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Law firm partner said, ‘We’ll improve work-life balance at our firm.’ I’m still waiting to see the ‘life’ part.
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Clients: “Can you make this go away?” . Lawyers: Bro, it’s a felony, not an email notification.
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Clients: “This should be a quick question.”. Lawyers: “Ah, yes. 3 billable hours.”.
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Law school tricked us into thinking we’d be Harvey Specter. Turns out we’re just Word Specter.
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Law school: “You’ll be fighting for justice.”. Reality: fights with the office printer at 11pm.
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Lawyer insomnia is just lying awake at 3 AM drafting email replies in your head and rehearsing arguments you’ll never use.
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My girlfriend asked why I didn’t text back. I said, ‘Sorry, non-billable.’.
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A lawyer’s calendar isn’t organized by days, it’s just: ‘Due yesterday, due today, due urgently.’.
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Drafted a 40-page contract today. The client asked if I could “make it one page, in plain English.” . Sure, and I’ll also decrease gravity so they can hop around carefree.
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Clients be like: “Quick question.”. Lawyers be like: “That’ll be $300.”.
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"Your network connection is unstable". Lawyers: … yeah well so am I and I still work.
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Clients at 4:55 PM Friday: “Quick question.”. Lawyers at 7:40 PM: on version 11 labeled “FINAL_FINAL_v7_CLEAN_really_FINAL2.docx”.
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Mentorship in law sometimes means: 'I trust you can figure it out.' Which is corporate for: 'Good luck — we believe in your Googling abilities and survival instincts.'.
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Favorite legal clients: .- decisive and responsive. Least favorite: .- “Google says…,” .- “I forwarded 19 emails — zero context,” and .- “No budget, infinite emergencies.”.
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"Practicing law is easy — just read it and apply it.". The law:
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Vacations as a lawyer: . 1) Work extra before you go. 2) Work during. 3) Work after to make up for the time you pretended you weren’t working. Wonderful ritual, 10/10, so restorative.
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Law school teaches you to “think like a lawyer.”. Nobody warns you you’ll also need to think like a therapist, accountant, and crisis manager… often before lunch.
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RT @RileeDHarrison: The best part about being a lawyer is just knowing all the laws off the top of my head all the time.
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Other professionals learn their craft through formal education and mentorship. Lawyers learn theirs by messing up and getting yelled at. #lawtwitter.
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