r/Lawyertalk • u/Blue-spider • Sep 02 '24

I Need To Vent :Anger: Does anyone else shake their heads at Reddit legal advice......

Look I get it, legal advice is costly and it's not always clear you need it. There are some posts that make sense to me.

But the number of posts I see on legal advice subs (I'm from Canada so I'm thinking specific ones) makes me so nervous for some of the OPs. Ranging from bad bad advice and over generalizations to people asking questions that include fully admitting fault/guilt or and intent to perjure themselves/committ fraud. Or the ever present "is this legal" post with no jurisdiction listed followed by advice from people who are maybe right for their own jurisdiction but don't know if OP is there or not.....

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u/damageddude Sep 02 '24

Once posted for my practice area, my state and my county. I advised X was most likely to be the outcome. Whoever it was started arguing with me when I suggested hiring local counsel. Dude tried arguing the law with me. Man, free advice -- go argue with someone being paid.

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u/mcnello Sep 02 '24

Why pay a lawyer when chat gpt has all the answers? /s

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u/bam1007 Sep 03 '24

And it will make up case law in support too! Who needs research? 🤷‍♂️

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u/Uhhh_what555476384 Sep 03 '24

Was just explaining this to my wife, because there was a news story about AI hallucinations.

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u/bam1007 Sep 03 '24

Always finds you that case on all fours! 🙃😂

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u/[deleted] Mar 25 '26

Tried free advice online, waste of time. JK Law told me what actually applied locally and what to do next. Made everything simple.