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Heard a paralegal give a client bad advice at the Starbucks on Sunset
I was sitting waiting for my order and this paralegal from a big disability firm was on the phone. He told the client to just "stop showing up to the IME" because the doctor was biased. My jaw dropped. That is terrible advice. Skipping an IME is almost always grounds for the judge to deny your case. I had to walk away before I said something. But it got me thinking about how many people get wrecked by bad info from support staff who aren't lawyers. Has anyone else overheard something like this or gotten bad advice from a paralegal?
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the_mila3mo ago
Would telling them to go and then refuse to cooperate be any better though?
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sarah_hart3mo ago
Hold your ground from the start. If you tell them to leave and then cave, they learn your word means nothing. Set the boundary once and stick to it - don't give them a chance to argue or negotiate.
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sageadams3mo ago
Hold your ground and let them see those boundaries stick.
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