legal professionals

[JazmenFlowers]

omg, I hate Trial Director.

[Betsy]

Originally Posted by JazmenFlowers

omg, I hate Trial Director.

Is that a new video game for lawyers?

[JazmenFlowers]

Originally Posted by Betsy

Is that a new video game for lawyers?

ha! I wish. maybe it would keep them busy for a while.

it's basically a fancy projector that they can take and show off how high tech we are. problem is, for all that to look spiffy and snazzy I have to spend the time getting the documents into the program, then push out portions of depo text, highlight this, underline that, redact this portion, put these 2 pages together, etc. it's just miserable. I hate it.

[Betsy]

Originally Posted by JazmenFlowers

ha! I wish. maybe it would keep them busy for a while.

it's basically a fancy projector that they can take and show off how high tech we are. problem is, for all that to look spiffy and snazzy I have to spend the time getting the documents into the program, then push out portions of depo text, highlight this, underline that, redact this portion, put these 2 pages together, etc. it's just miserable. I hate it.

Just pretend it's a boring MySpace page...

[skcin]

Originally Posted by JazmenFlowers

^^^
the lunch thing? yep, I've seen and heard that happen a lot.

as for the tantrums, etc. by attorneys...that's a law office for you. there is no other profession like working in a law firm.

Sure there is - working in a hospital or medical office. Except the tantrums there are usually thrown by doctors or crotchety nurses. I should start a medical profession thread....

[JazmenFlowers]

Originally Posted by skcin

Sure there is - working in a hospital or medical office. Except the tantrums there are usually thrown by doctors or crotchety nurses. I should start a medical profession thread....

yes! a friend of mine and I were discussing this not long ago. the comparison between attorneys and paralegals vs. doctors and nurses is probably very similar.

[skcin]

Originally Posted by JazmenFlowers

yes! a friend of mine and I were discussing this not long ago. the comparison between attorneys and paralegals vs. doctors and nurses is probably very similar.

Well, it has gotten better over time. Way back in the day nurses were there to assist doctors & that's about it - old textbooks actually instructed a nurse to give up her chair if a doctor enters a room & might want to sit down.

I'm lucky because at my office, nobody's really on a power trip, so nobody feels the need to belittle anyone. But I've heard tales - charts being thrown at people, getting yelled at in front of patients, etc.