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ReBeL

The Jackal
Jan 14, 2005
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Geof said:
yuk. ugly nails!

Espresso for me please. With a glass of water.

So, what about your future guys?

I'll be living in Berlin, Germany next year (october-july) to study on ERASMUS. That'll be my last year of Law.

After that, my life is a big question mark. I guess I'll try to specialize in the UK (if possible) to improve my English.
A lawyer can live anywhere with the least capabilities...

He can convince himself that he's doing good in the life and go on...
 
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Jem83

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    There you go, Geof :coffee:

    a little help would be nice, hambon!!

    :)
     

    Geof

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    May 14, 2004
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    hambon said:
    When do you plan on taking the BAR exam or is that not necessary?
    In Belgium you need to work 3 years as a junior lawyer (after 5 years of law school). You have exams now and then, and after three years you're officially a Lawyer.
    I guess I'll do that after my studies (+specialisation).

    ReBeL said:
    A lawyer can live anywhere with the least capabilities...
    He can convince himself that he's doing good in the life and go on...
    buh. I read in a local magazine that 65% of the people don't trust lawyers... :disagree:







    ----> Cheers Jem
     

    ReBeL

    The Jackal
    Jan 14, 2005
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    Geof said:
    buh. I read in a local magazine that 65% of the people don't trust lawyers... :disagree:
    Nice to know that I have the same opinion with the majority in something all over this world:cool:

    Well, I may be wrong, but I think that lawyers use people's ignorance in the court cases to make those cases go as they want...

    They exploit all the holes in the law when they want to do so, and act like an ignorant when they don't want to do so...

    I may be wrong, but 99.99999991% of the lawyers I dealt with were like this...
     
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    Jem83

    Jem83

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    I'm sure most lawyers do their job properly and see to it that justice be done.
    Ethics is a huge part of the curriculum, Geof, is it not?

    What I can agree to, though: They're way overpaid! :)
     

    Hambon

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    Jem83 ...would u like that new employee i got ya to do a backflip too

    @moggi.....i owe you for life...your on my rep list anyways...
     

    Geof

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    ReBeL said:
    Nice to know that I have the same opinion with the majority in something all over this world:cool:

    Well, I may be wrong, but I think that lawyers use people's ignorance in the court cases to make those cases go as they want...

    They exploit all the holes in the law when they want to do so, and act like an ignorant when they don't want to do so...

    I may be wrong, but 99.99999991% of the lawyers I dealt with were like this...
    A lawyers job is to defend his client. They're not supposed to be neutral.

    In most cases, both parties are represented by a lawyer, so they can't really exploit anyones ignorance. Plus, there are a lot of guaranties to secure the right of defence,...
    Of course, this varies a lot from country to country (e.g. the use of a jury in civil cases in the usa,...).

    People are often 'afraid' of lawyers, because they speak with weird words, they know stuff that most people don't have a clue of ('cause they didn't study it).

    It's typically human to fear the unknown, isn't it?

    oh, and of course, there are a few/lot dirty lawyers....
     

    Geof

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    Jem83 said:
    I'm sure most lawyers do their job properly and see to it that justice be done.
    Ethics is a huge part of the curriculum, Geof, is it not?
    It is. The code of deontology is very strict. And the head of the Bar (batonnier in French) controls the lawyers and might suspend them if they don't follow the rules.

    Jem83 said:
    What I can agree to, though: They're way overpaid! :)
    It depends, really.
    Sometimes, you hear astronomic amounts, but keep in mind that it represents months of work.
    And that a lot of collaborators, secretaries, ... are gonna be paid with that money.


    But enough with lawyers. Not a good discussion for a sunday afternoon in a bar.
     

    ReBeL

    The Jackal
    Jan 14, 2005
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    Geof said:
    A lawyers job is to defend his client. They're not supposed to be neutral.

    In most cases, both parties are represented by a lawyer, so they can't really exploit anyones ignorance. Plus, there are a lot of guaranties to secure the right of defence,...
    Of course, this varies a lot from country to country (e.g. the use of a jury in civil cases in the usa,...).

    People are often 'afraid' of lawyers, because they speak with weird words, they know stuff that most people don't have a clue of ('cause they didn't study it).

    It's typically human to fear the unknown, isn't it?

    oh, and of course, there are a few/lot dirty lawyers....
    :D I like the few/lot thing :D

    And you're right, people fear the unknown...

    But you can note that people have no idea about medicine too, but most of the people respect doctors and appreciate them...
     
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    Jem83

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    Haha, true blue..

    One more thing, though, Geof..as I'm curious..

    How long will your workdays be?
     

    Geof

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    Jem83 said:
    One more thing, though, Geof..as I'm curious..
    How long will your workdays be?
    ermm.. I dunno. Lawyers don't have fixed hours or anything. You're paid for the work you deliver, not for the hours.
    But I guess it's something of 8-10hours a day. 5-7 days a week. It really depends of the Law firm you work in.
    btw I didn't even finish Law school yet, so I don't plan to work in the next 2 years.



    A question for you all: how old were you / will you be, when you finished uni/school.
    I'll be 22, and that's waaaaaay to young to work yet. For me.
     

    ReBeL

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    Jan 14, 2005
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    Geof said:
    ermm.. I dunno. Lawyers don't have fixed hours or anything. You're paid for the work you deliver, not for the hours.
    But I guess it's something of 8-10hours a day. 5-7 days a week. It really depends of the Law firm you work in.
    btw I didn't even finish Law school yet, so I don't plan to work in the next 2 years.



    A question for you all: how old were you / will you be, when you finished uni/school.
    I'll be 22, and that's waaaaaay to young to work yet. For me.
    I had my first job at 22 years old on 2001...

    It was a nice thing that people know you know nothing about what they're working and deal with you like that, but now not much experience was earned, but people in the work have great expectations of you...
     

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