# Are you a lawyer? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 14, 2009, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-lawyer/517535 "2009-11-14T06:58:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lakai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9de0a6/32.png) [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2009, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-lawyer/517535/1 "2009-11-14T06:58:40Z")
Inspired by this comment from another thread. Lets see if we can get a count of how many lawyers are on the SDMB. ---
**Author:** ![Giraffe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giraffe/32/129_2.png) [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2009, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-lawyer/517535/2 "2009-11-14T07:22:03Z")
IANAL (Yes, I already posted this joke, but in the _wrong thread_, damnit. So here it is again.) ---
**Author:** ![Isamu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7c8e57/32.png) [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2009, 8:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-lawyer/517535/3 "2009-11-14T08:14:53Z")
Objection! (I just wanted to try that out for once.) And who are you calling foreign? On the internet is there such a thing as foreign? ---
**Author:** ![Hypatia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/7ab992/32.png) [@Hypatia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypatia)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2009, 8:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-lawyer/517535/4 "2009-11-14T08:39:31Z")
I wasn’t sure what to put. I have an law degree but I never practised. I put “foreign law student”. ---
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2009, 8:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-lawyer/517535/5 "2009-11-14T08:59:14Z")
> [@Hypatia](#): > > I wasn’t sure what to put. I have an law degree but I never practised. Yes, there needs to be an option for “have a law degree but not admitted as a lawyer”. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2009, 9:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-lawyer/517535/6 "2009-11-14T09:00:01Z")
Link doesn’t work for me. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Poster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Happy\_Poster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Poster)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2009, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-lawyer/517535/7 "2009-11-14T11:55:35Z")
There should be an option for “No, but I pretend to be on the internet” ---
**Author:** ![ruadh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d2c977/32.png) [@ruadh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ruadh)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2009, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-lawyer/517535/8 "2009-11-14T12:41:41Z")
I put “foreign lawyer in training (law school)”, but that’s not strictly correct. I’m not in law school _yet_. But in the Irish system, you have to pass a number of bar-like examinations just to get into law school, and I’ve taken them already (and passed some, waiting on results for others). I think that meets the spirit of your question anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Elysian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c77e96/32.png) [@Elysian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elysian)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2009, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-lawyer/517535/9 "2009-11-14T12:52:04Z")
You forgot “US lawyer and foreign lawyer in training”. Boo 😛 I voted for US lawyer. ---
**Author:** ![Hello\_Again](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/85e7bf/32.png) [@Hello\_Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hello_Again)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2009, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-lawyer/517535/10 "2009-11-14T15:31:17Z")
I have a law degree and passed the Bar for my state. However, I am still awaiting admission to the Bar, which takes several months in my state. Since I anticipate admission, I chose “Yes I am a US lawyer.” Technically, though, it isn’t true. ---
**Author:** ![Randy\_Seltzer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ee7513/32.png) [@Randy\_Seltzer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Randy_Seltzer)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2009, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-lawyer/517535/11 "2009-11-14T15:55:07Z")
If all goes as planned, I’ll need to change my vote from “no – law school” to “yes – US lawyer” in about 10 months. ---
**Author:** ![Saintly\_Loser](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saintly_loser/32/4045_2.png) [@Saintly\_Loser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saintly_Loser)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2009, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-lawyer/517535/12 "2009-11-14T16:05:29Z")
Not a lawyer. Married to one, the child of two, sibling of two, in-law of one, cousin of more than I can remember at the moment. It’s amazing that I’m not a lawyer. Looks like I really dodge the bullet there. ---
**Author:** ![Saintly\_Loser](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saintly_loser/32/4045_2.png) [@Saintly\_Loser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saintly_Loser)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2009, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-lawyer/517535/13 "2009-11-14T16:07:33Z")
I noticed that there’s no option in the poll to vote for U.S. \*and \*foreign lawyer. I would be surprised if there aren’t one or two lawyers here who are qualified to practice law in more than one country (like my wife). ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2009, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-lawyer/517535/14 "2009-11-14T16:11:35Z")
I enjoy the rattly sound my soul makes inside me. I would miss that if I went to law school. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2009, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-lawyer/517535/15 "2009-11-14T16:16:34Z")
> [@Northern\_Piper](#): > > Link doesn’t work for me. You may have grounds for a civil suit. Then again, IANAL. ---
**Author:** ![lezlers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/258eb7/32.png) [@lezlers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lezlers)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2009, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-lawyer/517535/16 "2009-11-14T17:33:38Z")
I’m a lawyer, licensed to practice in California, not Federal, though. I’m too cheap to pay for that admission. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2009, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-lawyer/517535/17 "2009-11-14T18:07:36Z")
I voted “Yes, foreign lawyer.” It’s nice to finally be able to say that. ---
**Author:** ![NicePete](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ee7513/32.png) [@NicePete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NicePete)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2009, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-lawyer/517535/18 "2009-11-14T18:37:52Z")
Yes! ---
**Author:** ![Sage\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sage_rat/32/399_2.png) [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2009, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-lawyer/517535/19 "2009-11-14T18:41:51Z")
I wouldn’t have guessed that 35% of the SDMB is lawyers. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![KSO](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f07891/32.png) [@KSO](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KSO)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2009, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-lawyer/517535/20 "2009-11-15T20:18:57Z")
Yes, U.S. licensed. And come January, I will be licensed in Ontario also–yay, me! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-lawyer/517535.md?page=2)