What do lawyers do?
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What do lawyers do?
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#2Keep me out of jail hopefully.
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#3-- having been through a fair share of business lawyers over the years - i've finally figured out what I like about the guy I settled on - risk assumption & mitigation - my lawyer explains the risks of different approaches - as well as the potential costs - many lawyers I've used in the past are expensive & cause a lot of issues - I'm not a lawyer - I understand business law at a basic level - if my lawyer says: do it this way - I'm inclined to follow that advice - sometimes that advise is exce$$ive - much prefer a lawyer who says: these are the ways it could be done - a sensible & seasoned lawyer is one of more powerful tools a startup can have - interview lawyers till you find the one --
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#4What do barristers do. The author seems to skip the entire solicitor component of the legal profession.
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#5Keep me out of jail hopefully.
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#6What do barristers do. The author seems to skip the entire solicitor component of the legal profession.
It’s just a set of observations about legal realism using the generic term. You really expected someone to write everything a legal professional does?
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#7-- having been through a fair share of business lawyers over the years - i've finally figured out what I like about the guy I settled on - risk assumption & mitigation - my lawyer explains the risks of different approaches - as well as the potential costs - many lawyers I've used in the past are expensive & cause a lot of issues - I'm not a lawyer - I understand business law at a basic level - if my lawyer says: do i…
Do you have some sort of personal dislike for the period?
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#8"The empirical study of the practice of the law in India is an exercise in the suspension of disbelief."
Which is why it is difficult to craft a remote-intellectual-property policy that involves proprietary source code on the ground in many such places.
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#9What do barristers do. The author seems to skip the entire solicitor component of the legal profession.
It’s just a set of observations about legal realism using the generic term. You really expected someone to write everything a legal professional does?
My point is that the vast majority of what lawyers do has nothing to do with judges. It has to do with drafting contracts and interpreting legislation and legal precedent. Talking about good lawyers sometimes being able to communicate and coming prepared is limited to a small subset of barrister work.
[edit for clarity]: I overstated the first sentence. I should have said that the vast majority of what lawyers do does not involve appearing in court before a judge. The ultimate goal of any legal work is certainly to ensure it would satisfy a judge should a conflict arise.
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#10One story about India. I didn't go there for the patent case I was on, too bad (I'm not Indian, so please pardon and correct my ignorance if you are).
They have barristers and solicitors, like the UK. The barrister is the one who goes to court for you. What I found interesting is, you meet your barrister for about half an hour before he goes to court. That's the extent of your contact with him.
His main job is to know the judges, the courts, and the hoops he has to jump through, and your solicitor has prepared him for all that. You hope.