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A quick definition of legal negligence:

Legal negligence is when someone fails to take reasonable care in a situation where they should have. This can include not following established safety standards or not being careful enough to prevent harm to others. It is a type of negligence that can result in legal action being taken against the person responsible. Other types of negligence include active negligence, where someone does something that causes harm, and inadvertent negligence, where someone is not aware of the risk they are creating. Gross negligence is a particularly extreme form of negligence that involves a conscious disregard for the safety of others.

A more thorough explanation:

Legal negligence is the failure to exercise the standard of care that a reasonably prudent person would have exercised in a similar situation. It refers to any conduct that falls below the legal standard established to protect others against unreasonable risk of harm, except for conduct that is intentionally, wantonly, or willfully disregardful of others' rights. The term denotes culpable carelessness.

For example, if a doctor fails to diagnose a patient's illness correctly, and the patient suffers harm as a result, the doctor may be guilty of legal negligence. Similarly, if a driver runs a red light and causes an accident, they may be guilty of legal negligence.

Legal negligence can result in a tort, which is a civil wrong that causes harm or injury to another person. A tort grounded in legal negligence usually involves duty, breach of duty, causation, and damages.

Other types of negligence include active negligence, advertent negligence, casual negligence, collateral negligence, comparative negligence, concurrent negligence, contributory negligence, criminal negligence, culpable negligence, gross negligence, hazardous negligence, imputed negligence, inadvertent negligence, joint negligence, negligence in law, negligence per se, ordinary negligence, passive negligence, professional negligence, reckless negligence, simple negligence, slight negligence, subsequent negligence, supine negligence, tax negligence, wanton negligence, willful and wanton negligence, and willful negligence.

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180letmein
10:26
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HopefulSwan
10:27
t14 is def not worth it if you have no intention of doing biglaw
eggan
10:28
@winningest: i think so if you think about job placements. if you go to a regional school you can only really work in that region
eggan
10:28
like im prob going to fordham and that constricts me to NYC/tri state area. if i went to irvine id be constricted to california. but the T14s in those areas? you could work anywhere you want, whatever job you want, and you dont have to be magna cum laude or up to get those positions
eggan
10:29
also some unicorn PI like earthjustice are fairly lucrative for PI. which are only really attainable if you go to a T14 or reputable regional school (and work at the regional office in that area)
eggan
10:30
inb4 anyone argues with me, just look at the 509 reports for regional schools. they basically only place in the region
180letmein
10:31
Isn't Fordham pretty big name anywhere you go tho?
winningest
10:31
Yeah I think that’s kinda true but I think if you work super hard and are top 10%at the t≈50 you’re kinda chilling
eggan
10:31
in the tri state area absolutely. california theyve never heard of fordham
eggan
10:32
maybe not never but theyd rather take from a similarly reputable regional school in california like irvine or davis
eggan
10:32
im also doing fordham PI so its different
180letmein
10:32
Ahhh makes sense.
eggan
10:33
@winningest: top 10% isnt guaranteed tho. the curve might beat ur ass
eggan
10:34
between wayne and maurer tho for full rides id actually do maurer. indiana is a bigger name imo than wayne
eggan
10:35
you could probably get a cool job in chicago there
winningest
10:35
Between those two I lean Wayne bc I prefer location
eggan
10:35
gotcha its a location thing
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10:36
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10:36
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winningest
10:37
It seems so odd that lower ranked schools tend to region lock you though, it’s the only profession that really works like that I feel
winningest
10:38
That’s part of my fear is I don’t truly know where I’ll want to live in a decade
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