Since employers pay you a higher hourly rate than lawyers do, do you prefer representing employers to doing legal research, writing, editing, and proofreading for lawyers?
A. I have no preference. I greatly enjoy doing legal research, writing, editing, and proofreading for lawyers, and therefore I am willing to it for a very low hourly rate. Frankly, I don’t need high hourly fees. My overhead costs are very low. Furthermore, I earn income teaching at the University of New Haven (UNH). Most of my UNH classes meet in the evening (6:00 p.m. to 9:05 p.m.) or on Saturdays, which leaves me with lots of free time weekday mornings and afternoons. I want to be productive during my free time. Doing legal research and writing for lawyers is great fun for me, is productive, and enables me to earn some extra money. I want Connecticut lawyers to call me. If my rates are too high, few if any lawyers will call me. Whatever I earn from this (doing legal research and writing for lawyers), combined with my UNH income and my other income, is sufficient for me. I had a successful 31-year legal career in Massachusetts. I got married relatively late in life, so my wife and I a
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