New attorney here just wondering how difficult it is to find success in an entry level tax attorney position, as someone who would be coming in w/o a tax LLM or any tax exposure beforehand. It seems research heavy. I’m wondering if these positions really only make sense for those who had an accounting/finance background in college? or who did tax clinics in law school?

TLDR: have any historically math-averse attorneys surprised themselves by becoming tax attorneys?

Hello lawyers of reddit! I'm looking for some career advice. I'm a first-gen law student and don't have a great network of folks to ask about this. Most of the attorneys in my network went to law school full-time, or had a lot of financial help, and don't really understand my specific situation.

I'm in my second year of a part-time law program in a HCOL city. I chose to go part-time because I had about 6 years of full time work experience before I decided to go to law school (some of which was law-related, some of which was not), and as a single woman, I could not see how it would be financially feasible for me to take on the amount of debt required to go to law school on top of my existing debt. Going part-time was the only way to minimize my debt to income risk and support myself financially. I'm in the top 20% in my section rank, and made dean's list for 1LE (am also on track to make it for 2LE).

I currently work as an in-house paralegal at a public company, but I'm interested in going into litigation. I don't love the work I currently do day-to-day, which is mainly contract review, and my company is not performing well. I've been job searching, but most of the litigation focused jobs I apply to for full-time work won't match my current salary because I don't have full-time litigation experience, and I can't afford to take a 10k-15k pay cut for a junior litigation paralegal or legal assistant job because, again, the only source of income I have is from me, and that would be a huge hit.

A lot of the advice I've gotten is to focus on extracurriculars at school. I made the mock trial team last semester but had to drop due to work conflicts. Clinics and externships are challenging because the ones I'm interested in generally require daytime presence, and a 15-20 hour per week commitment, which I just don't have on top of full-time work and night classes.

I feel stuck. I'm concerned that I won't get a job in litigation after graduation if I can't get more practical experience, but I also don't know how real that concern is. I've had some folks tell me that my full-time work experience, even if not directly practicable, will be enough, but will it actually be enough if it isn't directly related to litigation?

Is there anyone out there, particularly who went to law school part-time, that has any advice on if I am over or under-reacting to my future career prospects? Will decent grades and (at time of graduation) 10 years of full-time work experience be enough? Ideally, I'd love to be an assistant US attorney someday or focus somewhere in public interest government work. I'd also consider going to a firm, but I'm not biglaw or bust. I don't know how realistic my chances are at landing these jobs - a lot gets thrown around that public interest jobs are "easy" to get, but are they really? Thank you in advance for anyone who took the time to read and respond to this.

My boyfriend was wrongfully pulled over in WV. The cops pulled him over, pulled guns out on him, put him in handcuffs, then told him he was being detained as his vehicle was a reported stolen vehicle and put him in the police car. They then ran the tags and said “Oh the tags don’t match, you were in the wrong place at the wrong time.” He drives a 2020 Jeep Wagoneer and they were looking for a 2019 Jeep Cherokee! Something has to be done, there’s no way this can be right. Pulled guns out before running the tags???

For non-Americans visiting America right now is there any reason it wouldn't be allowed to attend anti-Trump protests?

My grandma’s brother passed away. My grandma is his executor and power of attorney. She got a letter in the mail in regard to the truck that her brother had and the loan he had for it. Is she responsible for paying off this loan? She did not cosign for the truck.

for context my ex wife and i share 50/50 custody of our 4 year old daughter. i am active duty military, every 18 months i deploy for 7 months. daughter was born here in california and has never lived elsewhere. ex wife wants to move daughter closer to stepdads family about 6 hours north of us. she is set to start school for the first time ever in august of this year. i deploy this coming april and she's looking to move around july. she has a large support system where she's attempting to relocate to & is pregnant with our daughters soon to be only sibling. she asked me first about the move several times and of course i have denied. she filed with court and we have a date set for two weeks from now. neither of us are getting lawyers involved, i know i can't afford it. all factors included what is the likelihood she will win this contested move away? (as stated before it's an in-state move about 6 hour drive away) thanks for your time

I’m not talking morally. But like if there’s evidence pointing to them committing murder (like their fingerprints on the deceased, they were near the crime scene when the crime was committed, video footage etc) or some other heinous crime (rape, cp etc) how do you defend? Like do you tell the judge or whoever “your honor I know there’s evidence pointing my client did it but they didn’t do it!” Is there a case where the client did it and got away with it?

Hello maam/sir just received a text from a police district want to discuss about the court order but unfortunately didn't have the chance to answer the call on time and as soon as i have read the message i immediately replied them the availability time to contact me.

In line with this, I have clue that its from the debt collector since i do have outstanding liabilities from bank and etc. What could be the best way to dealt?

anyone could help me with

The uni bomber forecasted decades into the future with what little info he had and turned out to be right. Luigi possibly killed someone cause the job of making shareholders happy (given it's a fortune 500 that would make it the american public) and based on two factoids of rank of health care a 5 year old could lookup he possibly took such drastic action with the manifesto saying he's not even qualified to present an argument. Is luigi an example of decaying United States education?

Hey guys. I was a masters student in engineering in spain. Now i moved back to india after my masters.

So i was staying in this building with almost 100 students in Barcelona and most of these students are doing an internship in a particular company. This company provides internship to students if they pay 300€ for training at the beginning. And these students get paid almost 800-1000 euros per month for 5 months for the internship by erasmus. But its a scam, no training, no work provided to complete. The company just asks for good reviews at the end of your internship on the company website and all students abide to it so they receive the internship certificate from them. So they get almost 100-200 students every 5 months and so on through Erasmus.

They also have this building where they provide accommodation at 500 euros/month and mostly all interns opt for it because Barcelona is a very hard place to find a room when you are not living there. And in this building they ask for only cash payments for rent and utilities.

I have video proof of the landlord's agent harrassing the students and screaming inside the house after midnight, a torn up contract because he lost his temper. Another video of the agent and landlord asking for all payments in cash where they talk about governmental issues. A video of the agent shirtless in my apartment at midnight because he decided to remove his jacket and flex his muscles.

I am trying to get few testimonials from interns who took part with them talking about the time at the company and the harrasment faced at the building.

I would like to confront these fuckers, they do run a scam and then they harrass every person who lives there. They make contracts for stay, but they move you to a new building without any prior notification because they wanted to renevoate that flat. And if you are not ready to move, they will say you can find a place of your own next day.

I would like to know what are the different ways i can approach this situation. There is the internship company and the housing company, both have the same name.

I know for a fact if i send this to Erasmus, they might stop funding this particular company interns. And the housing rules in Barcelona are very strict due to tourism issues and airbnbs, then there is this whole building for only internship students.

Here is my thought process: I would like to make them pay me money to keep my mouth shut and not complaint to Erasmus and Barcelona municipality. Would this be considered blackmail or extortion?

Any legal advice on this is welcomed

Part of the act will require you to show a birth certificate to register to vote. It must have you current legal name, not your birth name. So right off the bat 80% of married women will have to get new birth certificates. But for people like my wife it gets worse: she's from Peru. Peru does not allow for birth certificate name changes after marriage. To do so requires a lengthy court process with an attorney, and they almost never grant it.

So every naturalized citizen in the same boat would lose their right to vote here. Does the proposed law violate the 15th Amendment since there would be no way to correct the defect?

I’ve recently tried getting into martial arts. The first gym was terrible, I’m 39 n they wanted me to do a lot of exercises I felt were unsafe which causes my BP to go way too high. As I signed a waiver I signed any right to sue.

my question is when can I sue in a dojo or gym, when the teacher of student is being malicious in say a sparring match? If I was to get in choke and tapped and they refused to let go?

my understanding is a waiver doesn’t relieve negligence

I live in California,, I have access to an internet pharmacy through my employer health insurance benefits. The Pharmacy has another patient, with the same First/Last name, and D.OB. that lives in Kentucky. For the last 4 years, the online Pharmacy has been unable to distinguish between the two of us. What I mean by this is when I login to my online portal, I have access to the other patients Full Name, D.OB., home address, contact information, credit card information, doctor information, prescription information, the whole nine yards. Anything you can imagine would be associated with their medical history, and personal information, i have access to. 4 years ago I began receiving email and mail notices regarding prescriptions, however, they were not my prescriptions, they belonged to the other Patient, which tipped me off to the issue that was ongoing. In the last 4 years I've received several intermittent calls, emails, and mail notices regarding prescription information that doesn't belong to me. I've called them multiple times, spoken to managers, sent them emails to make them aware, and nothing has been resolved. I received another call 10 minutes ago regarding a prescription that doesn't belong to me.

Is this something that should be handled legally? At the least, it seems to be negligence. At its worst, it's a gross leak in confidential patient information.

I work with an overseas contract company. I was hired in October 2024, got overseas and was that they tried to request me being paid during the waiting period for my visa (all other requirements were complete). I was waiting on my visa at the company’s fault, not mine. They said it got denied. The reason they told me is because other previous employees would get paid during the waiting period because they were waiting for the company to send them their visa, then quit before they had to go overseas.

I asked HR and they said they considered me deployment ready once I get on the plane, but they have no formal documentation to show this. So I asked HR if that meant the previous employees were considered deployment ready when they received payment during their waiting period due to the company, which was the same situation I was in. They have since not responded.

My question is:

Is this something the company can actually do? They don’t have a formal pay policy providing a definition. It seems wrong they can pick and choose when to pay someone without some sort of standard put in place. Especially since they stopped it due to other individuals deciding to quit before going overseas. I feel like I am being held accountable for previous employees actions.

Why are people allowed to use voice to skull? It’s stalking. They’re putting victims in danger.

After a hearing which while this was going on I felt something was off I noticed that my ex wife car would be at her lawyers office after hours and after todays hearing I recorded them flirting and kissing they did not know each other before this case can I report this and appeal the ruling of her favor.

I had a settlement finalize over a year ago and still have not received payment. Any time I call to ask how things are going I never get a straight answer and they just tell me they're still working on things. I'm curious if I should be concerned at this point.

I’m in my second year undergrad as a psyc major with a minor in political science, and I’m stuck between practicing dental hygiene (good hours) or law (something I’m passionate about).

After grinding for a few years at the start of your career, and maybe taking a cut in pay, is it possible to find a balance that is enjoyable? I would be going into law moreso because I enjoy it rather than to earn a huge salary, but still want to be able to workout and have a family that I am present with.

I’m new to all of this so any advice is appreciated.

Thanks!!

Like so many I've been watching a lot of court on YouTube recently and I had a thought.

Lawyers are expected or required to do pro bono work right? I was thinking that's probably supposed to be a sort of service to the community. So, is the expectation/requirement also extended to those who work at something like Legal Aid where free or reduced rate services are already given?

I am not sure if this is the right place to go for this, but, here we go! In 2008 my sister was murdered by her father. Then, in 2009, he was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole. I was only 6 years old at the time and as such have very little to no recollection of anything surrounding the trial. My family won’t talk about it and as I’ve gotten older I’ve become desperate to learn more about the situation. Try to find some reasoning in why the hell this happened. I have looked online and have found basically nothing past what I already know. My question is in a trial by jury what things can I request to see if anything at all? I know not all police departments record interviews and I cannot get an answer on if it was recorded or not. But, if it was, would I be able to request to review that? Or maybe, request the entire transcripts from the trial? I know they interviewed me although I don’t remember it at all. Any help would be appreciated. If this changes anything, it did occur in Michigan.

Is this it for the US? Is this just a new business as usual? What do you think is the likely outcome of all this?

The common law system provides is based on and provides us with rules, principles, and standards. However, the definition of the common law itself is not as strictly codified as civil law and is frequently interpreted differently by different judges based on evolving distinguishment. Considering that legal rules are usually absolute and binary, would it be better to describe common law as a system of principles? Hopefully, that makes sense, but let me know if it needs clarification.

pretty simple question, did you like your time in law school and in turn, do you now enjoy practicing?

or for those that didn’t enjoy law school, are you glad you pushed through? or wish you went a different route

A buddy and I allegedly got caught shooting a slightly bigger version of a roman candle off at night downtown the other day. Fireworks are illegal where we live, and we bought it back in July. We each got a fine of $2000 even though on our cities website (https://bellingham.municipal.codes/BMC/10.24.130), it says the maximum is $1000. The court in general seemed confused about everything. We are wondering if we should mitigate or contest the fines. Not sure if it matters, but I was not the one who lit the firework, but I was in the vicinity. Any advice would be great.

Okay so my school is located outside of US, but technically operates through the U.S. (main office is in U.S., tuition payment addressed to US headquarters). Sketchy, yes but still I would assume under U.S. jurisdiction. The school is mandating that all students sign a new “terms and conditions” form, and hidden within all the technical gibberish, is a statement basically saying “you cannot join a class action law suit against the school” My question, is this legal? Like I have no intention on joining a class action lawsuit against them, but I also don’t feel right signing a form that relinquishes my rights? Can they actually force me to sign this?

I imagine blocking all funds to the Blue states while still taking our tax money would bankrupt our states. Which would lead to the Blue states not being able to keep paying to keep the lights on in states like Alaska who get 57% of their budget from government handouts.

But wasn't the whole idea of the Revolutionary War about taxation without representation? Could that sort of thing lead to the Blue states deciding they have had enough of the compact and go to war with the Red states?

Now that DOGE has the social security number of every US citizen without following the proper bureaucratic processes, what are the rights citizens? Do we contact the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to file an identity theft report, either online or by calling their hotline at 1-877-IDTHEFT (1-877-438-4338)? Should we place a fraud alert on our credit reports with each of the major credit bureaus and monitor our credit activity closely for any suspicious activity? Do we have cause to sue DOGE, Musk, or any part of the administration?

https://youtube.com/shorts/0ycvlqe0b48?si=D1hT6xvKl8Oy6uLT

I saw this video that suggested that there are existing laws limiting the ways we extract oil from the Gulf of Mexico. I would have assumed that if the name of a place changes, any existing laws referring to the old name would automatically apply to the same place with the new name, but this video suggests that some special action would need to be taken to make them continue to apply to the same place with the new name.

So if the Gulf of Mexico becomes officially the Gulf of America, does it become a free-for-all for American companies to take oil in whatever ways they like because there are no laws on the books about the "Gulf of America"?