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Hi Fishes, I am a Subcon working at CG and have resigned recently with NP of 30 days. Is it necessary to explain as why I have decided to leave? If yes, will it be okay if I tell them practical reason but it would be a lie ofcourse. By any means, i have no intentions of staying back/receiving conversion or even hike since I have a way better opportunity with an organisation of repute and I don't want to get into any corporate politics. Will it be a problem for me if they find out later?Capgemini
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As a trial lawyer, I also enjoy watching Paul Newman’s “The Verdict.” Let us know if you like it, too.
We used it 3L year in the token Ethics course as an ethical breakdown on so many levels, that somehow still worked out for the protagonist lawyer in the end. Substance abuse by the attorney [unresolved during the movie], failure to take a settlement offer to the client/estate, lack of assertiveness re experts and failure to fix the same when an expert fell off the face of the earth, plus other matters. It was a lesson in how movies always equal a protagonist win, but the whole situation with a substance abusing protagonist was likely to lead to his discipline if nothing changed. That being said, loved that movie, as well as My Cousin Vinnie [went to a CLE by the guy that taught Joe Pescie how to be a lawyer], and 12 Angry Men [so open to post-conviction litigation, as long as the jury members didn't blab as to what went on in that room].
12 angry men is great
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Pacino in “And justice for All”
Fonda in 12 Angry Men
Couple of episodes of Boston Legal. Denny Crane.
I remember the episode where he told the lesser partner to act as if he had won. It was for a plaintiff schoolgirl at a private school, where the girl couldn't smile or emote based on some issue [don't remember whether it was an issue she was born with or an advancing disease process]. James Spader plays the lesser partner/associate. Spader's character shows up to the victorious school [when they won to keep the non-emotive girl out], and offered to go out and face the media [who were waiting outside] with the girl. Understandably, the school caved.
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Not necessarily the most realistic, but I've always kept the same kind of things in mind. These days, we'd say "the optics," but I have gone to mediation w a big-box retailer and gotten one year or more salary and benefits in settlement for firing a white male, approx. +50 y.o., with previous internal discipline. Initial offer was around $3k. Point is, work on the focus, focus, focus. And case theme.
I like watching the Good wife for this reason
The Rainmaker. It's also a John Grisham book, but the movie has some big names (Matt Damon, Danny DeVito, John Voight...) Highly recommend when you get burnt out on big corporate clients.
The Good Wife
Adam’s Rib
I liked "Fracture"
Perry Mason tv. Lincoln Lawyer. A Civil
Action. Erin Brocavich however spelled.
Lincoln Lawyer
Inherit the wind.
The Two Yewts.