Lawyers bragging to their lawyer friends like “I absolutely roasted opposing counsel in my brief” when in reality in one sentence in their response brief they alleged opposing counsel’s argument was “without merit”
The conversion rate of a mild fever to billable hours is a fascinating metric.
A junior emailed me at 6 AM saying he had food poisoning and needed a sick day.
I asked him if his typing fingers were still functional.
He hesitated before replying that they were.
I told him drafting a memo from the bathroom floor builds character.
He tried to attach a doctor's note to prove he was incapacitated.
I reviewed the note and sent it back with heavy redlines.
The physician's formatting was entirely abysmal.
I told the junior I couldn't accept medical documentation in Arial font.
He spent the next four hours calling the clinic to get it reissued in Times New Roman.
By the time he finished, his shift was over.
Illness is temporary, but document retention policies are forever.
If I had a nickel for every time a bravo male with a mustache ruins his shows 10th season by being a hoe and coming between friends, I’d have two which isn’t a lot but it’s weird that it happened twice #SummerHouse