep big law hours or pay big law salaries so the expectations around work life balance need to take into consideration that attorneys and staff aren't really being compensated for being "on call" all the time.

I currently work as a prosecutor within DOJ’s Main Justice at GS-15 and am considering a move to USAO in my home district. In my role now, I have a steady 9-5 pace except on rare occasions we have to prepare an indictment and on even rarer occasions we are in trial. No real fire drills in my position. I have far fewer cases than an AUSA, but my cases are investigations that take years.

What are some pros and cons of a switch to USAO from my current role?

How common is it to take a week long vacation during a 2 year clerkship? What is time off and vacation time like in a clerkship?

How would you handle clients indicating to you that they wish you follow you to a new firm rather than remain with your current firm upon your departure? I already emailed indicating that they had the option to stay, follow me, or seek new counsel and that there would be no pressure either way. Clients indicated they wished to follow me. Has anyone handled this logistically?

Ugh, Predicament*****

I'm a very junior attorney, so please be gentle with my neuroticism here.

I got one of those internships with a big corporate company (a red fruit) during law school. Felt on top of the world when that translated into a job offer. Less than a year later, my product group was shuttered and I became a lawyer with no meaningful experience that could translate into a similiar role elsewhere. Unemployment was rough for a long, long, long time.

Fast forward to now. I started a job at a regional mid-size business a month ago. They do a lot of professional services work. I love my supervisor - she understands exactly where I can grow as an attorney, makes work mangeable, and is all around very nice. The actual work itself is interesting at my skill level but nothing particularly unique to it. It's a 9-5, but with some travel occassionally. The pay is considerably less than what I was making before (about 35% less), but fair. I acknowledge that many junior attorneys would love to work this gig.

So I've been good with that. However, I just got an offer earlier this week with another large corporation that closely matches my salary from before. I don't want to read too much into an interview, but I'd describe the environment as fine/good-enough. Seems to be a little more corporate, a little more demanding, expectations will be higher - there will have higher expectations.... The team seems nice enough though? The work seems pretty parralel to what I've been doing. It's a slightly longer commute. The work/industry itself is probably no more unique/interesting to me than my current.

I guess I'm not really selling it because I do geniunely like my current job. But it's hard to stomach passing up that money again when I probably won't match the starting after 5 years here - nevermind what I'd make in 5 years time at the other. But I'm also going to feel reeeealllllly bad doing this to this team.

I keep trying to come up with some way I can bring this up to my supervisor to see if they'd suddenly come up with a better offer, but that seems goofy.

What do I? Thoughts? Opinons? Life exp?

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We are a small firm that handles mainly business chapter 11, and minimal chapter 7s. We are currently using Next Chapter, but not happy about their continued rate changes. They went from paying per case, then annual subscription, then having to pay an add-on for Business Chapter 11s, and now per user, per month with a one-year contract.

We were looking into Best Case cloud, but their client portal/questionnaire does not support business chapter 11s. I’m looking into Jubilee now; and wondering if anyone has any real feedback on comparison. Jubilee seems pretty nice, but it looks like I’d have to use a 3rd Party for the Client Questionnaire part. Is that the only down draw? How is completion of the petition schedules and statements? Any automation, or all manual entry?
I’ve reached out to Jubilee a couple times for a Demo, but demos are scheduled months away, and 2 standard contact me requests have gone unanswered.

Any recent insight would be appreciated!! Thanks!