[OT] Attorneys on the EnWorld boards

[Zappo]

Oohhh, BADD would hate this. All those poor "innocent" children corrupted by the evil of Dungeons and Dragons now working in the criminal justice system!

I wonder... what if one of you attorneys on this board was hired by a fundie group to sue WotC (to force them to put a mature label on all D&D products, or whatever)?

What if, instead, you were to defend WotC in such a case?

 

[JPL]

I wonder... what if one of you attorneys on this board was hired by a fundie group to sue WotC (to force them to put a mature label on all D&D products, or whatever)?

What if, instead, you were to defend WotC in such a case?

Sounds like more fun than this murder case.

Everyone has a right to legal representation. If I thought a client had a weak case (like trying to get a warning label), I'd tell the client. I'd rather work for "the Good Guys" --- but there's much to be said for having an honorable and professional attorney working for "the Bad Guys."

I'm thinking about starting a sort of Nerd Law website. Basic copyright info (for fan sites), discussion of cases (Joe Simon trying to get the rights to Captain America, X-Men v. Mutant X), that sort of thing. If I can convince my wife that this is not a colossal waste of time, I'll let you folks know --- it sounds to me like we have quite a broad range of expertise on this board, and I could probably use the help.

 

[Shard O'Glase]

law grad who figured out about year 1.5 of law school that he didn't want to be a lawyer, but figured the degree mightly look sparkly, or at least more sparkly than going 50,000 in debt without the degree. So now I'm 100,000+ in debt with the degree and I'm trying to figure out what the heck I should do that doesn't involve being a lawyer. But let me tell you that was one of the best 3 year 100,000$ vacations I ever had.

 

[Mercule]

Well, if close counts, I came within inches of going off to law school. Made the rounds at Drake, etc. Ultimately decided that I'd _need_ a good defense attourney if I had to do three more years of school. I enjoyed Constitutional law most from my pre-law courses, hated administrative law.

Now I just program computers at a bankrupt telcom. I often wonder if I made the right call.

 

[Marius Delphus]

law grad who figured out about year 1.5 of law school that he didn't want to be a lawyer, but figured the degree mightly look sparkly, or at least more sparkly than going 50,000 in debt without the degree. So now I'm 100,000+ in debt with the degree and I'm trying to figure out what the heck I should do that doesn't involve being a lawyer. But let me tell you that was one of the best 3 year 100,000$ vacations I ever had.

When I found myself in almost exactly the same situation some time ago (stretched it out to 4 years myself), I went into desktop publishing.

 

[Shard O'Glase]

When I found myself in almost exactly the same situation some time ago (stretched it out to 4 years myself), I went into desktop publishing.

well do you like desktop publishing?

Why or why not?

If you do like it what is a good route to get into desktop publishing?

 

[Wormwood]

well do you like desktop publishing?

Why or why not?

If you do like it what is a good route to get into desktop publishing?

I would advise you avoid the field, at least for the time being.

Right now the [graphic design/pre-press] marketplace is glutted with 'diploma-mill designers' and semi-professional interns who trained at home with their cracked copy of Photoshop.

Take it from someone stupid enough to have hung out his own shingle just as the bubble burst.

 

[Tsyr]

/me shudders

Sooo... many... lawyers...

Though, in all honestly, I really considered it for a long time. Then I took a few basic law and government classes and decided not to.

Hello, 6+ years of college for a doctorate in literature, which only lets me teach, basicly... and thats if I get a teaching cert too

 

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Valen:

I'd love a copy of your adventure when it's done.


Alan

 

[Nathanael]

Hear, hear, Wormwood. I'm with you on that one.

I actually have 2 years experience, functioned as the entire marketing department for a minor corporation, AND, have knowledge of so much software and hardware it'd make your head spin. But I still can't get a job because I am niether experienced (5+ years) nor inexperienced (right out of college) enough to warrant a job. The irony of the experienced end, of course, is that they want to pay those with the 5+ years the same as a college intern.

It's hard to be a career creative, no doubt. Just ask the former employees of the WOTC graphic Design dept (just what we need, more sharks in the tank)...