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Your spelling is atrocious, my dear fellow.
I am at a chamber where there is nobody else besides me. No other juniors. Yep, that's great. No peons, no stenos, no one to run around, either. Okay, fine. The individual engages independent filing clerks.
What I do at these Chambers?
Draft end to end; including any supporting applications. Great.
Take dictation if any, and type it out. Fine.
Get matters adjourned.
Seek circulation ONLY when praecipe is to be dropped. The Hon'ble Court mandates actual mentioning? I am NOT to be seen anywhere in the Court well. In all seriousness.
Run around, not enjoyable- but hey, part of the game.
Get objections removed. Again, a headache, but has to be done.
And seek adjournments.
And sit OUT of client meetings. Why? Because "clients", whose matters I'd be drafting eventually, desire "privacy" and "confidentiality". News flash: they don't care.
Did I mention I take adjournments? Even in matters I have drafted, because cLiEnT iS nOt oKaY wItH iT. Again, the clients legit don't care.
I am not to file my VP. Not even joint. Chuck, I am not even to be in the court-well when the matter is going to be worked out. Even when I have contributed to preparation of the brief. Naturally, joint appearances in orders are out of question.
I am NOT to touch the briefs once the matter is filed. EVER.
I get matters adjourned. So much so, that now I have earned a 'face value'. The Courts no longer have to wait to pass adjournment orders. Such is my aura, that once I'm seen anywhere close to the Court-well, the Hon’ble Judge(s) concerned, pass a stand over order without even waiting for me to utter a word.
Yay! I developed a niche so early! Woo-hoo!
I this business - sorry- 'profession' is utter bollocks.
I'm sucking it up right now , till I am able to crack an MBA entrance, and get into a good college.