[lbo-talk] take my life, please

[andie nachgeborenen]

You certainly don't need much in the way of brains to
practice law successfully. There are incredible
numbers of amazingly dumb lawyers. There are even a
certain number of not-too-bright big firm lawyers --
fewer because the practice is denanding and brains
actually count for client service in big money high
stakes cases. The lawyers at my firm are very bright
and highly able. I have been learning a lot. The
people at the top of my LS class (at non-elite Ohio
State Law) were as smart as anyone I have ever met
anywhere, including at top-ranked philosophy
departments --well, not counting Stephen Hawking,
Werner Heisenberg, and Kurt Goedel, whom I have met,
but who cannot be measured by normal human standards.
The people in the bottom third of my LS class -- well,
many of them I wouldn't trust to do a title search. It
really is worth your while to make sure that your
counsel is sentient before engaging his or her
services. A JD does not guarantee conscious life. 

jks

--- Kelley <the-squeeze at pulpculture.org> wrote:
> At 02:12 PM 9/19/03 -0400, Doug Henwood wrote:
> >>http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/mstoll1.html
> >
> >I just read it - it's a beaut. He quotes Ayn Rand
> on the first page, of 
> >course.
> >
> >Doug
> 
> 
> heh. I like this one: "I have no desire to...do
> anything less mentally 
> challenging...than the practice of law."
> 
> (lazyass!)
> 
> ROTF. I dated a few lawyers in grad school. Without
> a doubt, they all told 
> me that NO ONE has to be smart to get through law
> school. Of course, take 
> that with a grain of salt since all professionals,
> even during 
> socialization, have certain stories they tell
> themselves and others that 
> contain a kernel of truth but also serve other
> professional socialization 
> purposes, in-group/out-group, defining one's self
> against those "bad" 
> professionals, yadda yadda.
> 
> anyway, I am hoping that Toll has a sense of humor
> about this and he's not 
> at all sincere. He reminds me of some overzealous
> business studs I've had. 
> oiy. you never knew if they were sincere or just
> playin' ya.
> 
> Kelley
> 
> Kelley 
> 
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