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Of all the people commenting about legal topics on the Internet, the probability P(Lawyer) is so low that it would take an especially unreasonable person to hon
by mcbits 10y ago
Of all the people commenting about legal topics on the Internet, the probability P(Lawyer) is so low that it would take an especially unreasonable person to honestly believe the discussion creates an attorney-client relationship. But once someone says "I'm a lawyer," I'd guess P(Lawyer) is at least 50%. A mildly retarded but otherwise reasonable person might get the wrong impression at that point.
- throwawayish 10y agoDepending on legislation it's also not legal for lawyers to give specific advice for free. E.g. in Germany lawyering is a rather heavily regulated business - for obvious reasons - and while there's a whole bunch of exceptions (as usual) in general a lawyer cannot give legal consult for free.