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Originally Posted by Kevin
ADqPiMel -- why isn't he doing solo work? He can get himself on the list to be appointed in criminal cases, handle conflicts for the federal public defender, take his own criminal, divorce, DUI cases, etc.?
I'm sure OKC is a bit of a different ballgame, but a lot of my classmates who also graduated last May are hanging out shingles and doing just fine.
Hell -- lawyers in this economy have a hell of a leg up on everyone else. Bankruptcy (and other things) are booming right now.
BigLaw isn't doing so hot right now because a lot of their bigger clients are using the economy as an excuse to restructure payment terms. Can't blame 'em, what some of those partners were/are billing for is damn near criminal.
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I mean, yeah, that's next -- but keep in mind things cost way more in general here than they do in Oklahoma. It's expensive to waive into the DC bar (he took the VA bar). He wants to get on the list to take on cases at the court, but that costs money too (I'm not a lawyer, so I don't know what everything entails). We're scrimping and saving for him to at least be able to waive into the DC bar, but it takes time. We also don't have a car (or the money or space for one) so he's pretty limited in terms of Virginia.
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