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Suddenly realized why lawyers overvalue credentials
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Date: October 30th, 2014 8:18 PM Author: vermilion location There is no way to distinguish middle 60% of lawyers. You can tell the SPS ones and the fantastically creative ones, but that's about it.
Even when someone says David Boies is a fantastic litigator - wtf does that mean at this point? That he has a fantastic service partner? |
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Date: October 30th, 2014 9:14 PM Author: erotic stead he's VERY good at getting last second motions filed. he knows exactly where to stamp the documents to get in good graces of the clerk. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2714275&forum_id=2#26617853) |
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Date: October 30th, 2014 9:59 PM Author: exhilarant know-it-all background story abode Your an idiot. You claim that there's no way to distinguish the middle 60% and give the example of David Boies.
The reason that Lawyer's care about credentials is because that's what lawyers do. They take concepts and concretize them until they are meaningless. If HLS+cravath meant you were taught to be a good lawyer it would not be credentialism it would be quality. So the natural outcome is to move the meannig of HLS and Cravath further and further away from what it was originally sought after to represent. |
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Date: October 30th, 2014 10:32 PM Author: vermilion location The use of "even" indicates that i fucking know that david boies does not fit into the 60%. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2714275&forum_id=2#26618385) |
Date: October 30th, 2014 9:09 PM Author: concupiscible light mexican Sad that you "suddenly" realized this. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2714275&forum_id=2#26617821) |
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Date: October 30th, 2014 9:13 PM Author: vermilion location i dont really sit around thinking about what makes a good lawyer (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2714275&forum_id=2#26617846) |
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Date: October 30th, 2014 9:14 PM Author: razzle circlehead (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2714275&forum_id=2#26617858) |
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Date: October 30th, 2014 9:20 PM Author: aggressive abusive corner pretty much but also lawyers are kind of aspie and need rigid structures so they adopt the hierarchy of the USNWR like it's a court document or legal code
basically law isn't all that hard so it's difficult for the market to distinguish the best from the worst and since there is an over-supply it's even more important not to be shit
of course this is insane because it ultimately leads people to take 300K in loans when they probably could be a great lawyer with 1/3 of that
who benefits? the bar, older lawyers, boomers |
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Date: October 30th, 2014 10:37 PM Author: cracking home candlestick maker there is no substance to the legal profession. Theres no way to distinguish 99% of them. Only trial lawyers can be distinguished if theyre very good looking. The credential bs is only rampant in professions where there is nothing else to go off of. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2714275&forum_id=2#26618425) |
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Date: October 30th, 2014 10:48 PM Author: vermilion location the best trial lawyers are probably excepted from this. the best I've seen is bob morvillo and he was definitely no chad. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2714275&forum_id=2#26618520) |
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Date: October 30th, 2014 10:47 PM Author: Federal Lettuce Theatre There is no way to differentiate, and that's why responsiveness (always checking Blackberry) and spending time at your desk (billables) are the logical ways that lawyers end up competing with each other. It's miserable. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2714275&forum_id=2#26618505) |
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Date: January 11th, 2023 7:00 AM Author: Drab den water buffalo (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2714275&forum_id=2#45772990) |
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Date: January 11th, 2023 10:22 AM Author: Saffron wrinkle Oh what a noble profession! (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2714275&forum_id=2#45773264) |
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Date: January 11th, 2023 4:05 AM Author: pea-brained kitchen (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2714275&forum_id=2#45772808) |