Does anyone have a recommendation for an attorney or service that could help clients navigate the ins and outs of social security benefits? Please and thank you.
re: TIP
The program was such a joke when I did it. Hilarious that it’s now going to be an integral part of the licensing process. The program provides little, if any, benefit for a new practitioner.
The program is a total crapshoot and dependent upon who you are assigned. I had the best assigned person possible for my area of practice – they taught me a lot and the relationship has opened a lot of doors throughout my career. But… I know that is not usually the case.
I have been a volunteer mentor since the program’s inception and worked with about a dozen new admittees over the years. While some of the program is overly-formulaic, and the time estimates to complete certain assignments are way too long, I have found the process to be mutually beneficial. I keep up to date on ethical and legal issues so I can participate meaningfully, and the mentee has someone who they can bounce things off of, that they don’t want to talk about in their own firm. I can give candid advice about the profession, the industry, and challenges to have a work/life balance, as I have 33 years in the rear view mirror and have worked in a variety of firm environments, including as managing or equity partner. I think most of my mentees would say the process was meaningful and positive for them, and I certainly have a greater faith in the coming generation, because almost universally I am working with new lawyers who are ethical, smart, and want to do the right thing. We learn from each other.
You mean well and thank you for privation in the program. However, it’s a lot like the “practical” portion of the bar exam. Good intention but doesn’t teach anything. Most newly admitted just want get it over so they can go to work. Grin and bear it, smile and look impressed by the wisdom, and hope it’s over soon.
You mean no one was impressed by my wisdom? They were all faking it? Even the ones who still send me Christmas cards and name their children after me? I wish I was part of the younger generation that can make a crying face out of punctuation, but here is my best shot at it…. :’ (
@4:01 here.
No, I did not mean that. I was fortunate to be an ABOTA fellow in a 3-month program with a stipend, 1 month each with 3 different law firms. I did get value out of that.
And I am glad that you are so good of a mentor that your admittees remember and also got value.
What I did mean is that for most, the program is junk. I suspect that for some, they are given a vacant desk, and asked to draft interrogatories, and carry a brief case for an occasional trip to court. A couple of free lunches.
I did not intend to take away from the few mentors who really mentor.
-Take care.
2:33 again – That was mostly in jest, but I appreciate your good wishes. Sounds like you had a fantastic program. You must have been a great student and turned into an exceptional lawyer. Have a good weekend!
I’m not really trying to mentor someone who thinks they know more than me and wants to be paid better and work less than more qualified attorneys. If the first conversation is about work life balance that’s a sign to me.
Does anyone have a recommendation for an attorney or service that could help clients navigate the ins and outs of social security benefits? Please and thank you.
https://www.lasvegassocialsecuritydisability.com/
go with Jerry Welt
Shook & Stone
re: TIP
The program was such a joke when I did it. Hilarious that it’s now going to be an integral part of the licensing process. The program provides little, if any, benefit for a new practitioner.
The tip of my purple helmeted soldier of love knew more about practicing than that program.
The program is a total crapshoot and dependent upon who you are assigned. I had the best assigned person possible for my area of practice – they taught me a lot and the relationship has opened a lot of doors throughout my career. But… I know that is not usually the case.
I have been a volunteer mentor since the program’s inception and worked with about a dozen new admittees over the years. While some of the program is overly-formulaic, and the time estimates to complete certain assignments are way too long, I have found the process to be mutually beneficial. I keep up to date on ethical and legal issues so I can participate meaningfully, and the mentee has someone who they can bounce things off of, that they don’t want to talk about in their own firm. I can give candid advice about the profession, the industry, and challenges to have a work/life balance, as I have 33 years in the rear view mirror and have worked in a variety of firm environments, including as managing or equity partner. I think most of my mentees would say the process was meaningful and positive for them, and I certainly have a greater faith in the coming generation, because almost universally I am working with new lawyers who are ethical, smart, and want to do the right thing. We learn from each other.
You mean well and thank you for privation in the program. However, it’s a lot like the “practical” portion of the bar exam. Good intention but doesn’t teach anything. Most newly admitted just want get it over so they can go to work. Grin and bear it, smile and look impressed by the wisdom, and hope it’s over soon.
Errata, participation in the program
You mean no one was impressed by my wisdom? They were all faking it? Even the ones who still send me Christmas cards and name their children after me? I wish I was part of the younger generation that can make a crying face out of punctuation, but here is my best shot at it…. :’ (
@4:01 here.
No, I did not mean that. I was fortunate to be an ABOTA fellow in a 3-month program with a stipend, 1 month each with 3 different law firms. I did get value out of that.
And I am glad that you are so good of a mentor that your admittees remember and also got value.
What I did mean is that for most, the program is junk. I suspect that for some, they are given a vacant desk, and asked to draft interrogatories, and carry a brief case for an occasional trip to court. A couple of free lunches.
I did not intend to take away from the few mentors who really mentor.
-Take care.
2:33 again – That was mostly in jest, but I appreciate your good wishes. Sounds like you had a fantastic program. You must have been a great student and turned into an exceptional lawyer. Have a good weekend!
I’m not really trying to mentor someone who thinks they know more than me and wants to be paid better and work less than more qualified attorneys. If the first conversation is about work life balance that’s a sign to me.