by "ImmoralMinority" (araimondo)
Published 11/16/2017 at 20:04
by "ImmoralMinority" (araimondo)
Published 11/16/2017 at 20:04
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This woman has worked for me as a paralegal for a couple of years. She has a law degree, and started as a law clerk, taking shitty money and no benefits to get her foot in the door. She has worked her ass off and has proved her competence.
She is tough as nails, smart as a whip, and determined to succeed. She has earned my respect and admiration as she has clawed her way toward being a lawyer. You see, she has failed the bar exam three times, yet remains determined. Result #4 comes out tomorrow night.
Man, I want her to pass, and I want to give her a job as an attorney. This woman is going to be a star; the test doesn’t know shit. My best hires have never been blue chippers with a clear path to success; my best outcomes have been hiring hungry people who have brains and drive and just need a chance. I have invested a lot in her and want so bad for her to make it. I have posted a lot about shitty lawyers, but this woman could be a great one. People who have to fight for it are better.
Please use your Oppo magic to deliver a good result for a nice person. She deserves it. Oh yeah, her boyfriend is putting is cancer-stricken dog through chemo, so how can you not root for these people?
"The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock" (jukesjukesjukes)
11/16/2017 at 20:07, STARS: 2
I’ll send Jukes of luck.
"RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars" (rallydarkstrike)
11/16/2017 at 20:21, STARS: 1
And I’ll send thousands of FIAT 126p’s of luck as FIAT 126ps are small to begin with and I have to make up for the discrepancy through numbers.
"That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms" (thatbastardkurtis5)
11/16/2017 at 20:28, STARS: 1
I had a teacher in junior high that had failed the bar exam something like 6-7 times. I googled his name a year ago and found he was a lawyer, so he passed eventually, which made me happy. Good luck to her, I’m sure she’ll get it this time.
"Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom" (will-alib)
11/16/2017 at 20:28, STARS: 5
Saying a prayer to Our Lady of Internal Combustion for her..
"Stef Schrader" (stefschrader)
11/16/2017 at 20:44, STARS: 0
{ rubs Lucky Bunny’s belly }
"Chariotoflove" (chariotoflove)
11/16/2017 at 20:46, STARS: 1
Sending lucky thoughts.
"DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time" (dc3ls-)
11/16/2017 at 20:46, STARS: 0
I’ll send an Integra filled with luck
*Stolen*
"MrDakka" (mrdakka)
11/16/2017 at 20:53, STARS: 1
Oh man, waiting for test results is always nerve wracking. Wishing her the best of luck.
Incidentally my brother is about to start studying as a paralegal. Any pointers/words of wisdom you have that I can pass along would be appreciated.
"50ford500" (50ford500)
11/16/2017 at 20:56, STARS: 1
May the Daytona Blue of my Dodge Charger be upon her
"random001" (random001)
11/16/2017 at 21:00, STARS: 1
May she be touched by His Noodly Appendage.
"For Sweden" (rallybeetle)
11/16/2017 at 21:02, STARS: 2
I was thrown out of a bar once.
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
11/16/2017 at 21:06, STARS: 2
I’m relieved that this is not a sad post, but rather a hopeful one. I’m definitely pulling for her!
“the test doesn’t know shit.”
None of them do. Standardized testing is total BS.
“People who have to fight for it are better.”
I think this is a truism.
"EL_ULY" (uly)
11/16/2017 at 21:14, STARS: 0
It sucks they don’t sell alcohol at Chuck E. Cheese anymore >:(
"For Sweden" (rallybeetle)
11/16/2017 at 21:41, STARS: 0
Isn’t that a Dave & Buster’s?
"Textured Soy Protein" (texturedsoyprotein)
11/16/2017 at 21:50, STARS: 1
Here’s a good luck pastrami sandwich from the happiest place on Earth, Manny’s Deli in Chicago.
"S65" (granthp)
11/16/2017 at 21:57, STARS: 1
I’ll offer a sacrifice to the reptilian gods
"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura)
11/16/2017 at 22:01, STARS: 0
I know a guy who ran a carpet store and he always hired sales people who held lots of debt. Boats, cars, houses; you name it.
"Svend" (svend)
11/16/2017 at 22:20, STARS: 0
You need a Cake & Ale Cafe.
"Svend" (svend)
11/16/2017 at 22:22, STARS: 1
I send tubs of OPPO hope (well, ice cream).
"RPM esq." (rpm3)
11/17/2017 at 03:12, STARS: 0
Keep or expand whatever useful professional and personal skills he already has. He’ll need to speak the language of law, but ultimately he’s going to be working for and with lawyers, who will do most of the law part anyway. The most indispensable paralegals, and the ones who end up finding and doing the most fulfilling work, are the ones who know how to read financial documents and work in a securities practice, or can read medical charts and work in an insurance or medical malpractice shop, or can do mathematical modeling for damages, or can code/read code in an IP practice, or can manage a database of discovery documents, or are careful readers and great copy editors, or know lots about cars and work in an auto defect practice, or have great people skills with witnesses or the client’s staff or vendors or whoever, and so on.
"pip bip - choose Corrour" (hhgttg69)
11/17/2017 at 06:06, STARS: 1
fingers crossed.