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LOL @ COA CLERKS USING WORDPERFECTTT. Fuck is this shit
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Date: April 7th, 2012 10:51 AM Author: Indigo field CAAF uses Word. Lol @ Wordperfect-havers. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1918157&forum_id=2#20410860) |
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Date: April 10th, 2012 3:41 PM Author: Deep Irradiated Spot Tattoo The entire federal judiciary does. I thought this was common knowledge. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1918157&forum_id=2#20432933) |
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Date: May 11th, 2012 1:33 PM Author: Indigo field You sound dumb, brother. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1918157&forum_id=2#20669780) |
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Date: September 20th, 2012 3:16 PM Author: Obsidian Pit former coa clerk here, i also thought the whole fed. judiciary does (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1918157&forum_id=2#21622253) |
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Date: September 20th, 2012 4:47 PM Author: Deep Irradiated Spot Tattoo Update: The courts are finally transitioning to Word. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1918157&forum_id=2#21622962) |
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Date: September 20th, 2012 5:47 PM Author: Obsidian Pit obama's federal judiciary (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1918157&forum_id=2#21623408) |
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Date: September 20th, 2012 6:18 PM Author: Indigo field source? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1918157&forum_id=2#21623653) |
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Date: December 14th, 2013 9:16 PM Author: Flirting Native Scourge Upon The Earth (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1918157&forum_id=2#24641915) |
Date: April 7th, 2012 11:04 AM Author: Know-it-all lake place of business fed govt can't give microsoft a MONOPOLY (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1918157&forum_id=2#20410887) |
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Date: April 7th, 2012 11:06 AM Author: Indigo field Ya but some courts have both versions. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1918157&forum_id=2#20410892) |
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Date: April 7th, 2012 11:10 AM Author: Talking Amber Laser Beams word perfect >>> word
HTH |
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Date: April 7th, 2012 11:11 AM Author: Indigo field The interface is absolutely horrendous on Wordperfect (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1918157&forum_id=2#20410907) |
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Date: April 7th, 2012 11:12 AM Author: Talking Amber Laser Beams sorry u think the microsoft ribbon is a good interface (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1918157&forum_id=2#20410910) |
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Date: April 7th, 2012 11:13 AM Author: Indigo field CM/ECF is absolute shit for allowing such TTT formatting of documents be uploaded (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1918157&forum_id=2#20410915) |
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Date: April 10th, 2012 10:46 AM Author: Indigo field (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1918157&forum_id=2#20431145) |
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Date: April 7th, 2012 11:22 AM Author: insane round eye location Is it still 1994? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1918157&forum_id=2#20410954) |
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Date: May 11th, 2012 2:27 PM Author: insane round eye location Is it still 1994?
(I'm still curious.) |
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Date: April 7th, 2012 11:24 AM Author: bisexual haunting den goal in life Can you use your own MacBook Pro or does Jerry Smith spank you if you don't use their computers? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1918157&forum_id=2#20410970) |
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Date: September 20th, 2012 3:09 PM Author: smoky submissive selfie Well, your laptop wouldn't be very useful if it couldn't connect to the highly secure federal networks. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1918157&forum_id=2#21622212) |
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Date: April 7th, 2012 11:26 AM Author: Curious Organic Girlfriend you'll be lucky to ever smell the inside of a coa clerk's office (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1918157&forum_id=2#20410980) |
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Date: April 7th, 2012 11:27 AM Author: Indigo field Already have, brother. One of the clerks had a manual sitting on his desk about sitting on designation with the 9th circuit (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1918157&forum_id=2#20410984) |
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Date: April 7th, 2012 11:28 AM Author: bisexual haunting den goal in life Weren't you asking about doc review jobs a few days ago? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1918157&forum_id=2#20410986) |
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Date: April 7th, 2012 11:29 AM Author: Indigo field Are u in biglaw, brother? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1918157&forum_id=2#20410989) |
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Date: April 7th, 2012 11:31 AM Author: Self-centered Passionate Plaza He practices BIGBASEMENTLAW. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1918157&forum_id=2#20410995) |
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Date: April 7th, 2012 11:33 AM Author: Indigo field Source? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1918157&forum_id=2#20411000) |
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Date: May 11th, 2012 1:30 PM Author: carnelian crotch www.xoxohth.com (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1918157&forum_id=2#20669753) |
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Date: May 11th, 2012 1:30 PM Author: Indigo field What does that practice group entail? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1918157&forum_id=2#20669759) |
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Date: October 23rd, 2012 5:01 PM Author: Indigo field (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1918157&forum_id=2#21864968) |
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Date: April 9th, 2012 7:06 PM Author: Stirring coldplay fan link to a CAAF judge ever being able to sit on a COA by designation? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1918157&forum_id=2#20426563) |
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Date: April 10th, 2012 4:32 PM Author: Stubborn Swashbuckling Site this. pretty sure AI judges can't do that (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1918157&forum_id=2#20433350) |
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Date: April 14th, 2012 3:32 PM Author: Indigo field (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1918157&forum_id=2#20461896) |
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Date: September 20th, 2012 2:47 PM Author: Indigo field (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1918157&forum_id=2#21622086) |
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Date: April 9th, 2012 7:05 PM Author: Stirring coldplay fan entire federal judiciary uses WP
CAAF = TTT |
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Date: April 10th, 2012 3:42 PM Author: Dashing painfully honest rehab love of her life how about Lotus? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1918157&forum_id=2#20432944) |
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Date: April 10th, 2012 3:46 PM Author: Indigo field IBM is old, broseph. You an aspiring COA clerk? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1918157&forum_id=2#20432972) |
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Date: April 11th, 2012 10:20 PM Author: Red razzmatazz death wish kitchen Old timer judges love it. They think word is some confusing new fangled thing. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1918157&forum_id=2#20443205) |
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Date: May 11th, 2012 1:26 PM Author: Indigo field (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1918157&forum_id=2#20669725) |
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Date: May 11th, 2012 1:31 PM Author: boyish house what classes are you taking next semester brother? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1918157&forum_id=2#20669767) |
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Date: May 11th, 2012 1:33 PM Author: Indigo field CAAF, breh. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1918157&forum_id=2#20669774) |
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Date: May 11th, 2012 1:33 PM Author: boyish house so you didn't get into that seminar? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1918157&forum_id=2#20669781) |
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Date: May 11th, 2012 1:49 PM Author: Cracking Tripping Corner Pisswyrm (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1918157&forum_id=2#20669864) |
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Date: July 20th, 2012 11:33 AM Author: soul-stirring ultramarine volcanic crater doctorate I SWITCHED TO WORDPERFECT BASED ON FAIRNESS???? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1918157&forum_id=2#21129891) |
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Date: July 20th, 2012 11:34 AM Author: Indigo field You seem dumb. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1918157&forum_id=2#21129902) |
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Date: July 20th, 2012 11:36 AM Author: soul-stirring ultramarine volcanic crater doctorate WordPerfect is far superior to Word for any type of legal writing, dipshit. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1918157&forum_id=2#21129907) |
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Date: July 20th, 2012 11:37 AM Author: Indigo field Give me a couple examples why (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1918157&forum_id=2#21129919) |
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Date: September 20th, 2012 3:10 PM Author: smoky submissive selfie inserting symbols like the section sign is way easier it doesn't rape your ass for the lulz etc |
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Date: September 20th, 2012 3:21 PM Author: insane round eye location "inserting symbols like the section sign is way easier"
I can't think of a lawyer who uses Word and doesn't have a macro for the section symbol.
Describe how WP makes it easier than pressing two keys. |
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Date: September 20th, 2012 5:50 PM Author: claret fat ankles cr. just set section symbol to CTRL + S (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1918157&forum_id=2#21623439) |
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Date: September 20th, 2012 5:52 PM Author: insane round eye location I keep that for saving, but that's the idea.
It's easy, and almost every lawyer does it.
I don't see how WP could make it easier.
(You're a real stud if you have a macro for special pasting unformatted text from websites and the like.) |
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Date: July 20th, 2012 11:43 AM Author: Obsidian Pit they stick with it because every time somebody suggests switching to word they come up with some study that says it would cost a shitload to transition to word, plus wordperfect still works. However, their hand is gonna be forced because the marker of wordperfect (novell?) eitehr no longer supports it or is out of business, iirc (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1918157&forum_id=2#21129954) |
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Date: July 20th, 2012 11:46 AM Author: Frum Abode Corel owns it now and continues to support it. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1918157&forum_id=2#21129966) |
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Date: July 20th, 2012 12:25 PM Author: Obsidian Pit maybe corel owned it before. it was not supported by teh manufacturer during the 2009-2010 term fo sho (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1918157&forum_id=2#21130279) |
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Date: July 20th, 2012 11:48 AM Author: Indigo field Does SCOTUS use wordperfecttt? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1918157&forum_id=2#21129984) |
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Date: July 21st, 2012 1:02 AM Author: soul-stirring ultramarine volcanic crater doctorate JOHN ROBERTS DECIDED TO KEEP IT BASED ON FAIRNESS (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1918157&forum_id=2#21136314) |
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Date: August 3rd, 2012 1:30 PM Author: Indigo field (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1918157&forum_id=2#21250191) |
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Date: September 20th, 2012 3:03 PM Author: claret fat ankles My firm uses word perfect. Fucking annoying. I usually just do the work on Word and then transfer it to WP. But sometimes this causes formatting errors and shit. I should probably just learn how to use WP. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1918157&forum_id=2#21622175) |
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Date: September 20th, 2012 3:05 PM Author: arousing dead garrison mad cow disease it's really not hard. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1918157&forum_id=2#21622182) |
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Date: September 20th, 2012 3:07 PM Author: claret fat ankles I duno I find doing tables on it annoying as fuck and sometimes the formatting just gets all fucked up and I have no idea how to fix it - like line spacing sometimes will just get fucked up in a portion of the document - weird as fuck. On Word if something gets fucked up I can fix it. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1918157&forum_id=2#21622194) |
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Date: September 20th, 2012 3:09 PM Author: Indigo field Why doesn't your firm have Word? WTF? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1918157&forum_id=2#21622215) |
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Date: September 20th, 2012 3:15 PM Author: claret fat ankles our computers have word. it's just the old timer partners use word perfect and they are the ones who ultimately give last review of the work so everyone ends up using WP. it's gay as fuck. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1918157&forum_id=2#21622251) |
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Date: September 20th, 2012 3:21 PM Author: Indigo field Why don't you bring up your complaint at the next general meeting? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1918157&forum_id=2#21622283) |
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Date: September 20th, 2012 3:55 PM Author: claret fat ankles Uh, b/c the partners care more about their own convenience than mine (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1918157&forum_id=2#21622513) |
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Date: September 20th, 2012 3:56 PM Author: Indigo field Why don't you invest in 1 hundred dollar word program to install it on your computer, shitlib? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1918157&forum_id=2#21622519) |
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Date: September 20th, 2012 3:57 PM Author: claret fat ankles My computer has word, faggot. I just have to send my docs in word perfect format, which you can't just easily do via MS word for some faggot reason. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1918157&forum_id=2#21622535) |
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Date: September 20th, 2012 4:20 PM Author: Indigo field so copy and paste won't work? How about footnotes? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1918157&forum_id=2#21622751) |
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Date: September 20th, 2012 4:45 PM Author: claret fat ankles I do copy paste currently. Sometimes it fucks up the footnotes and other formatting stuff though (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1918157&forum_id=2#21622946) |
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Date: September 20th, 2012 3:14 PM Author: Spruce floppy step-uncle's house famous landscape painting In my experience, most lawyers in general use wordperfect. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1918157&forum_id=2#21622247) |
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Date: September 20th, 2012 3:22 PM Author: insane round eye location What sort of experience do you have?
The only firms I've encountered that use WP are shitty small firms. |
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Date: September 20th, 2012 3:22 PM Author: Spruce floppy step-uncle's house famous landscape painting shitty small firm experience (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1918157&forum_id=2#21622295) |
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Date: September 20th, 2012 3:23 PM Author: insane round eye location Bullshit. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1918157&forum_id=2#21622298) |
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Date: September 20th, 2012 3:56 PM Author: claret fat ankles Big firms have to adopt MS Word because of file sharing and redlining that goes on between co-counsel. Small firms don't have that problem b/c it's so rare to be working with different firms like that. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1918157&forum_id=2#21622521) |
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Date: September 20th, 2012 3:57 PM Author: Indigo field What about the federal courts? There is plenty of file sharing and redlining that goes in writing a memorandum of law and fact for the judge (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1918157&forum_id=2#21622537) |
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Date: September 20th, 2012 3:59 PM Author: claret fat ankles Right, but they all have word perfect. It would be a giant mess if half the firms had word and half had word perfect since there is no cross redlining feature. You can't even open a word perfect doc in MS Word. This forces all firms to choose MS Word. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1918157&forum_id=2#21622553) |
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Date: September 20th, 2012 4:18 PM Author: Indigo field Does SCOTUS have wordperfect? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1918157&forum_id=2#21622730) |
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Date: September 20th, 2012 5:49 PM Author: insane round eye location I work at a small firm that does mostly litigation. We redline things all the the time with opposing counsel (e.g., settlement agreements, stipulated facts).
I can't imagine what we do is all that rare. |
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Date: September 20th, 2012 4:01 PM Author: claret fat ankles One of my pet peeves about WP is what you see on the screen looks nothing like how it prints out. Drives me nuts how TTT it looks on the screen, but then you print and it looks fine. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1918157&forum_id=2#21622566) |
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Date: September 20th, 2012 4:47 PM Author: Spruce floppy step-uncle's house famous landscape painting I handwrite my motions (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1918157&forum_id=2#21622961) |
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Date: September 20th, 2012 6:17 PM Author: Indigo field How do u submit to court & opposing counsel? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1918157&forum_id=2#21623650) |
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Date: September 20th, 2012 4:47 PM Author: Deep Irradiated Spot Tattoo As of 2 months ago, the court announced plans to transition to Word. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1918157&forum_id=2#21622970) |
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Date: September 20th, 2012 6:17 PM Author: Indigo field cite (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1918157&forum_id=2#21623647) |
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Date: October 23rd, 2012 7:16 PM Author: Deep Irradiated Spot Tattoo An email that was sent to me from a clerk who I constantly ball busted about their using WordPerfect. Allow me to waste time uploading it so I can satisfy some guy who wastes his life away on this board. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1918157&forum_id=2#21866237) |
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Date: September 20th, 2012 6:55 PM Author: chest-beating aphrodisiac box office black woman (SSM subtly laying foundation for reason why he didn't get COA, just like how he started talking about hating Cambridge and New Haven a few years ago) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1918157&forum_id=2#21623985) |