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re: Life as a Lawyer Advice Needed
Posted on 4/26/24 at 9:48 pm to ThermoDynamicTiger
Posted on 4/26/24 at 9:48 pm to ThermoDynamicTiger
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I had no intention of practicing law because it is terribly boring, and the people are horrible.
This.
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Posted on 4/26/24 at 9:50 pm to Hou_Lawyer
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My advice is to seek a different career. I’m not joking.
This is what I tell anyone who asks me.
Posted on 4/27/24 at 5:44 am to dirtsandwich
The worst part of my day is always dealing with other lawyers.
Posted on 4/27/24 at 7:20 am to Unsettled
I don’t know much about Louisiana law market but I do know these facts because Mississippi is similar
1. State is losing population
2. State is full of “billboard” attorneys
3. Its most likely a good ol boy type system where you need contacts and the “I knew your daddy come to my firm for a job if you need one” type stuff to really reach the higher levels
It may depend on what type of law she wants to pursue. Criminal? Personal injury? Corporate? Etc
I’d advise to stay closer to home and go where the population and economy is doing well. With growth comes increased demand for services. In places like Louisiana where growth is stagnant and population declining, an outsider will have a difficult time getting clients from local established attorneys
1. State is losing population
2. State is full of “billboard” attorneys
3. Its most likely a good ol boy type system where you need contacts and the “I knew your daddy come to my firm for a job if you need one” type stuff to really reach the higher levels
It may depend on what type of law she wants to pursue. Criminal? Personal injury? Corporate? Etc
I’d advise to stay closer to home and go where the population and economy is doing well. With growth comes increased demand for services. In places like Louisiana where growth is stagnant and population declining, an outsider will have a difficult time getting clients from local established attorneys
Posted on 4/27/24 at 8:35 am to TheOcean
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The worst part of my day is always dealing with other lawyers.
To the OP, the person who posted the above isn’t joking. If your daughter is bright, hardworking, and personable, she should consider another profession.
Posted on 11/15/24 at 4:48 pm to dirtsandwich
I have been thinking a lot about going to law school some day. I have shadowed a family member who works as a Landman and as somebody who loves history I found the work quite interesting. The problem is it seems like if you just want to do title land work it’s damn hard to break $100k even with 10+ years of experience (and this was the case 6 years ago, forget inflation)
I have an uncle that lives in a small town, has his own tiny firm (no website or anything) and does estate planning, real estate, oil and gas, and arbitration/mediation law. I feel like this would be my dream career. But I have also heard all of the negatives about law school. I think I’m just gonna go the Landman route and when I’m in my 30s I will think harder about law school. I just want to make $125k and live in a small town.
If I do decide to go to law school some day is the best advice to just get out with as little debt as possible, with no big law aspirations?
I have an uncle that lives in a small town, has his own tiny firm (no website or anything) and does estate planning, real estate, oil and gas, and arbitration/mediation law. I feel like this would be my dream career. But I have also heard all of the negatives about law school. I think I’m just gonna go the Landman route and when I’m in my 30s I will think harder about law school. I just want to make $125k and live in a small town.
If I do decide to go to law school some day is the best advice to just get out with as little debt as possible, with no big law aspirations?
Posted on 11/15/24 at 10:30 pm to justaniceguy
If you want to be a lawyer/landman consider writing title opinions. Takes a long time to learn and the work is tedious, but you’ll make more than being a day rate landman.
Posted on 11/16/24 at 6:31 am to deltaland
This sounds like a great idea until you meet your future spouse while in school (whether she is another student or a girl who lives in that big city). Then the small town dream is dead…
Posted on 11/16/24 at 11:42 am to justaniceguy
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If I do decide to go to law school some day is the best advice to just get out with as little debt as possible, with no big law aspirations?
Yes. The debt, especially early in one's earning career, can be suffocating.
Posted on 11/17/24 at 3:44 pm to Contender54
Seems like there is a wide variety in what and how monetarily successful The young people I know around my age are doing. Some are not even working as lawyers while some seem to have good jobs. One of my friends works in a small firm seems to have plenty of work and doesn’t work many weekends. He seems to be fairly happy. His wife has a good job in nonlegal field, so I’m sure that helps. Also have friends working for the government making in the 60s.
I recently reached out to firm in a big city in Texas to get some work done and the prices they quoted me were 295 to 675 an hour depending on which attorney. This was like a 10 or 12 person firm. I know my parents pay like half per hour in a smaller town.
I’m not a lawyer so that’s all I got.
I recently reached out to firm in a big city in Texas to get some work done and the prices they quoted me were 295 to 675 an hour depending on which attorney. This was like a 10 or 12 person firm. I know my parents pay like half per hour in a smaller town.
I’m not a lawyer so that’s all I got.
This post was edited on 11/17/24 at 3:45 pm
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