Is there any workers more miserable than at the IRS?
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Re: Is there any workers more miserable than at the IRS?
I have a cousin who is a public defender in Massachusetts. He seems to really enjoy it. But I bet his workload is half what a MO defender's is.
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Re: Is there any workers more miserable than at the IRS?
My sisters boyfriend in law school ended up going out west, I think in Montana, and made something like 24k a year.lukethedrifter wrote:
Beyond that, I think it is that they are underpaid and overworked, not given a real chance to put up a real defense for many of their clients
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Re: Is there any workers more miserable than at the IRS?
These were all in the top of their class, but it wasn't going to be their career job. I've also got two cousins that wanted to be public defenders and then went into political roles. I'd say there is a high percentage who don't have another option, but it seems to be somewhat romanticized among the lawyers I know.lukethedrifter wrote:Diddy wrote:My sister is a layer, a surprisingly high number of her circle of friends wanted to be public defenders. I think some had a romanticized view of helping out innnocent defenders. Some wanted to help out poor and underprivileged people. I'm pretty sure all but one of them had family practices to come back to and their families were financially set. The other one ended up marrying into one of those families anyway. My sister went on the other end of the spectrum and went to a Fortune 500 company.lukethedrifter wrote:My daughter would answer 'public defenders' after meeting them at "I want to be a lawyer" camp.
Completely baselessly, I made up the stat that 5% of public defenders were saints and 95% finished in the bottom of their class and could get no other job.
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Re: Is there any workers more miserable than at the IRS?
Diddy wrote:These were all in the top of their class, but it wasn't going to be their career job. I've also got two cousins that wanted to be public defenders and then went into political roles. I'd say there is a high percentage who don't have another option, but it seems to be somewhat romanticized among the lawyers I know.lukethedrifter wrote:Diddy wrote:My sister is a layer, a surprisingly high number of her circle of friends wanted to be public defenders. I think some had a romanticized view of helping out innnocent defenders. Some wanted to help out poor and underprivileged people. I'm pretty sure all but one of them had family practices to come back to and their families were financially set. The other one ended up marrying into one of those families anyway. My sister went on the other end of the spectrum and went to a Fortune 500 company.lukethedrifter wrote:My daughter would answer 'public defenders' after meeting them at "I want to be a lawyer" camp.
Completely baselessly, I made up the stat that 5% of public defenders were saints and 95% finished in the bottom of their class and could get no other job.
Sort of like Americorps for lawyers
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Re: Is there any workers more miserable than at the IRS?
From everything I've read, being a public defender in most places is extremely difficult.
1. They are likely overworked which requires
2. Them to likely at least make some assumptions which
3. Is unfair to ask of them
4. So they can focus and prioritize on those cases while
5. going up against the machine of law enforcement and DAs.
All while being underpaid.
1. They are likely overworked which requires
2. Them to likely at least make some assumptions which
3. Is unfair to ask of them
4. So they can focus and prioritize on those cases while
5. going up against the machine of law enforcement and DAs.
All while being underpaid.