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Roguish Lawyer 02-26-2024 12:53

Law Firm Screws Navy SEAL
 
This is outrageous. Happens all the time, too.

https://www.law.com/njlawjournal/202...ve-in-big-law/

Roguish Lawyer 02-26-2024 15:32

https://youtu.be/EB1JStIi4PU

Long interview here. The discussion of the law firm firing starts at 1:12:13.

Airbornelawyer 02-28-2024 12:00

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Roguish Lawyer 02-28-2024 12:16

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Originally Posted by Airbornelawyer (Post 678639)
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Here is an excerpt:

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Fired over a social media post that his firm felt was denigrating to Blacks and Muslims, a former McCarter & English associate said the legal profession is growing more hostile to those with conservative viewpoints.

William D. Brown Jr., who worked at McCarter & English for nearly seven years, said he was fired in late December 2023 over his post on LinkedIn discussing “gangsta rap” lyrics and violence in the Muslim world.

Brown maintained that his posting was innocuous and that his dismissal was part of a “political purge” of conservatives at law firms.

“In a civilized society, we have to have the freedom to talk about the things that are important if we want to get to the root cause of 9/11, Oct. 7. And I think as an educated, civil society and in the legal community, we should have the freedom to address these things,” Brown said.

The post that prompted his firing referenced Brown’s experience serving as a Navy SEAL in Iraq, where, he wrote, “There are many beautiful and tolerant Muslims, but the textual language within the Koran is far from tolerant.”

The posting also said that “[t]he promotion of anti-social values and the glorification of violence and drugs portrayed in gangsta rap had a huge negative influence on the many young and easily impressionable American black youth.”

The post went on to say that ”[i]t’s my opinion that there’s also a radical culture within the Islamic world that promotes anti social values and glorifies violence. This has had a devastating impact on millions of young and easily influenced lives.”

Airbornelawyer 02-29-2024 19:35

I guess 400 qualifies as Big Law, but I've never even heard of this firm. They have separate tabs for "Social Justice" and DEI on their "our firm" page.

MR2 03-01-2024 12:13

Law Firm Screws... Like duh! That's their job, that's what they do!

Doctorate level prostitution.

Roguish Lawyer 03-02-2024 08:58

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Originally Posted by MR2 (Post 678648)
Law Firm Screws... Like duh! That's their job, that's what they do!

Doctorate level prostitution.

Touche, mon frer. I'll own it. And some call me a professional asshole. :lifter

Roguish Lawyer 03-02-2024 08:59

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Originally Posted by Airbornelawyer (Post 678644)
I guess 400 qualifies as Big Law, but I've never even heard of this firm. They have separate tabs for "Social Justice" and DEI on their "our firm" page.

It's a very prominent shop on the East Coast.

MR2 03-02-2024 10:05

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Originally Posted by Roguish Lawyer (Post 678651)
Touche, mon frer. I'll own it. And some call me a professional asshole. :lifter

I'm just joshing. Besides, present company excluded.

On a serious note, the real problem w lawyers is that they are comprised of people. And people are the reason we have/need lawyers. The self-licking ice cream cone. If people were honest, forthright, and communicated effectively - we wouldn't need/have "lawyers".

The real issue is people, not lwayers.

MR2 03-02-2024 10:27

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Originally Posted by Roguish Lawyer (Post 678651)
And some call me a professional asshole. :lifter

On a professional note, we started a union called the Society of Professional Assholes in 2016. Checking our records, I do not see that your membership is not in good standing. The automatic inclusion for lawyers was rescinded once the majority of the profession (Fanny Willis not with standing) started following the Model of Professional Standards. BTW, for the rest of you - just because you were SF or a 1SGT does not mean you can call yourself a Professional Asshole! So RL, if you (and the rest of you run-of-the-mill assholes) wish to continue as a Professional Asshole, you will need to forward a membership application and back dues.

Thank you and welcome aboard. Apply soon because the Annual Meeting of SPA will be on Uranus this year! :p

Roguish Lawyer 03-02-2024 14:05

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Originally Posted by MR2 (Post 678654)
On a professional note, we started a union called the Society of Professional Assholes in 2016. Checking our records, I do not see that your membership is not in good standing. The automatic inclusion for lawyers was rescinded once the majority of the profession (Fanny Willis not with standing) started following the Model of Professional Standards. BTW, for the rest of you - just because you were SF or a 1SGT does not mean you can call yourself a Professional Asshole! So RL, if you (and the rest of you run-of-the-mill assholes) wish to continue as a Professional Asshole, you will need to forward a membership application and back dues.

Thank you and welcome aboard. Apply soon because the Annual Meeting of SPA will be on Uranus this year! :p

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