tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4699569072125055281Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:10:32 +0000I'm a law school graduate with a law job that makes me miserable. This blog is my therapy and an argument for not going to law school and becoming a lawyer. May it entertain and enlighten.http://lifeisjustlawful.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (d)Blogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4699569072125055281.post-148028592356893841Thu, 10 Jan 2008 07:13:00 +00002008-01-13T02:50:35.968-05:00stupid bossI got up later than usual on Wednesday. The boss informed me on Tuesday that he would be in court for oral arguments on a motion he succeeded in submitting to the court three weeks ago, and then at a CLE course all morning. What better time to slack off? I decided to sleep more and come to work a bit later.When I arrived an hour late, Ben was already in the office. He had come in a couple of http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LifeIsJustlawful/~3/VH53Ohqh1iE/has-alzheimers-set-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (d)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeIsJustlawful?a=VH53Ohqh1iE:q59YqKs_6F8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeIsJustlawful?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeIsJustlawful?a=VH53Ohqh1iE:q59YqKs_6F8:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeIsJustlawful?i=VH53Ohqh1iE:q59YqKs_6F8:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeIsJustlawful?a=VH53Ohqh1iE:q59YqKs_6F8:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeIsJustlawful?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeIsJustlawful?a=VH53Ohqh1iE:q59YqKs_6F8:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeIsJustlawful?i=VH53Ohqh1iE:q59YqKs_6F8:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LifeIsJustlawful/~4/VH53Ohqh1iE" height="1" width="1"/>http://lifeisjustlawful.blogspot.com/2008/01/has-alzheimers-set-in.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4699569072125055281.post-7494239100949886764Thu, 03 Jan 2008 04:08:00 +00002008-01-02T23:32:41.822-05:00stupid bosslawyersThe boss is back from Europe. Perhaps I haven't been around lawyers long enough,* but am I wrong in thinking it's a bit strange for someone to go straight to work after an eight hour flight? Ben Waterman is that type of guy, a lawyer. His plane landed some time around 12 PM, and at 2:40 he walked into the suite, luggage in hand, just in time to receive a fax from the American Clerical Service http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LifeIsJustlawful/~3/479-EcamIQk/my-at-work-vacation-is-over.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (d)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeIsJustlawful?a=479-EcamIQk:HOi2IGibaYQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeIsJustlawful?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeIsJustlawful?a=479-EcamIQk:HOi2IGibaYQ:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeIsJustlawful?i=479-EcamIQk:HOi2IGibaYQ:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeIsJustlawful?a=479-EcamIQk:HOi2IGibaYQ:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeIsJustlawful?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeIsJustlawful?a=479-EcamIQk:HOi2IGibaYQ:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeIsJustlawful?i=479-EcamIQk:HOi2IGibaYQ:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LifeIsJustlawful/~4/479-EcamIQk" height="1" width="1"/>http://lifeisjustlawful.blogspot.com/2008/01/my-at-work-vacation-is-over.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4699569072125055281.post-8887697534231243872Wed, 02 Jan 2008 11:52:00 +00002008-01-01T22:47:42.599-05:00stupid bosslawyersugly AmericanDuring my interview with Ben, he said that he favors the havenots of the world, and practices law only to travel. From what I've seen, however, all his out of work activities involve the practice of law. For example, when he goes to lunch, it is either with some other lawyer or to some law school lecture. He's on several Bar committees, and participates in some sort of Bar theater project, which http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LifeIsJustlawful/~3/SJ1DoE1Ti7E/what-is-lawyer.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (d)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeIsJustlawful?a=SJ1DoE1Ti7E:TRIRXv1Pw_Q:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeIsJustlawful?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeIsJustlawful?a=SJ1DoE1Ti7E:TRIRXv1Pw_Q:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeIsJustlawful?i=SJ1DoE1Ti7E:TRIRXv1Pw_Q:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeIsJustlawful?a=SJ1DoE1Ti7E:TRIRXv1Pw_Q:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeIsJustlawful?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeIsJustlawful?a=SJ1DoE1Ti7E:TRIRXv1Pw_Q:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeIsJustlawful?i=SJ1DoE1Ti7E:TRIRXv1Pw_Q:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LifeIsJustlawful/~4/SJ1DoE1Ti7E" height="1" width="1"/>http://lifeisjustlawful.blogspot.com/2007/12/what-is-lawyer.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4699569072125055281.post-2181131809249205519Tue, 01 Jan 2008 06:18:00 +00002008-12-09T11:57:01.933-05:00Above is a screeshot from my computer.There is a problem with Windows, but we don't have a solution. We don't even know what the problem is, but we do know there is one.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LifeIsJustlawful/~3/fyPmFUEhU_w/happy-new-year-from-microsoft-vista.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (d)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeIsJustlawful?a=fyPmFUEhU_w:3cPu0CM-jcQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeIsJustlawful?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeIsJustlawful?a=fyPmFUEhU_w:3cPu0CM-jcQ:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeIsJustlawful?i=fyPmFUEhU_w:3cPu0CM-jcQ:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeIsJustlawful?a=fyPmFUEhU_w:3cPu0CM-jcQ:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeIsJustlawful?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeIsJustlawful?a=fyPmFUEhU_w:3cPu0CM-jcQ:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeIsJustlawful?i=fyPmFUEhU_w:3cPu0CM-jcQ:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LifeIsJustlawful/~4/fyPmFUEhU_w" height="1" width="1"/>http://lifeisjustlawful.blogspot.com/2008/01/happy-new-year-from-microsoft-vista.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4699569072125055281.post-7726096787578889288Mon, 31 Dec 2007 03:56:00 +00002007-12-30T23:27:00.940-05:00I've already written about getting good grades in law school without doing much work. Here's how the regular law school people do it.First year's classes and professors are decided for everyone, so these people just work as hard as they can. They stay up all night reading. They join study groups to make sure they have no free time.In the second year, they take lots of seminars and clinics. These http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LifeIsJustlawful/~3/zU7PTvNpKCg/good-grades-in-law-school-for-regular.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (d)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeIsJustlawful?a=zU7PTvNpKCg:orl3Sl0Rn3U:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeIsJustlawful?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeIsJustlawful?a=zU7PTvNpKCg:orl3Sl0Rn3U:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeIsJustlawful?i=zU7PTvNpKCg:orl3Sl0Rn3U:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeIsJustlawful?a=zU7PTvNpKCg:orl3Sl0Rn3U:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeIsJustlawful?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeIsJustlawful?a=zU7PTvNpKCg:orl3Sl0Rn3U:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeIsJustlawful?i=zU7PTvNpKCg:orl3Sl0Rn3U:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LifeIsJustlawful/~4/zU7PTvNpKCg" height="1" width="1"/>http://lifeisjustlawful.blogspot.com/2007/12/good-grades-in-law-school-for-regular.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4699569072125055281.post-8104739897896015912Wed, 26 Dec 2007 13:43:00 +00002007-12-26T09:03:28.037-05:00stupid bossWith the frowzy boss away in Europe, I sit behind his messy desk. On top and all around it are documents. I've been through this before, so I won't describe it again. From this perspective, however, I can see under some of the crap on his desk. One object not visible before is a container of KY Jelly. First incredulity and then disgust fills my mind. Is this why Ben's going to the bathroom all http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LifeIsJustlawful/~3/clUU70id6XA/what-are-uses-of-ky-jelly.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (d)1<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeIsJustlawful?a=clUU70id6XA:QGFvqcebzbQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeIsJustlawful?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeIsJustlawful?a=clUU70id6XA:QGFvqcebzbQ:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeIsJustlawful?i=clUU70id6XA:QGFvqcebzbQ:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeIsJustlawful?a=clUU70id6XA:QGFvqcebzbQ:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeIsJustlawful?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeIsJustlawful?a=clUU70id6XA:QGFvqcebzbQ:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeIsJustlawful?i=clUU70id6XA:QGFvqcebzbQ:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LifeIsJustlawful/~4/clUU70id6XA" height="1" width="1"/>http://lifeisjustlawful.blogspot.com/2007/12/what-are-uses-of-ky-jelly.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4699569072125055281.post-2574439048309950131Mon, 24 Dec 2007 03:50:00 +00002007-12-23T23:06:57.821-05:00stupid bossThe boss has left for Europe, to be with his wife's family and to send me imbecilic emails throughout the day and night. He's only been there since Saturday and already there are problems.He attempted to file an accounting of an estate. As I mentioned in an earlier post, he's been doing estate stuff since the 1970s. But after all this time, does he know how to do an accounting? Nope. Apparently Ihttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LifeIsJustlawful/~3/GWLuuz5OEUM/waterman-idiot.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (d)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeIsJustlawful?a=GWLuuz5OEUM:MCJdGajhUHc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeIsJustlawful?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeIsJustlawful?a=GWLuuz5OEUM:MCJdGajhUHc:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeIsJustlawful?i=GWLuuz5OEUM:MCJdGajhUHc:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeIsJustlawful?a=GWLuuz5OEUM:MCJdGajhUHc:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeIsJustlawful?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeIsJustlawful?a=GWLuuz5OEUM:MCJdGajhUHc:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeIsJustlawful?i=GWLuuz5OEUM:MCJdGajhUHc:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LifeIsJustlawful/~4/GWLuuz5OEUM" height="1" width="1"/>http://lifeisjustlawful.blogspot.com/2007/12/waterman-idiot.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4699569072125055281.post-8682454912990649615Tue, 18 Dec 2007 11:52:00 +00002007-12-18T08:17:34.013-05:00work sucksMy last work day last week, I wrote Ben a memo, which I sent by email. One lawyerly trait I have is an obsessive compulsive need to check over what I've written (not so much here, as this is supposed to be therapy.) I read over the memo a couple of times; it was about evicting homeless people out of a dead woman's house because her heirs want to sell it. Even though they're living there, Ben and http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LifeIsJustlawful/~3/Vo765lxrdUY/clever-title.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (d)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeIsJustlawful?a=Vo765lxrdUY:5AjlZ62WoMo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeIsJustlawful?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeIsJustlawful?a=Vo765lxrdUY:5AjlZ62WoMo:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeIsJustlawful?i=Vo765lxrdUY:5AjlZ62WoMo:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeIsJustlawful?a=Vo765lxrdUY:5AjlZ62WoMo:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeIsJustlawful?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeIsJustlawful?a=Vo765lxrdUY:5AjlZ62WoMo:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeIsJustlawful?i=Vo765lxrdUY:5AjlZ62WoMo:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LifeIsJustlawful/~4/Vo765lxrdUY" height="1" width="1"/>http://lifeisjustlawful.blogspot.com/2007/12/clever-title.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4699569072125055281.post-7626720337650241778Sun, 16 Dec 2007 05:12:00 +00002007-12-16T15:51:29.763-05:00high schoollaw schoolAre American high schools really like the ones they show on TV and in the movies? Are there jocks, who date the cheerleaders and bully the nerds? Are there homecomings and dances, sports competitions, unintended pregnancies with hilarious consequences, geeks mustering up the courage to take on the popular kids, and all those other things?I ask because I didn't go to a high school like that. Whilehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LifeIsJustlawful/~3/qtuuWddbC60/law-school-is-weird-version-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (d)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeIsJustlawful?a=qtuuWddbC60:Dw9hY4N0_KQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeIsJustlawful?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeIsJustlawful?a=qtuuWddbC60:Dw9hY4N0_KQ:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeIsJustlawful?i=qtuuWddbC60:Dw9hY4N0_KQ:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeIsJustlawful?a=qtuuWddbC60:Dw9hY4N0_KQ:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeIsJustlawful?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeIsJustlawful?a=qtuuWddbC60:Dw9hY4N0_KQ:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeIsJustlawful?i=qtuuWddbC60:Dw9hY4N0_KQ:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LifeIsJustlawful/~4/qtuuWddbC60" height="1" width="1"/>http://lifeisjustlawful.blogspot.com/2007/12/law-school-is-weird-version-of.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4699569072125055281.post-4492123591729555757Thu, 13 Dec 2007 13:34:00 +00002007-12-13T08:38:24.656-05:00upset clientsoffice lifedrinkingRich Peiser is the office ugly American. He screams and curses all day long, at clients, other lawyers, and people in the office. Yesterday he had a fight with the Spanish neat freak. Apparently they're working on a case together. Rich accused Juan of not signing a release that Rich emailed him. They cursed and screamed at each other for half and hour, until it was determined that Rich never senthttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LifeIsJustlawful/~3/r24fvOMQ2m8/rich-peiser-office-bozo.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (d)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeIsJustlawful?a=r24fvOMQ2m8:1NHSuWqcEIA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeIsJustlawful?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeIsJustlawful?a=r24fvOMQ2m8:1NHSuWqcEIA:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeIsJustlawful?i=r24fvOMQ2m8:1NHSuWqcEIA:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeIsJustlawful?a=r24fvOMQ2m8:1NHSuWqcEIA:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeIsJustlawful?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeIsJustlawful?a=r24fvOMQ2m8:1NHSuWqcEIA:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeIsJustlawful?i=r24fvOMQ2m8:1NHSuWqcEIA:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LifeIsJustlawful/~4/r24fvOMQ2m8" height="1" width="1"/>http://lifeisjustlawful.blogspot.com/2007/12/rich-peiser-office-bozo.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4699569072125055281.post-5477269621380765971Wed, 12 Dec 2007 13:17:00 +00002007-12-12T08:19:59.257-05:00stupid bossMiserable law firm lifeThere's a fancy, though somehow deffective phone on my desk at the office. Yesterday, Ben discovered that all the phones in the suite are connected by an intercom system.And so it began--My phone started making noises and I jumped. Then Ben's voice was there, right next to me. With panic I looked over my shoulder. Ben was in his office, fiddling with his phone. What the hell?He said my name againhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LifeIsJustlawful/~3/9BaV6WY3S-w/office-intercom.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (d)1<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeIsJustlawful?a=9BaV6WY3S-w:OQs6CdeSHfc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeIsJustlawful?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeIsJustlawful?a=9BaV6WY3S-w:OQs6CdeSHfc:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeIsJustlawful?i=9BaV6WY3S-w:OQs6CdeSHfc:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeIsJustlawful?a=9BaV6WY3S-w:OQs6CdeSHfc:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeIsJustlawful?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeIsJustlawful?a=9BaV6WY3S-w:OQs6CdeSHfc:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeIsJustlawful?i=9BaV6WY3S-w:OQs6CdeSHfc:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LifeIsJustlawful/~4/9BaV6WY3S-w" height="1" width="1"/>http://lifeisjustlawful.blogspot.com/2007/12/office-intercom.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4699569072125055281.post-4512359400803360728Tue, 11 Dec 2007 12:54:00 +00002007-12-11T08:10:34.706-05:00Miserable law firm lifeYesterday at work, because Ben had nothing to do, he asked me how my weekend was. I said it was good. He asked what happened that made it good. I said I didn't know. So why was it good? he interrogated me. I thought about it and said that nothing bad happened, so it was good. Ben didn't understand. You have a strange view on life, he told me, think about what happened to make it good, because http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LifeIsJustlawful/~3/5g0dKmGBWgM/ben-waterman-is-miserable.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (d)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeIsJustlawful?a=5g0dKmGBWgM:BWy-9TjviUM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeIsJustlawful?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeIsJustlawful?a=5g0dKmGBWgM:BWy-9TjviUM:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeIsJustlawful?i=5g0dKmGBWgM:BWy-9TjviUM:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeIsJustlawful?a=5g0dKmGBWgM:BWy-9TjviUM:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeIsJustlawful?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeIsJustlawful?a=5g0dKmGBWgM:BWy-9TjviUM:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeIsJustlawful?i=5g0dKmGBWgM:BWy-9TjviUM:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LifeIsJustlawful/~4/5g0dKmGBWgM" height="1" width="1"/>http://lifeisjustlawful.blogspot.com/2007/12/ben-waterman-is-miserable.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4699569072125055281.post-6123610008102223569Sun, 09 Dec 2007 20:31:00 +00002007-12-30T22:55:53.777-05:00law school gradesAs I said before, I'm a slacker. I try to do things with the least effort possible. I went through law school in just that way, finishing in the top third of my class.When you select courses for your second year, find professors that don't cold call or take attendence. This information can be found from your fellow law students, from websites such as ratemyprofessors.com, and possibly from your http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LifeIsJustlawful/~3/jQSSEHTimdY/passing-and-maybe-doing-quite-well-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (d)2<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeIsJustlawful?a=jQSSEHTimdY:gBcJC35VBVU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeIsJustlawful?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeIsJustlawful?a=jQSSEHTimdY:gBcJC35VBVU:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeIsJustlawful?i=jQSSEHTimdY:gBcJC35VBVU:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeIsJustlawful?a=jQSSEHTimdY:gBcJC35VBVU:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeIsJustlawful?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeIsJustlawful?a=jQSSEHTimdY:gBcJC35VBVU:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeIsJustlawful?i=jQSSEHTimdY:gBcJC35VBVU:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LifeIsJustlawful/~4/jQSSEHTimdY" height="1" width="1"/>http://lifeisjustlawful.blogspot.com/2007/12/passing-and-maybe-doing-quite-well-in.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4699569072125055281.post-7728086818749414179Fri, 07 Dec 2007 04:31:00 +00002007-12-10T23:54:34.937-05:00I work at the Law Offices of Ben Waterman, P.C.* Why is it that solo practitioners have law offices, and not just a law office? My boss shares a suite, in a fancy East Midtown building (which every lawyer in the office puts on their cards and letterhead, since that's probably their biggest client getter), with a bunch of other lawyers. He has a small office, and a space for me in another room, http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LifeIsJustlawful/~3/X3FzVmF5eq0/my-work-situation.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (d)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeIsJustlawful?a=X3FzVmF5eq0:z6QJuP8j-o0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeIsJustlawful?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeIsJustlawful?a=X3FzVmF5eq0:z6QJuP8j-o0:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeIsJustlawful?i=X3FzVmF5eq0:z6QJuP8j-o0:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeIsJustlawful?a=X3FzVmF5eq0:z6QJuP8j-o0:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeIsJustlawful?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeIsJustlawful?a=X3FzVmF5eq0:z6QJuP8j-o0:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeIsJustlawful?i=X3FzVmF5eq0:z6QJuP8j-o0:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LifeIsJustlawful/~4/X3FzVmF5eq0" height="1" width="1"/>http://lifeisjustlawful.blogspot.com/2007/12/my-work-situation.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4699569072125055281.post-6214949216380705779Tue, 04 Dec 2007 03:52:00 +00002007-12-15T13:34:53.886-05:00Mine is a generation of slackers. In our mid-twenties and early thirties, most of us still live with our parents. We are college educated and some of us even have jobs, that we change on a regular basis. We try to find ourselves and rely on the safety net that living with parents provides. We can make mistakes and take risks that would otherwise be disasterous. Mostly though, we want to be happy,http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LifeIsJustlawful/~3/WzFzHl7BT54/general-background.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (d)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeIsJustlawful?a=WzFzHl7BT54:7gjH6k8rBDY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeIsJustlawful?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeIsJustlawful?a=WzFzHl7BT54:7gjH6k8rBDY:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeIsJustlawful?i=WzFzHl7BT54:7gjH6k8rBDY:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeIsJustlawful?a=WzFzHl7BT54:7gjH6k8rBDY:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeIsJustlawful?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeIsJustlawful?a=WzFzHl7BT54:7gjH6k8rBDY:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeIsJustlawful?i=WzFzHl7BT54:7gjH6k8rBDY:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LifeIsJustlawful/~4/WzFzHl7BT54" height="1" width="1"/>http://lifeisjustlawful.blogspot.com/2007/12/general-background.html