take off your funny blouse and strap on your hard-hitting legal sweater because
your hard-hitting legal sweater because
your hard-hitting legal sweater because here it comes why does it cost so much
here it comes why does it cost so much
here it comes why does it cost so much when you hire a lawyer I think that
when you hire a lawyer I think that
when you hire a lawyer I think that that’s one of the big issues with the
that’s one of the big issues with the
that’s one of the big issues with the justice system is that it justice isn’t
justice system is that it justice isn’t
justice system is that it justice isn’t accessible to a lot of people just by
accessible to a lot of people just by
accessible to a lot of people just by virtue of how much it costs and I was
virtue of how much it costs and I was
virtue of how much it costs and I was never in private practice but in private
never in private practice but in private
never in private practice but in private practice everything is about billable
practice everything is about billable
practice everything is about billable hours and lawyers depending on how much
hours and lawyers depending on how much
hours and lawyers depending on how much experience they have can charge anywhere
experience they have can charge anywhere
experience they have can charge anywhere from like 200 an hour to like seven or
from like 200 an hour to like seven or
from like 200 an hour to like seven or eight hundred dollars an hour depending
eight hundred dollars an hour depending
eight hundred dollars an hour depending and and so that adds up for now per hour
and and so that adds up for now per hour
and and so that adds up for now per hour and you know they bill you sort of in
and you know they bill you sort of in
and you know they bill you sort of in like it can be even in like ten minute
like it can be even in like ten minute
like it can be even in like ten minute segments you know if you call me up and
segments you know if you call me up and
segments you know if you call me up and we talk on the phone for ten minutes
we talk on the phone for ten minutes
we talk on the phone for ten minutes then it’s that goes in you know prorated
then it’s that goes in you know prorated
then it’s that goes in you know prorated whatever you’re kidding hourly rate but
whatever you’re kidding hourly rate but
whatever you’re kidding hourly rate but I guess it’s because lawyers you know
I guess it’s because lawyers you know
I guess it’s because lawyers you know there’s only so many hours in a day and
there’s only so many hours in a day and
there’s only so many hours in a day and that’s how they make their money so it’s
that’s how they make their money so it’s
that’s how they make their money so it’s not like a business person whose profits
not like a business person whose profits
not like a business person whose profits maybe potentially could be but you’re
maybe potentially could be but you’re
maybe potentially could be but you’re still making profits if you’re a private
still making profits if you’re a private
still making profits if you’re a private practice like you’re making based on how
practice like you’re making based on how
practice like you’re making based on how many hours you work so it’s not like a
many hours you work so it’s not like a
many hours you work so it’s not like a business person who puts a product out
business person who puts a product out
business person who puts a product out there and the product can make whatever
there and the product can make whatever
there and the product can make whatever as millions of dollars right you’re
as millions of dollars right you’re
as millions of dollars right you’re there’s no justification for it it’s
there’s no justification for it it’s
there’s no justification for it it’s just that it’s just it’s you’re in a
just that it’s just it’s you’re in a
just that it’s just it’s you’re in a situation where many people are
situation where many people are
situation where many people are desperate and so lawyers pay they’ll pay
desperate and so lawyers pay they’ll pay
desperate and so lawyers pay they’ll pay what they need for a good lawyer here’s
what they need for a good lawyer here’s
what they need for a good lawyer here’s my thought on the whole thing is that I
my thought on the whole thing is that I
my thought on the whole thing is that I don’t get why lawyers are like I said
don’t get why lawyers are like I said
don’t get why lawyers are like I said like I knew I should just mention that
like I knew I should just mention that
like I knew I should just mention that there is you know there is legal aid and
there is you know there is legal aid and
there is you know there is legal aid and stuff like that available but well legal
stuff like that available but well legal
stuff like that available but well legal aid I think also gets a bad rap because
aid I think also gets a bad rap because
aid I think also gets a bad rap because we all just picture the really
we all just picture the really
we all just picture the really overworked lady in the power suit but
overworked lady in the power suit but
overworked lady in the power suit but it’s kind of crumbled and there’s a
it’s kind of crumbled and there’s a
it’s kind of crumbled and there’s a mustard stain here like rushing in to be
mustard stain here like rushing in to be
mustard stain here like rushing in to be like
like
like what I don’t know is this the
what I don’t know is this the
what I don’t know is this the robbery/homicide or the homicide murder
robbery/homicide or the homicide murder
robbery/homicide or the homicide murder or suicide let’s go ahead and she falls
or suicide let’s go ahead and she falls
or suicide let’s go ahead and she falls asleep legal aid does help but why why
asleep legal aid does help but why why
asleep legal aid does help but why why not we put a little bit of the money if
not we put a little bit of the money if
not we put a little bit of the money if you want to say bill let me let me this
you want to say bill let me let me this
you want to say bill let me let me this is let me walk you through this theory I
is let me walk you through this theory I
is let me walk you through this theory I just came up with in my head so you want
just came up with in my head so you want
just came up with in my head so you want to build eight hundred dollars an hour
to build eight hundred dollars an hour
to build eight hundred dollars an hour as a lawyer that’s fine you can go right
as a lawyer that’s fine you can go right
as a lawyer that’s fine you can go right ahead but on top of taxes you have to
ahead but on top of taxes you have to
ahead but on top of taxes you have to give two hundred dollars of that to a
give two hundred dollars of that to a
give two hundred dollars of that to a teacher because think about this this is
teacher because think about this this is
teacher because think about this this is a little utopia I want to create which
a little utopia I want to create which
a little utopia I want to create which is where teachers actually get paid
is where teachers actually get paid
is where teachers actually get paid really well so they have an incentive to
really well so they have an incentive to
really well so they have an incentive to be there and watch the kids so that the
be there and watch the kids so that the
be there and watch the kids so that the kids don’t grow up start cooking meth
kids don’t grow up start cooking meth
kids don’t grow up start cooking meth and daddy’s shed burn down the shed
and daddy’s shed burn down the shed
and daddy’s shed burn down the shed causing the neighbor to suit their
causing the neighbor to suit their
causing the neighbor to suit their parents for destroying their roses
parents for destroying their roses
parents for destroying their roses therefore requiring a lawyer that costs
therefore requiring a lawyer that costs
therefore requiring a lawyer that costs eight hundred dollars an hour do you
eight hundred dollars an hour do you
eight hundred dollars an hour do you think that they would want to do that
think that they would want to do that
think that they would want to do that give a little money the teachers
give a little money the teachers
give a little money the teachers eventually weed themselves out of
eventually weed themselves out of
eventually weed themselves out of society and i’ll be happy and i can
society and i’ll be happy and i can
society and i’ll be happy and i can finally afford an office at downtown in
finally afford an office at downtown in
finally afford an office at downtown in one of those black scary buildings with
one of those black scary buildings with
one of those black scary buildings with the oak desks that is a good that would
the oak desks that is a good that would
the oak desks that is a good that would be great i should say that probably a
be great i should say that probably a
be great i should say that probably a lot of the big law firms do some pro
lot of the big law firms do some pro
lot of the big law firms do some pro bono work they’ll take on cases for free
bono work they’ll take on cases for free
bono work they’ll take on cases for free can it be changed the name to pro bono
can it be changed the name to pro bono
can it be changed the name to pro bono cuz it sounds very very gross like this
cuz it sounds very very gross like this
cuz it sounds very very gross like this sounds like there I guess it I don’t
sounds like there I guess it I don’t
sounds like there I guess it I don’t know it must come from the latin night
know it must come from the latin night
know it must come from the latin night like they’re either pro Sonny Bono like
like they’re either pro Sonny Bono like
like they’re either pro Sonny Bono like they’re in that divorce they were like
they’re in that divorce they were like
they’re in that divorce they were like we were going behind Sonny he is
we were going behind Sonny he is
we were going behind Sonny he is obviously creative force behind the sure
obviously creative force behind the sure
obviously creative force behind the sure he can’t sing worth a lick but he wrote
he can’t sing worth a lick but he wrote
he can’t sing worth a lick but he wrote needles and pins god damn it even David
needles and pins god damn it even David
needles and pins god damn it even David Geffen were revolutionaries in the music
Geffen were revolutionaries in the music
Geffen were revolutionaries in the music industry pro bono that means we give
industry pro bono that means we give
industry pro bono that means we give everything away for free because he gave
everything away for free because he gave
everything away for free because he gave us all the way for free or there’s very
us all the way for free or there’s very
us all the way for free or there’s very pro boner which you know what most
pro boner which you know what most
pro boner which you know what most people are I think that’s
people are I think that’s
people are I think that’s uncontroversial you’re out of your
uncontroversial you’re out of your
uncontroversial you’re out of your jurisdiction if I had a gavel I would
jurisdiction if I had a gavel I would
jurisdiction if I had a gavel I would smash it down on the desk because oh
smash it down on the desk because oh
smash it down on the desk because oh come on we need to get a set all right
come on we need to get a set all right
come on we need to get a set all right so it’s this has been asked a lawyer
so it’s this has been asked a lawyer
so it’s this has been asked a lawyer we’ve asked a lawyer some questions
we’ve asked a lawyer some questions
we’ve asked a lawyer some questions Jessica psalm and thanks so much for
Jessica psalm and thanks so much for
Jessica psalm and thanks so much for coming comedian slash former war crimes
coming comedian slash former war crimes
coming comedian slash former war crimes lawyer in the hague worked in a tribunal
lawyer in the hague worked in a tribunal
lawyer in the hague worked in a tribunal what is a tribunal
what is a tribunal
what is a tribunal yep Oh fire it up we don’t even know you
yep Oh fire it up we don’t even know you
yep Oh fire it up we don’t even know you know this is this is what this is what i
know this is this is what this is what i
know this is this is what this is what i like to call advice from the slightly
like to call advice from the slightly
like to call advice from the slightly misinformed since it’s one of the things
misinformed since it’s one of the things
misinformed since it’s one of the things I’m trying to spread throughout the
I’m trying to spread throughout the
I’m trying to spread throughout the universe because the Internet’s not just
universe because the Internet’s not just
universe because the Internet’s not just full of uninformed where’s your I’m
full of uninformed where’s your I’m
full of uninformed where’s your I’m uninformed you’re slightly misinformed
uninformed you’re slightly misinformed
uninformed you’re slightly misinformed and that you know things but certain
and that you know things but certain
and that you know things but certain things like maybe betterto on with you
things like maybe betterto on with you
things like maybe betterto on with you and not the pinky not the pinky toe what
and not the pinky not the pinky toe what
and not the pinky not the pinky toe what is it the small toe hey you don’t really
is it the small toe hey you don’t really
is it the small toe hey you don’t really mean the middle toes are just there for
mean the middle toes are just there for
mean the middle toes are just there for aesthetics all right we’re going to wrap
aesthetics all right we’re going to wrap
aesthetics all right we’re going to wrap this up because we’ve taken a turn just
this up because we’ve taken a turn just
this up because we’ve taken a turn just some John Hastings internet
some John Hastings internet
some John Hastings internet watchmojo.com ask a lawyer goodbye
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