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Originally posted by greatwhitenorthchick
That does not help serial monagamists. Or sort-of monagamists. Actually it's just unhelpful all around.

I'm kind of with the pretty lady on the rationale for the term "boyfriend".*


*quote marks inside in honour of Canada Day. (also use of the "u").

Oh, right, happy Canada Day!!!! A Canadian actuary made a joke to me about Canada Day yesterday.

I don't think there is anything more deadpan than a Canadian actuary.

[greatwhitenorthchick]

Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
When I use to write rants about hating law, it was largely when I was stuck behind a desk or being forced to review docs for some reason.

So you got out? When did this happen? And congratulations!!

[Shape Shifter]

Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
My suggestion is to walk before they make you run. Find a niche and have a life. You're going to get cancer or heart disease someday;

P.S. Have a nice day!

[Mister_Ruysbroeck]

Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
So, long story short: Shit on the Asshole partner's desk before taking him the fuck out.

TM

I'm sensing a scat fetish that may rival mine.

[Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)]

Originally posted by Penske_Account
I'll hit 1900 this month, if it makes you feel better.

Posts or socks?

[sebastian_dangerfield]

Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
Asshole partner. It's because of the jelly-like spines they have when dealing with clients that clients are able to act like assoholes. The few partners I've worked for who say stuff like, "Actually, the office is closing early today, so we'll get that to you next week," when they know the client doesn't need or won't look at whatever they are asking for until next Thursday seem to get more business anyway. Maybe it's because the client respects them, while they continue to piss all over the wimps who volunteer to have something for them by 1:00 pm on July 4th.

So, long story short: Shit on the Asshole partner's desk before taking him the fuck out.

TM

This is the best advice I have read. I had clients who called me every name in the book and threatened to have me fired all the time. They'd demand I file all sorts of improper and frivolous pleadings for them. I have a collection of letters from opposing counsel threatening to take me to the disciplinary board for things my clients made me do. The only way to shut those people down was to curse back at them and tell them point blank that they were being real shits and totally unreasonable. If they know they can run over you all the time, they will do so all the time. But once you stand up to them, they suddenly cower. Thats how those people are. They know nothing but to push and push until someone calls them on it. It took me a year and several ulcers and tirades from judges angry about my clients' shit before I stood up. But when I did, suddenly I realized, those wretched scumbags were just bluffing. And when they did try to get me fired, my boss backed me up.

And no, I never wrote a CYA letter to any one of them. That makes you look like a chickenshit who's only concerned with being sued. You send a client a "I think you're going to get sanctioned if we follow your strategy" letter and you lose all respect.

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by Did you just call me Coltrane?
The Law Offices of Did you just call me Coltrane will require much less. Some day.

Just remember how much you despised the big partner once you become the big partner.

so much of it comes from a fear of asking the client what he means by "need it soon." "Is next Wednesday okay?" is a question that would make everyone's life easier, and of course there's no way the client looks at it before then anyway.

I was on the limited IP issues of a transaction that was to close the week after Thanksgiving. the other side was Jones or sidley or one of them. The week of Thanksgiving I start getting calls from Joe Smith "the Senior legal assistant" on the deal. the guy was in Chicago- 1 hour earlier than us. When I came into my office on Friday I had changes from the guy sent to me at 9:45 PM the night before Thanksgiving. I asked him WTF he was doing there that late- did he think anyone would be worse off if he had left early and did the work Friday morning. He said he had no choice due to asshole partner. I wanted to bring my copies in with gravy stains so he could at least think there was some reason for staying late.

I know that is probably nothing to those of you in transactions but the false alarm shit like that would drive me batty.

[Alex_de_Large]

For you guitarists out there...

[Penske_Account]

Originally posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)
Posts or socks?

Merde! the first post was hyperbole, but your post made me realize that in the aggregate, socks plus hours, I will hit 1900 this month.

I have no life.

[Shape Shifter]

Originally posted by Alex_de_Large
For you guitarists out there...

I think I'll stay acoustic.

[Did you just call me Coltrane?]

Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
Just remember how much you despised the big partner once you become the big partner.

Never. Don't tempt me with the Dark Side, Vader.

[Replaced_Texan]

Originally posted by greatwhitenorthchick
Where do you work - hellville? I "only" have to bill 1900 hours a year. It's not hard to do, but I'd prefer to only have to bill 1200 or 1300.

I have to show up sometime in the morning, and leave sometime in the evening. It's nice.

[Shape Shifter]

Just have a glass of wine and get over it.

http://www.slate.com/id/2121380/

[robustpuppy]

Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
Asshole partner. It's because of the jelly-like spines they have when dealing with clients that clients are able to act like assoholes. The few partners I've worked for who say stuff like, "Actually, the office is closing early today, so we'll get that to you next week," when they know the client doesn't need or won't look at whatever they are asking for until next Thursday seem to get more business anyway. Maybe it's because the client respects them, while they continue to piss all over the wimps who volunteer to have something for them by 1:00 pm on July 4th.

So, long story short: Shit on the Asshole partner's desk before taking him the fuck out.

TM

I love you today.

There is a jelly-spined type of partner who is worse than the type who will abide unreasonable have this on a holiday Monday requests. It's the type who fucking volunteers to have something at some unreasonable time because he or she thinks that makes him or her look super-responsive and somehow compensates for his or her having failed to pay sufficient attention to the matter for the previous two weeks. Fuck them.

("Do you REALLY think sending an email out at 11:22 PM on Sunday night in response to a 5PM on Friday (or so you say) request is more responsive than sending it out at 9:00 on Monday morning? Okay, fine, that's great. Since it will take me 2 hours to wind down from dealing with you tonight over email & the phone and I won't fall asleep till 2, I probably won't make it into the office till 11. And no, I haven't had a chance to get my firm-issued Blackberry yet. Isn't that a shame? )

[str8outavannuys]

Originally posted by Shape Shifter
"Dumbest" has been working pretty well for me. I'll share if you want.

Go with "Canadianest". Happy Canada Day, type I, as my work crew attempts to move scaffolding from my driveway into my shrubbery.