Re: Rock Bottom--Master Ichi Apologizes

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Pupil Zataoichi,

Return to the study room immediately. It has been written since
ancient times, "It is a foolish dog, that barks at the flying bird."

On 10/02/06, Zatoichi wrote:
> Oda,
>
> The oxen are slow....but the Earth is patient......
>
> The Famous Swordsman
>
> On 10/02/06, Oda Nobunaga "The Teacher" wrote:
>> I apologize to this board for the wayward writing of my pupil,
>> Zataoichi. He is eager to go forth and spread his wisdom, but he
>> is not ready. I will hit him on his wrists with a stick one
>> thousand times for this transgression. This is the way it must
>> be. Namas de.
>>
>> On 10/02/06, Ichi wrote:
>>> Some Guy, you've had it rough. The response was for Giroscope.
>>> The Master apologizes for misdirected commentary.
>>> On 10/02/06, Giroscope wrote:
>>>> I was a solo for 2 years out of law school. I actually passed
>>>> up several job offers because I wanted to be on my own. Solo
>>>> practice sucks. The clients suck. They are usually bottom of
>>>> barrel types who don't believe they should have to pay a
>>>> lawyer. The work sucks. Usually messy and boring. Solos are
>>>> not respected within the legal profession. Given the high
>>>> student loan debt levels, I am surprised anybody would ever go
>>>> solo anymore. I'm not saying this to be a downer. I'm just
>>>> sharing my experience. During my 2 years as a solo, I never
>>>> had any money to do anything. Whenever I got a big fee, I put
>>>> it back into the business. I couldn't take my kids to the
>>>> ballgame or do anything.
>>>>
>>>> Then throw in things like this: You do a great job for a
>>>> client but the case does not work out well, maybe because it
>>>> was a difficult one to win anyway. Then, they either sue you
>>>> or file a complaint against you. Solo practice, and non-
>>>> biglaw firm life sucks. Biglaw sucks too, but at least there
>>>> you are well paid and have a powerful organization behind
>>>> you. If you can't get a biglaw job, go to government, or non
>>>> traditional. Solo life really sucks.
>>>>
>>>> On 10/02/06, Carol wrote:
>>>>> On 9/30/06, Some Guy wrote:
>>>>>> So you made the plunge into law and eventually solo
>>>>>> practice. As it turns out, things don't go so well. In
>>>>> fact
>>>>>> they go really bad. Your bankrupt, or on the verge of
>>>>>> filing bankruptcy. You live with your parents. Your womans
>>>>>> dumped you. Your burned out. Your overweight. You have no
>>>>>> friends. Your car is broken and you can't afford to fix
>>>>> it,
>>>>>> and you have to ride the bus. Plus you've been unemployed
>>>>>> for 6 months, and you've been disciplined for attorney
>>>>>> misconduct... failure to return files, failure to return
>>>>>> phone calls, client abandonment, failure to do work
>>>>>> compentently.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> How do you recover from that? What do you do with your
>>>>> life
>>>>>> now?
>>>>> well, not be flip but it looks like things can only get
>>>>> better. you're not the only one to be disciplined, many
>>>>> attorneys get disciplined but only the ones that people
>>>>> complain about. You might consider public service, the
>>>>> legal openings in government don't pay well but they hire.
>>>>> most states have a state job board on the net. maybe you
>>>>> just got in over your head with the solo. i've made some
>>>>> significant errors in my practice too, it's called a
>>>>> learning curve, but if you dwell on it and let it get you
>>>>> down it just snowballs. It sounds like you may be suffering
>>>>> from depression. scrape together the money and go see a
>>>>> doctor, get on an anti-depressant, learn to meditate and
>>>>> find a counselor that can help you through this. been
>>>>> there. going through a dry spell myself right now, the rear
>>>>> bumper of my car is fixed with duck tape cos I don't have
>>>>> the money to get it fixed right. at least you have a bus to
>>>>> ride. btw, there is no ethical reason (imho) to tell clients
>>>>> all of this but you should definitely let potential
>>>>> employers know. good luck.