RE: Lawyers need to go
April 29, 2018 at 11:51 am
(This post was last modified: April 29, 2018 at 11:59 am by KevinM1.)
(April 29, 2018 at 8:52 am)Little lunch Wrote: Could we at least give those slimy fuckers a lot less pay and a standard rate so that the rich can't buy better justice?
The amount of money your average lawyer gets isn’t anything like what mainstream media portrays it to be. My oldest brother is a damn good lawyer, and a non-equity partner at the firm he’s currently at, and he’s definitely not rolling in money. The amount of money a lawyer charges != the amount of money they take home. Most of it goes to a combination of the firm itself (read: senior partners), building expenses (rent, maintenance), insurance, and taxes. All while the lawyer routinely works more than 8 hours a day, and often on weekends. Especially for cases that actually go to court.
My brother automatically gives 50% of what he charges to the firm, as specified in his contract. Out of the remaining 50% that he actually sees, he only takes home around 30%-35% of it.
(April 29, 2018 at 8:54 am)Chad32 Wrote:(April 28, 2018 at 8:41 pm)Lutrinae Wrote: The people, themselves.
The lawyers just spread their lies.
I don't think most people would be able to do it. I know lawyers get a bad rap and all, but the solution is fixing the system, instead of throwing the system out.
Laypeople definitely wouldn’t be able to do it. A law degree is an advanced degree. Successfully navigating the law and ensuring one’s rights aren’t violated requires, so say nothing of understanding court procedure, requires that amount of education.
And lawyers don’t spread lies. They work on the behalf of their clients. All lawyers are held to an ethical standard - their license depends on it. No lawyer ever wants to go before the bar and attempt to explain themselves.
EDIT: my brother is on NH’s ethics committee
