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[quote=Anonymous]free advice for non-lawyers - sure, if I know anything about it, which is unlikely.  I have rarely sought/received free consult for other lawyers, but occasionally.  and I have never asked for independent research on complicated issues - just their ideas off the top of their head.

- I called a law professor friend to talk through a truly wonky jurisdictional issue.  she ended up writing a law review article about it and I got some solid leads on how to approach it!
- leads.  I have sought and given advice along the lines of "what is a good general treatise/source on international service of process" or whatever topic comes up that I don't have a handy resource on.
- a couple of times, young lawyer friends have called to ask me really basic questions about how to read the rules or what to do in routine litigation situations.  I answered, but I also urged them to ask inside their firms/organizations.  Not because I'm not willing, but because it is (or should be) okay to ask questions.
- I have given advice (and sought advice) that is less legal advice than career advice.  ie, this weird data privacy law issue came up in one of my cases and I thought it was really interesting.  I know you have worked on those issues for company X; what is a good way for me to learn more about it, maybe pursue an inhouse position?
- I know some litigators who just like to talk shop and compare notes and war stories.  Not really my thing but it's not unusual.
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