Here are the most-read posts on Bitter Lawyer published during the work week ending on August 24, 2012. Let the reheating commence:
- 13 Signs You’ve Gone to the Wrong Law School
- Don’t Go to Law School, They Said
- Awesome New Lawyer Video Game!
- Bitter Lawyer News: Mr. Jackmeoff Mudd, Chicken Pot Pie, and the King of Crocs
- Caption This! (August 24, 2012)
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For example, things we hope never to see written about us in a court order:
Moreover, Defendant’s present counsel-of-record, Mr. [redacted] is determined to be disqualified for cause from this action for submitting this asinine tripe.
Read Top 10 Funny Judicial Quotes on Bitter Lawyer.
I have so little tolerance for and interest in this joke that I wince in anticipation as soon as I see it start to spew out someone’s mouth. I never quite understand why as soon as reference is made to the legal profession, people immediately make jokes belittling it. I don’t mock any of the professionals I encounter that require some kind of specialized degree: doctors, dentists, orthodontists, speech language pathologists, psychologists, psychiatrists, engineers, etc. I’m not sure what it is about the legal profession that draws in this kind of jest.
Read Screw You and Your Legal Ethics Joke on Bitter Lawyer.