There are some things in this world that are truths. If you drop your toast it will land jelly side down. Salad always tastes better if someone else makes it. Lawyers need constant supervision and help.
Attorneys know a lot about the law (some know more than others). They're great at writing legal arguments. And yet...there are times when they really do need their assistants. People like me. Case in point:
Mr. Attorney: Where are the client documents for the Smith* case?
Me: They're not in the file cabinet? Or on the desk?
Mr Attorney: No. I really need the client documents. wanders back to his office.
I shrug and continue working on my files. Attorney wanders back out and looks at files on desk. I get up and look through all our file cabinets, even the "closed" files. I walk into his office and see a "red well" file which could be THE FILE. I look at the name...
Mr Attorney: Ha! That's the Jones* file.
Me: Hey. I had to check.
I step around the chair and see a box labeled with the clients' name. I smirk.
Me: Are you looking for this big box that says SMITH on the side?
Mr. Attorney pauses and refuses to look at me for a moment. I try not to laugh.
Me: At least it wasn't on your desk... I get a look ... I'm going back to my desk now.
(*names changed for confidentiality)
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