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Legal Eagle (Actual Lawyer) - Yes, Established Titles Is A Scam*
Main Post: Legal Eagle (Actual Lawyer) - Yes, Established Titles Is A Scam*
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2 years ago. Some little-known YTuber had already explain the scam before many Pop YTubers promote it.
Anyone heard of Yeslawyer.com?
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Their business model is to connect clients with lawyers through their online platform. I just did an interview with them. But the company is not a law firm and the owner is not a lawyer and the person interviewing me is not a lawyer. But they claim to have over 100 lawyers on-boarded already across the U.S.
I'm a little wary of doing contract labor for them because the cases are from all over the U.S., and I am only barred in one state. I imagine that taking a case from another state would constitute the unlicensed practice of law in the state. I mentioned this to the interviewer, but they were not concerned. I'm at least going to look at whatever agreement they want me to assent to, but I'm already feeling red-flags.
Does anyone have any experience with this company or one like it? I'm recently licensed and unemployed, but I don't want to get involved in something that is going to get me disbarred or scammed in some way.
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Any experience with YesLawyer?
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I've been on the hunt for remote paralegal work, but have not had any luck. I was contacted by Yeslawyer on indeed based on my job experience. I completed the interview today, but felt a little weird about it. The interviewer did not have her camera on and she quickly offered me the job after telling her about my paralegal experience. She also gave me a link to "register" for the position. Has anyone had any experience with yeslawyer? Is it legit?
Top Comment: Sad to say this does not seem like a legit opportunity. Also see related thread in Lawyertalk: https://www.reddit.com/r/Lawyertalk/comments/1h55xsn/anyone_heard_of_yeslawyercom/ At best, it sounds like a bait-and-switch platform to make you register and pay a fee to see contract "jobs" they don't actually have. At worst, it's a total scam and they will steal your identity. Most likely, it's somewhere in between.
Yes Sir You're the Lawyer Sir
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This happened many years ago but I was just reminded of it last night by a former co-worker.
I got my degree in business with a paralegal minor. Worked as a paralegal for a few years before moving to a new city. Upon arriving in new city I found that legal secretaries got paid OT while paralegals didn't and with very similar base salaries and similar work hours at the end of the day the legal secretaries made more money. So I took a job as a legal secretary.
I worked directly for 2 attorneys. One (L) had a couple years' experience, knew I had education and experience to be a paralegal and utilized me as such. Other (B) was fresh out of law school and newly passed Bar Exam. He had a massive "I'm the lawyer" chip on his shoulder.
One day named partner (NP) who was notorious for flying off the handle at mistakes assigns B to prepare some legal documents. Instead of saying "hey NP needs documents on this file to handle this issue" and having me do them he takes the time to actually dictate the documents. As I'm working on them I realize he's made a logistical mistake. He'd drafted the document in a way that would result in it not being legally enforceable.
I go to his office and explain "hey I was working on this and I noticed X and that's not how that works. You need to have it do Y instead or it won't be enforceable"
He says "I know what I'm doing and that's the way it needs to be done so just do it as I dictated it."
Yep of course absolutely. I went did it his way, reminded him when I handed it to him that we'd had prior conversation and that I'd completed the document exactly as he'd wanted it. He happily nods and off he goes to NP to give him the "finished" work.
Less than 30 minutes later NP is in B's office door way throwing a hissy fit that document was prepared that way. "YOU CAN'T DO THAT?!?!? YOU'VE LITERALLY MADE THIS DOCUMENT WORTHLESS!!!! " blah blah blah. I sat out in my cube and hid behind a piece of paper while NP told B to prepare the document exactly how I'd told him it needed to be prepared.
I wish I could say that going forward B listened to me when I raised concerns but he only lasted a year and in that time never lost the "I'm the lawyer you're not" attitude.
Meanwhile years after I left that job, joined corporate world and moved up in my career I was still close with NP who actually referred my company business and I attended his funeral when he past a few years ago.
Top Comment: "I attended his funeral" Well, that escalated quickly.
I’m over this. What can I do besides be a lawyer?
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I have five years of practice. Both litigation and transactional. Most of my law practice is municipal law.
I’m sick of the billables. I’m sick of fighting in every direction, both from opposing parties/counsel and clients. I’m sick of the travel. I’m sick of the constant late nights. I always liked the research and drafting aspect of legal work.
Give it to me straight: what viable options do I have? And if five years of practice isn’t enough then what should I do in the meantime as a practicing lawyer that won’t crush my soul and help get me to the long term goal?
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Were you happy before becoming a lawyer?
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Does our profession attract naturally anxious and depressed people?
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What are some ethical side-hustles for lawyers?
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I have a healthy income, but I want something "extra" just so I can cover basic expenses, etc., if I lose a major client or something goes terribly wrong with my firm. What are some good ethical options for a side-hustle that doesn't put my bar license in jeopardy (i.e. conflicts, etc.) or create an attorney-client relationship.
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YesLawyer part time contract work : r/Lawyertalk
Main Post: YesLawyer part time contract work : r/Lawyertalk