Choices, choices

[Kyung]

What would you do if the calendar person called you up and said I have two depos. Would you like . . .

video depo w/MR. Speedy talking or video depo w/ Mr. Stuttering man?

IME or judgment debtor?

depo with whispering witness or interpreted depo w/witness who speaks some English?

attorney who mouths objections at you or attorney who objects for every questions.

[Karen Margolis]

I almost don't like to be given choices, b/c if I have a rough day, I'm mad at myself for possibly choosing the "wrong" one!

[Patricia Babits]

I'd probably go w/ interpreted depo

[Cathryn Bauer]

Not sure I comprehend the first choice, but it's early AM (wg),

Judgment debtor.

Interpreted depo.

Attorney who objects constantly. Far less stressful than being put in a situation where I have to say all the time, "I didn't get that counsel." That's my MO, currently at least, for that situation. My job is to create an accurate record, and it's too easy to get it wrong when they do that.

[Patricia Babits]

One thing about an attorney who objects to every question is you do get a lot more pages.

[Judy]

At least with an IME you're in your own room and not out in the hallway or the cafeteria with no outlet for your equipment.

AFA a whispering witness, if you have the proper equipment, you mic 'em up and then can hear just fine.

An atty who mouths objections? Tell them you need to hear the objection in order to write it down.

Attorneys who constantly object? Fine. That's more pages for me.

Your worst scenario is the JD exam b/c you don't know where you're going to set up.

Just my .02.

[Jill S. Driscoll]

Hey, this isn't really an answer to the question, but I would love an honest calendar person like that!

[Debbie Taggart]

I agree! I hate it when they call and say: I've got a 10:00 for you tomorrow. You accept it and it's some 10-minute motion in court. Then, of course, 3 other firms call and offer you real jobs. I know. It's the biz and those poor calendar people probably can't get anyone to take the yukky stuff without playing those games, but -- Grrrrrrrrr.

[Jill S. Driscoll]

Exactly. I think if they would be honest about the bad jobs, then they would be honest about the good jobs and eventually you could learn to trust them and you might be more willing to take the bad jobs just because you respect and like the calendar person and you want to help out. I don't really mind a "bad job," if I know what I am getting into. It takes a little mental preparation. You know, brace yourself, this is going to be a boring, perhaps awful, tedious, inaudible situation, but I can DO THIS.

That deal where they tell you it is a good job and then it is some kind of board meeting...that is part of the reason I got out of working for a firm and just concentrated on a few clients of my own.

Now, I am captioning and don't have to deal with any of that! Yahoooo! However, I was up at 3:30 a.m. for my 4 a.m. news, so there is a trade-off for everything!

[Kyung]

Jill, it is totally about mental prep for me as well. I hate getting surprised. I mean, it happens and I totally understand when it happens. Certainly gets the adrenaline flowing, but if I know ahead of time, I can into the proper mindset (so to speak).

Honestly, I don't even mind taking the "bad" jobs as longs as I'm warned ahead of time. You never know when that bad job is going to turn out terrific. There's truth to the saying forewarned is forearmed.