Flashblog

I haven't written anything here in a very long time. Actually, I've written several posts but have not posted them because they were whiney or stupid or annoying. It happens.

At The Firm, the younger partner told me he was leaving and going to a new firm the first of the year. He said that he would call me if he had any projects. That's fine with me. Actually, it's fine if he doesn't call me. I'm fine if I start working. The younger partner told me it cost him $12,000 a month just to run the office. The new firm will only charge him $2000 a month, and has everything he needs. It sounds good for him. The older partner isn't really retiring and is still working. Now he is mad that the younger partner left. But the younger partner told me that he tried to get other lawyers into the office, but they didn't get along with the older partner. So now they are kind of winding down the firm. And they've started discussion of who gets what. I don't know what the older partner is going to do because it must be SO expensive to keep the office open. Oh, and the last assistant/paralegal is leaving on December 11 so there will be no one there.

The best thing about working for The Firm, is all the practical legal aspects of running a law practice. The organization of cases is astounding. The amount of paperwork is daunting. The work you have to do just so you don't get sued yourself is phenomenal. Not to metion the organization of a case is one of the most complex endeavors ever, especially a big personal injury case. You need depositions, interrogatories, 5 billion letters to everyone, experts galore, medical records, technical inspections. All this is just for one case when you're getting a contingent fee and you may never recover, even after investing thousands of dollars in fees and expenses. Also, the worst case I've ever seen is a probate case challenging a joint and survivor bank accounts that have 17 plaintiffs. SEVENTEEN. That's almost a class action. So, I've learned a lot. What to do. What not to do. That I don't want to have my own firm...yet.

At the PDs office the other day I had the perfect client. He was a 20 year old who got a DUI but was under the legal limit, but driving with any alcohol in your system is still a misdemeanor. He was just so nice and cooperative. He was also so worried. I was glad that he didn't get anything too severe. And he'll be there tomorrow for sentencing! Oh, and last week I had SO many alcoholic that I thought would go to jail for a very long time. They didn't. It always makes me mad when the judge sentences less severe than I want. This is why I shouldn't be a judge...yet. That and I base guilt on how nice a person is.

Last Friday was Jessica's surprise party. It was very fun. I wish Jessica could have been there for most of it :) Oh, and Jessica has started playing the Sims again. I'm living with Kristen. I'm thinking that I need to meet someone and get married and move out, but that's just me. I think my Sims version's ears are bleeding. I wonder what my last name is?

I've also come to a conclusion that I hate Toledo. And I hate living alone. I've lived alone for several years now and it's just not fun. I wouldn't mind living alone if I had close friends nearby but I don't. I don't talk to anyone during the week. It's kind of sad. It's not that I have no human interaction, but I just don't come home to anyone or hang out with anyone. It's lonely. I'll need to correct this as soon as I get out of school.

I'm in EU Law right now. We're talking about sports. One person just said that there is a restaurant chain called the Pink Taco and they want to name a stadium in Arizona the Pink Taco Arena or something. Pink. Taco.

I've scheduled so far for the spring. Right now I'm taking Secured Transactions, Criminal Procedure-Investigations, NAFTA, Practical Legal Writing, and Estate Planning. It shouldn't be too difficult. I don't really know what else to take. I was going to take a clinic but I'd rather work for the public defender and do research on the side than work for free for the school. And at this point class is pretty easy. I think I'll stick to my schedule. Once I'm done I will have taken all major subjects tested on the bar and the Michigan bar with the exception of Conflicts of Laws, Worker's Comp and Equity. Not bad.

I guess this is all for now. I should pay attention since we're talking about real things now.

Oh, and congratulations to Jay for getting into grad school. Very cool.