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June 25, 2022
Now? Let’s get England back. England once had free speech.
Let’s get England back. I miss England. England was cool. England once had free expression.
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July 1 1950 Miami Beach
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June 24, 2022
The 7 Habits of Highly Useless Lawyers
1. Be risk-averse at all times. Clients have come to expect this from their lawyers. It's tradition. Honor it.
2. Tell the client only what it can't do. Business clients are run by business people who take risks. They need to be managed, guided, stopped. Don't encourage them.
3. Whatever you do, don't take a stand, and don't make a recommendation. (You don't want to be wrong, do you?)
4. Treat the client as a potential adversary at all times. Keep a distance.
5. Cover yourself. Write a lot to the client. Craft lots of confirming letters which use clauses like "it is our understanding", "our analysis is limited to..." and "we do not express an opinion as to whether..."
6. Churn up extra fees with extra letters and memoranda and tasks. Milk the engagement. (If you are going to be a weenie anyway, you might as well be a sneaky weenie.)
7. As out-house counsel, you are American royalty. Never forget that.
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June 20, 2022
The Calling of the Apostles Peter and Andrew (from the Maestà), Duccio, 1311
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