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A fool for a lawyer
Oct. 21st, 2018 09:14 amHaving been disappointed by the typical quality of work done by the lawyers in my price range I have mostly done my own legal work. ( I may know far less but I put much time and care in. )
Still, how do I get away with it? I think there are a couple of reasons. One is that I make use of ( what professionals already figured out. ) The other reason that has probably been my principal savior is that I always sail obviously far from any lines: ( I do not try to push my luck at all. )
It has probably also helped that I have tried to maintain a broad background understanding of the law: I can better stay in safe waters and discover specific issues with a case that concerns me if I can already guess where those issues might lie. It felt very strange to first set foot in the US and thus become subject to a different legal environment. Getting to the real point of this journal entry, my first broad introduction to the law of England and Wales was the excellent
Of course, Scottish law is ( quite different from English. )
Still, how do I get away with it? I think there are a couple of reasons. One is that I make use of ( what professionals already figured out. ) The other reason that has probably been my principal savior is that I always sail obviously far from any lines: ( I do not try to push my luck at all. )
It has probably also helped that I have tried to maintain a broad background understanding of the law: I can better stay in safe waters and discover specific issues with a case that concerns me if I can already guess where those issues might lie. It felt very strange to first set foot in the US and thus become subject to a different legal environment. Getting to the real point of this journal entry, my first broad introduction to the law of England and Wales was the excellent
Newnes Family Lawyerfrom 1962. What is special about it is that it combines both breadth and detail: for example, it might tell one plenty about conveyancing, or disputes with tradesmen, but also what can constitute assault and how that differs from various degrees of battery. ( I would love to find a current equivalent but so far I have failed. )
Of course, Scottish law is ( quite different from English. )
