Order of the Stick 617 is up

RefinedBean · Dec 20, 2008

Relique du Madde said:
Lawful Good Lawyer?!? IS that even possible?

It's a house rule. You know Rich, playing fast and loose with the rules.

Achan hiArusa · Dec 20, 2008

Yes, I have the following book on my Winter Break Reading list:

[ame=http://www.amazon.com/Trapped-When-Acting-Ethically-Against/dp/1930865880/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1229787713&sr=8-1]Amazon.com: Trapped: When Acting Ethically is Against the Law: John Hasnas: Books[/ame]

Andor · Dec 21, 2008

Relique du Madde said:
Lawful Good Lawyer?!? IS that even possible?

Read Shlock Mercenary. They have a lawful good lawyer who wears power armour.

rhm001 · Dec 21, 2008

joethelawyer said:
well, i don't think you can actually be one and stay in business...

It's called "Assistant District Attorney."

roguerouge · Dec 21, 2008

Relique du Madde said:
Lawful Good Lawyer?!? IS that even possible?

Read To Kill a Mocking Bird.

joethelawyer · Dec 21, 2008

rhm001 said:
It's called "Assistant District Attorney."

you think they're actually good?

joethelawyer · Dec 21, 2008

roguerouge said:
Read To Kill a Mocking Bird.

Note: fiction

though a great example

Corsair · Dec 21, 2008

As a current law student, I am saddened by this conversation.

joethelawyer · Dec 21, 2008

Corsair said:
As a current law student, I am saddened by this conversation.

Before I went to lawschool, 300 years ago, I took an LSAT (Law school SAT) prep course. I asked the instructor of the course, who happened to be a DA, what courses I should take in lawschool if I wanted to be a lawyer dealing with computer law (the Internet was just "invented" back then, the consolidation of all the various networks just took place).

He chuckled and said:

"It doesn't matter. All this stuff you learn for the LSAT is

. All that matters is getting into lawschool. Once you get into lawschool, almost everything you learn there is

. All that matters is passing Bar Exam. Everything you have to learn to pass the Bar Exam is

. Most of it has no application in day-to-day practice. Once you pass the Bar Exam, all that matters is getting a job practicing law somewhere. The key to a sucessful law practice is to pile so much

onto the other side to make them give in. So the practice of law, from beginning to end is

."

True story. And I've found it to be true in practice.