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Darkesq https://darkesq.com Where lawyers can be real people again. en-us Tue, 08 Sep 2026 02:32:00 GMT <![CDATA[looking for an attorney who speaks human and not just legal because my last one billed me for explanations]]> https://darkesq.com/post/cmouqighk0039gpkk4obbvix5 https://darkesq.com/post/cmouqighk0039gpkk4obbvix5 Wed, 06 May 2026 23:15:02 GMT Client Leads <![CDATA[judge asked the defendant if he was guilty with a tone that made it clear the answer better be yes]]> https://darkesq.com/post/cmouqigf2000bgpkkbsyptcyi https://darkesq.com/post/cmouqigf2000bgpkkbsyptcyi Wed, 06 May 2026 23:15:02 GMT Judges <![CDATA[client asked if they could pay me in cryptocurrency that i am 90 percent sure is fake]]> https://darkesq.com/post/cmouqigg3000vgpkkzqaa8npi https://darkesq.com/post/cmouqigg3000vgpkkzqaa8npi Wed, 06 May 2026 22:15:02 GMT Clients <![CDATA[to the attorney i shared an uber with after a late hearing who said sometimes i wonder what it would be like to just drive and not stop]]> https://darkesq.com/post/cmouqigh8002ngpkkpezpo3z3 https://darkesq.com/post/cmouqigh8002ngpkkpezpo3z3 Wed, 06 May 2026 17:15:02 GMT Missed Connections <![CDATA[my client was a cop accused of excessive force and the body cam footage was worse than the complaint described]]> https://darkesq.com/post/cmouqigh00029gpkkkkizn4s3 https://darkesq.com/post/cmouqigh00029gpkkkkizn4s3 Wed, 06 May 2026 17:15:02 GMT Horror Stories <![CDATA[opposing expert witness had a warrant and got arrested walking out of the courtroom]]> https://darkesq.com/post/cmouqigep0001gpkk42ll3dhf https://darkesq.com/post/cmouqigep0001gpkk42ll3dhf Wed, 06 May 2026 16:15:02 GMT Courtroom <![CDATA[the cruelest financial joke of the legal profession is that the people who need lawyers the most can afford them the least]]> https://darkesq.com/post/cmouqiggl001jgpkk84fdirtk https://darkesq.com/post/cmouqiggl001jgpkk84fdirtk Wed, 06 May 2026 15:15:02 GMT Money <![CDATA[forwarded a partners insulting email about associates to the entire firm accidentally on purpose]]> https://darkesq.com/post/cmouqighb002tgpkkc0q9n3yw https://darkesq.com/post/cmouqighb002tgpkkc0q9n3yw Wed, 06 May 2026 12:15:02 GMT No Regerts <![CDATA[won a wrongful termination case and the jury gave triple damages because they hated the defendant that much]]> https://darkesq.com/post/cmouqiggv001zgpkk8ty1h197 https://darkesq.com/post/cmouqiggv001zgpkk8ty1h197 Wed, 06 May 2026 12:15:02 GMT Wins <![CDATA[the loneliest moment of solo practice is friday at 5pm when everyone else goes somewhere]]> https://darkesq.com/post/cmouqiggg001bgpkkz86d2f32 https://darkesq.com/post/cmouqiggg001bgpkkz86d2f32 Wed, 06 May 2026 11:15:02 GMT Solo Life <![CDATA[the firm holiday party costs more than my first years salary]]> https://darkesq.com/post/cmouqigg70011gpkk2h8hkmqo https://darkesq.com/post/cmouqigg70011gpkk2h8hkmqo Wed, 06 May 2026 11:15:02 GMT BigLaw <![CDATA[appellate practice seeking brief writer must enjoy reading judicial opinions that make you question everything]]> https://darkesq.com/post/cmouqighf002zgpkk0ilyugzu https://darkesq.com/post/cmouqighf002zgpkk0ilyugzu Wed, 06 May 2026 10:15:02 GMT Job Leads <![CDATA[my annual physical revealed three new conditions all stress related and my doctor said quote of course]]> https://darkesq.com/post/cmouqiggr001tgpkk3f30bcjv https://darkesq.com/post/cmouqiggr001tgpkk3f30bcjv Wed, 06 May 2026 10:15:02 GMT Off Topic <![CDATA[they served process on my client at her mothers funeral and were proud of it]]> https://darkesq.com/post/cmouqigfe000lgpkklx1uszcm https://darkesq.com/post/cmouqigfe000lgpkklx1uszcm Wed, 06 May 2026 09:15:02 GMT Opposing Counsel <![CDATA[networking: pretending to like people who pretend to like you for mutually assured career benefit]]> https://darkesq.com/post/cmouqigh5002hgpkk8qb2fapf https://darkesq.com/post/cmouqigh5002hgpkk8qb2fapf Wed, 06 May 2026 06:15:02 GMT Objectionable Memes <![CDATA[the first rule of law firm culture is dont talk about law firm culture]]> https://darkesq.com/post/cmotb2lkb0027v47y11a6380n https://darkesq.com/post/cmotb2lkb0027v47y11a6380n Wed, 06 May 2026 00:15:02 GMT Objectionable Memes <![CDATA[my kid googled how much do lawyers work and cried and i dont know how to fix that]]> https://darkesq.com/post/cmotb2ljo001pv47y0hjqjf2s https://darkesq.com/post/cmotb2ljo001pv47y0hjqjf2s Wed, 06 May 2026 00:15:02 GMT Off Topic <![CDATA[i turned down pro bono work because i literally cannot afford to not get paid for my time and the guilt is crushing]]> https://darkesq.com/post/cmotb2ljk001jv47y1mqbnrg8 https://darkesq.com/post/cmotb2ljk001jv47y1mqbnrg8 Wed, 06 May 2026 00:15:02 GMT Money <![CDATA[they want to sue their therapist for diagnosing them with something they definitely have]]> https://darkesq.com/post/cmotb2lj7000tv47ymwk0kelj https://darkesq.com/post/cmotb2lj7000tv47ymwk0kelj Tue, 05 May 2026 22:15:02 GMT Clients <![CDATA[the imposter syndrome of solo practice is knowing that if you fail there is no safety net and nobody to blame]]> https://darkesq.com/post/cmotb2ljh001dv47y6oet93wv https://darkesq.com/post/cmotb2ljh001dv47y6oet93wv Tue, 05 May 2026 21:15:02 GMT Solo Life <![CDATA[the environmental case where the contamination was known for decades and the company kept records of ignoring it]]> https://darkesq.com/post/cmotb2lk70021v47ylhdgvgu0 https://darkesq.com/post/cmotb2lk70021v47ylhdgvgu0 Tue, 05 May 2026 20:15:02 GMT Horror Stories <![CDATA[opposing counsel brought a therapy dog to mediation and honestly it was the most reasonable person in the room]]> https://darkesq.com/post/cmotb2liz000jv47yma9ypr1h https://darkesq.com/post/cmotb2liz000jv47yma9ypr1h Tue, 05 May 2026 20:15:02 GMT Opposing Counsel <![CDATA[slept with opposing counsel after a trial and we still pretend it didnt happen at bar events]]> https://darkesq.com/post/cmotb2lki002jv47ypsz33svq https://darkesq.com/post/cmotb2lki002jv47ypsz33svq Tue, 05 May 2026 18:15:02 GMT No Regerts <![CDATA[won a summary judgment motion with an argument i came up with in the shower at 6am]]> https://darkesq.com/post/cmotb2ljr001vv47yn34j5c5l https://darkesq.com/post/cmotb2ljr001vv47yn34j5c5l Tue, 05 May 2026 17:15:02 GMT Wins <![CDATA[the recruiting video shows happy attorneys playing ping pong and i have never seen anyone play ping pong]]> https://darkesq.com/post/cmotb2ljc0013v47y7v2b9cg6 https://darkesq.com/post/cmotb2ljc0013v47y7v2b9cg6 Tue, 05 May 2026 16:15:02 GMT BigLaw <![CDATA[judge denied my motion because and i quote he didnt feel like reading it today]]> https://darkesq.com/post/cmotb2lis0009v47ydsgtpu26 https://darkesq.com/post/cmotb2lis0009v47ydsgtpu26 Tue, 05 May 2026 16:15:02 GMT Judges <![CDATA[need an attorney for a case that four other lawyers refused to take and i promise its not my fault]]> https://darkesq.com/post/cmotb2lkt0033v47yvhfy0bop https://darkesq.com/post/cmotb2lkt0033v47yvhfy0bop Tue, 05 May 2026 15:15:02 GMT Client Leads <![CDATA[you were the only other person in the law library at midnight on a saturday and we nodded at each other like soldiers]]> https://darkesq.com/post/cmotb2lkf002dv47yuf5tlbqq https://darkesq.com/post/cmotb2lkf002dv47yuf5tlbqq Tue, 05 May 2026 14:15:02 GMT Missed Connections <![CDATA[the jury came back with a verdict in nine minutes which is never a good sign]]> https://darkesq.com/post/cmotb2lij0001v47yzrq5q089 https://darkesq.com/post/cmotb2lij0001v47yzrq5q089 Tue, 05 May 2026 11:15:02 GMT Courtroom <![CDATA[legal aid position open must be willing to carry two hundred cases and the emotional weight of systemic failure]]> https://darkesq.com/post/cmotb2lko002tv47yood1zask https://darkesq.com/post/cmotb2lko002tv47yood1zask Tue, 05 May 2026 09:15:02 GMT Job Leads <![CDATA[won an emergency hearing at 9pm on a friday to stop a wrongful eviction that was happening the next morning]]> https://darkesq.com/post/cmorvmqv9001zfuhv87p6g3ns https://darkesq.com/post/cmorvmqv9001zfuhv87p6g3ns Mon, 04 May 2026 23:15:02 GMT Wins <![CDATA[ate lunch alone at my desk for the third year straight and pretended the silence was peaceful]]> https://darkesq.com/post/cmorvmqur0015fuhvkuaeg3qk https://darkesq.com/post/cmorvmqur0015fuhvkuaeg3qk Mon, 04 May 2026 22:15:02 GMT Solo Life <![CDATA[the cruelest financial joke of the legal profession is that the people who need lawyers the most can afford them the least]]> https://darkesq.com/post/cmorvmquw001ffuhvxuzmfg1t https://darkesq.com/post/cmorvmquw001ffuhvxuzmfg1t Mon, 04 May 2026 21:15:02 GMT Money <![CDATA[my client asked if they could countersue for emotional distress from being sued]]> https://darkesq.com/post/cmorvmqug000pfuhvyub29qve https://darkesq.com/post/cmorvmqug000pfuhvyub29qve Mon, 04 May 2026 20:15:02 GMT Clients <![CDATA[i found out the judge and opposing counsel go to the same country club mid-hearing]]> https://darkesq.com/post/cmorvmqts0001fuhvx4ho8w8c https://darkesq.com/post/cmorvmqts0001fuhvx4ho8w8c Mon, 04 May 2026 20:15:02 GMT Courtroom <![CDATA[small firm needs associate partner says they treat everyone like family which is accurate if your family is dysfunctional]]> https://darkesq.com/post/cmorvmqvs002zfuhvtqo8u09b https://darkesq.com/post/cmorvmqvs002zfuhvtqo8u09b Mon, 04 May 2026 19:15:02 GMT Job Leads <![CDATA[firm announced record profits then laid off thirty associates the same week]]> https://darkesq.com/post/cmorvmquk000vfuhvyokv2sax https://darkesq.com/post/cmorvmquk000vfuhvyokv2sax Mon, 04 May 2026 13:15:02 GMT BigLaw <![CDATA[my client was innocent and the system didnt care and i couldnt save them]]> https://darkesq.com/post/cmorvmqvc0025fuhvqqnox9cf https://darkesq.com/post/cmorvmqvc0025fuhvqqnox9cf Mon, 04 May 2026 12:15:02 GMT Horror Stories <![CDATA[quit mid-deposition because the client lied to me one too many times]]> https://darkesq.com/post/cmorvmqvo002tfuhvuz9ip5ht https://darkesq.com/post/cmorvmqvo002tfuhvuz9ip5ht Mon, 04 May 2026 11:15:02 GMT No Regerts <![CDATA[to the associate who held the elevator when everyone else pretended not to see me running]]> https://darkesq.com/post/cmorvmqvj002jfuhvp1ggjuov https://darkesq.com/post/cmorvmqvj002jfuhvp1ggjuov Mon, 04 May 2026 11:15:02 GMT Missed Connections <![CDATA[the client who says ill keep this brief has never kept anything brief]]> https://darkesq.com/post/cmorvmqvf002bfuhvwil2roxh https://darkesq.com/post/cmorvmqvf002bfuhvwil2roxh Mon, 04 May 2026 10:15:02 GMT Objectionable Memes <![CDATA[looking for an attorney to help me sue my landlord for gaslighting which may or may not be a legal term]]> https://darkesq.com/post/cmorvmqvw0037fuhvvql2hzx6 https://darkesq.com/post/cmorvmqvw0037fuhvvql2hzx6 Mon, 04 May 2026 07:15:02 GMT Client Leads <![CDATA[they had their client fake a medical emergency to delay trial and the ambulance came and everything]]> https://darkesq.com/post/cmorvmqu9000ffuhvmgbl28xv https://darkesq.com/post/cmorvmqu9000ffuhvmgbl28xv Mon, 04 May 2026 07:15:02 GMT Opposing Counsel <![CDATA[went to a funeral for a colleague and the first thing everyone talked about was who was getting his cases]]> https://darkesq.com/post/cmorvmqv2001pfuhvefi7ncs6 https://darkesq.com/post/cmorvmqv2001pfuhvefi7ncs6 Mon, 04 May 2026 06:15:02 GMT Off Topic <![CDATA[got reversed on appeal and the judge blamed me for making the argument he rejected]]> https://darkesq.com/post/cmorvmqu40009fuhvjkncw2yg https://darkesq.com/post/cmorvmqu40009fuhvjkncw2yg Mon, 04 May 2026 06:15:02 GMT Judges <![CDATA[my closing argument made a juror cry and i know thats manipulation but it was also the truth]]> https://darkesq.com/post/cmoqg6w960023ppikvy5uunoj https://darkesq.com/post/cmoqg6w960023ppikvy5uunoj Sun, 03 May 2026 21:15:02 GMT Wins <![CDATA[this judge refuses to let attorneys use the bathroom during hearings regardless of length]]> https://darkesq.com/post/cmoqg6w7x000bppiktllz1a12 https://darkesq.com/post/cmoqg6w7x000bppiktllz1a12 Sun, 03 May 2026 21:15:02 GMT Judges <![CDATA[i have three suits at the office a toothbrush and a sleeping bag under my desk]]> https://darkesq.com/post/cmoqg6w8h0013ppik9b1e2wa0 https://darkesq.com/post/cmoqg6w8h0013ppik9b1e2wa0 Sun, 03 May 2026 20:15:02 GMT BigLaw <![CDATA[representing a parent in a custody case and realizing too late they were the abuser]]> https://darkesq.com/post/cmoqg6w9d002dppikfkb4305s https://darkesq.com/post/cmoqg6w9d002dppikfkb4305s Sun, 03 May 2026 17:15:02 GMT Horror Stories <![CDATA[a potential client asked how many attorneys work at my firm and i said all of them which is just me]]> https://darkesq.com/post/cmoqg6w8o001dppikd7f0niif https://darkesq.com/post/cmoqg6w8o001dppikd7f0niif Sun, 03 May 2026 15:15:02 GMT Solo Life