Re: Opportunity for NJ licensed Solo

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It could be a Nigerian scam. They target lawyers and law
firms, and have had great success.

On 7/17/06, JF wrote:
> I know nothing about the organization making this offer, but
> I am skeptical. A good rule of thumb is to be careful of
> people who use super-superlatives to describe themselves,
> and who go out of their way to describe themselves as
> reputable. For example, this post described the company as
> having "A++ office space" (what's the matter with "Class "A"
> office space?) and as being "very well established". They
> also saw the need to state that "This is an extremely
> legitimate posting" (what's the difference
> between "legitimate" and "extremely legitimate"? And why
> does the reader need to told how "extremely legitimate" this
> company is?) Not to mention, this would be the first
> business arrangement I've heard of where "everyone has been
> unversally happy", as the company claims.
>
> If this company is as "highly acclaimed" as they say, then
> their record will speak for itself, they will be easy to
> check out, and my doubts will be erased. But, my guess is
> that there's a catch. Caveat emptor.
>
>
> On 5/03/06, Staying Solo wrote:
>> Unique opportunity for only Solo Practitioners looking to
>> expand his or her law practice with a guaranteed annual
>> retainer arrangement from a large, highly acclaimed, and
>> very well established (11+ years) Bala Cynwyd, PA (5 mins
>> from Center City Phila.) headquartered corporation. This
>> role requires only solo practitioners with a general law
>> practice (not litigation-based) interested in maintaining
>> his or her sole law office in our fabulous new corporate
>> headquarters, A++ office space, while handling basic in-
>> office consumer legal work (absolutely no commercial work)
>> as a supplement to their existing practice. The solo
>> practitioner receives a guaranteed fixed annual retainer
>> under an independent contractor agreement TBD depending
>> upon time availability, practice, etc. The attorney enjoys
>> a sizable office (with secretary space) and would feel
>> very much at home among a few other similar attorneys and
>> executives of our company. The solo will continue as solo,
>> with their own practice and paying their own expenses
>> (rent, etc) just as they do now. The only difference is
>> relocating their office to our headquarters while handling
>> some additional legal work for the annual retainer. We
>> have engaged this relationship with many attorneys over
>> the past 11 years, and everyone has been unversally
>> happy. This is an extremely legitimate posting. Please
>> reply with interest and credentials. Absolutely must have
>> NJ license, and PA license is a plus. All replies kept
>> strictly confidential.