Heard a lawyer at a networking event say 'never work with friends' and I think that's terrible advice

My buddy's brother drafted my first contract for free and it turned into a steady referral stream that paid for itself 5 times over last year, so has anyone else found that informal connections actually lead to better freelance legal work than cold hires?

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casey2688d agoProlific Poster

Used to be all business with lawyers until a buddy hooked me up with a real estate attorney for beer money, changed my whole view on mixing friends and work. What kind of informal connections have paid off for you?

the_john8d agoTop Commenter

Beer money" for a real estate attorney sounds off to me lol, pretty sure that's malpractice territory even if it's a buddy deal.

ray_burns7d ago

Beer money for legal advice? @casey268 that's wild, sounds like a huge risk even for a buddy deal.