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"Please note that we are not encouraging individuals to pursue higher education or university degrees to obtain skills related to legal matters."
Something else just occurred to me regarding this.
These days, the pedo cases are piling up so much and at such a rate, that these volunteers probably wouldn't have time to finish law school.
Chaserious - "...preventing any JW attorneys...from ever acting in a legal capacity in a lawsuit against the WTS, should any of them later leave the organization."
The attorney/client privilege card, huh?
The attorney/client privilege card, huh?
Technically, its the attorney's duty of confidentiality, which is even broader than attorney-client privilege. It prohibits attorneys from ever using confidential information and secrets learned in the course of representation against a former client. If an attorney tries, the former client can go into court and get the lawyer booted from the case.
I think another reason they prefer JW over non-JW lawyers is because they can pressure/intimidate them to do things that a worldly lawyer would refuse to do for ethical or legal reasons. A loyal JW knows that Ceasars laws should never trump what Jehover wants. Plus they probably don't want non-JWs getting such an up close view of their shenanigans. Wouldn't want to bring reproach on the org.
No Apologies
Well, from my experience I would say they have pretty slim pickings as far as attorneys.
In my decades of being a witness, I only met one witness attorney, and it was someone already working at bethel as an attorney.
BOC: In my decades of being a witness, I only met one witness attorney, and it was someone already working at bethel as an attorney.
In my decades of being a witness, I also only met one JW attorney. That guy was a complete idiot. I wouldn't hire him to open my junk mail.
No Apologies - "I think another reason they prefer JW over non-JW lawyers is because they can pressure/intimidate them to do things that a worldly lawyer would refuse to do for ethical or legal reasons. A loyal JW knows that Ceasars laws should never trump what Jehover wants. Plus they probably don't want non-JWs getting such an up close view of their shenanigans. Wouldn't want to bring reproach on the org."
Wouldn't put it past 'em.
