May I suggest another line of work?
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May I suggest another line of work?
Well you shouldn't. Most of my clients crack "lawyer" jokes now and then; it's pretty common place in today's society. You need to learn to take a joke and smile along w/ them. I've never had a client that has been truly happy to be in my office and I feel that joking about lawyers helps them to deal with their situation.
However, lawyers must be able to control the release of information. Whether they are evaluating contracts in an office or defending in courtrooms they need to be able to deal with confrontational questions
I got this bs in graduate school all the time. I was like the barbarian who could speak English.
You have (gasp) “guns”?
Yes.
Are they (gasp, gasp) loaded?
Some of them.
How are they going to get used to the idea of being near a gun if you protect them from it?
it will be easier as I may end up specializing in self-defense cases.
I'd have just told them it was for my concealed carry license. I've never been one to make a secret out of it and I'll tell you why. If people do not associate gun carry with normal, responsible people they know, who will they associate it with?
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but he's about to graduate law school whereas I am only just about to start
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then I felt bad about lying
May I suggest another line of work?
"How do you know this? You haven't had to apply for the bar yet."
"Well, actually, they're not quite the same. The electronic method digitizes the prints and they get automatically sent to a central database that I believe is hosted by the FBI.