Re: Starting hourly pay? - "Guru" "BOA"

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I wasn't talking about JF. I was talking about your sarcastic
response about investment banking to someone who specifically
asked that investment banking be excluded from the conversation.

Since you brought up JF, I'll defend him/her too. From what I
read, the "skirmish" started when he/she mentioned that bankruptcy
is not dead. Seems you got a little annoyed with that, maybe out
of jealousy. Yes, JF was not exactly right in portraying the law
(which came up after you became annoyed), but he/she did explain
his/her posts, which was good enough for me.

BOA are the partial initials of my favorite corporate client whose
full name I will not mention. I used to call myself "BOA Atty"
until I shortened it.

Why don't you find a chatboard about investment banking and be a
nuisance there instead?

On 3/15/06, Guru wrote:
> What?
>
> What does BOA stand for? Are you an attorney, or another 3L
> pretender? Come clean.
>
> I got into a "skirmish" with JF because he was running around
> getting the law wrong on key points. That doesn't make me a
> troublemaker.
>
> And as far as solo practice is concerned, there are solos out
> there right now who are making a fortune, and I was one of them,
> until the credit card companies passed a law gutting
> bankruptcy. So, you can absolutely make it as a solo. Like I
> also said, I quit because I didn't want to do messy divorces or
> plead smelly crooks out all day down at city court. That's not
> for me, but maybe it is for you. Maybe you'll grow fond of
> drunk drivers or wife beaters.
>
> The key to making it work is simple: Be well capitalized, get a
> small office, do smart marketing, do great work for clients, and
> network, network, network. Most solos fail the first
> requirement. That's why, when they are 80, they are still
> defending leadfoots in traffic court. If you don't have $50,000
> in the bank, don't go solo. Think about it, realistically.
>
> On 3/15/06, BOA wrote:
>> "Have you considered investment banking?"
>>
>>
>> What kind of comment is that? Kristi specifically directed her
>> question "to the more positive members of this group ---
>> (i.e., those not going into investment banking". Seems to me
>> that "Guru" is out to look for trouble and destroy this board.
>>
>> FYI, Guru, there are solos who are continuing with the
>> practice of law.
>>
>>
>> On 3/15/06, Guru wrote:
>>> I'd say it probably is slightly higher than what the hourly
>>> pay for law clerks is. Maybe $10-$15 an hour. Just
>>> curious, why are you working part time? Have you considered
>>> investment banking?
>>>
>>> On 3/14/06, Kristi wrote:
>>>> My question to the more positive members of this group ---
>>>> (i.e., those not going into investment banking at the first
>>>> opportunity or lamenting his decision to go to law school).
>>>>
>>>> I may be working for a solo practioner in the
>>>> bankruptcy/probate admin./estate planning field in a
>>>> relatively small town (~70,000).
>>>>
>>>> What is a realistic hourly rate for a part-time attorney?
>>>> What about part-time independent contract work? I'm not
>>>> totally new (lots of research & writing experience, but no
>>>> client experience and new to these fields). I'm thinking
>>>> $25-$35 for the contract rate, but not sure about p/t
>>>> employment rate.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks in Advance for any advice!