Re: Rock Bottom--Master Ichi Apologizes

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Is Oda the dog?
On 10/03/06, Oda Nobunaga "Teacher" wrote:
> 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.