Hiring a Legal Assistant 101

jfischer1975 — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:44:05 +0000

"Do you really think that I’m perfect for the job?"

Helpful hints for finding and hiring a legal assistant:

Make sure you use an online listing service. Craigslist is always a good one.
Always do a good job of describing what you’re looking for. Use explicit language, whenever possible. For example, stating that you are seeking an “energetic woman” for “general secretarial work, some paralegal work and additional duties for two lawyers” seems to be a winner.
Next, in addition to a resume, be sure to ask for some personal information, such as photographs and “a description of your physical features, including measurements.”
When you receive applications, always follow up with an email, including more information about what the position entails. Here’s a great example of the kind of thing you should write: “In addition to the legal work, you would be required to have sexual interaction with me and my partner, sometimes together sometimes separate. This part of the job would require sexy dressing and flirtatious interaction with me and my partner, as well as sexual interaction.”
To be sure that everyone understands what is expected, you will want to make performing sexually a part of the interview process.

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H/T Becky

…and after you’ve hired your dream assistant, here‘s some advice on keeping her.

This story was originally published on The Legal Satyricon.

Sex with clients is not unethical in England… Just don’t bill for it

jfischer1975 — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 13:42:43 +0000

The American Bar Association’s (ABA’s) Mode Rules for Professional Conduct state, in the section about Conflicts of Interest:

A lawyer shall not have sexual relations with a client unless a consensual sexual relationship existed between them when the client-lawyer relationship commenced. Rule 1.8(j)

(Interesting side note: this is the only conflict that is not imputed to all members of a firm (Rule 1.8(k)) — so feel free to bang your partner’s clients)

Apparently, there is no such restriction in England. However, as this story demonstrates, you may have a problem if you bill for the time you spend “servicing” your client’s needs.

Best line ever from a legal news story:

Her claim states that under the advice agreement, in addition to a fixed fee arrangement for £120,000, Beaumont could charge her for unforeseen and urgent work, and that she was surprised to discover when he billed her that some of the “urgent work” was actually for time when she had personal reason to know he was not thrusting himself into a law book.

H/T @kevinokeefe

This story was originally published on The Legal Satyricon.

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Hiring a Legal Assistant 101

Sex with clients is not unethical in England… Just don’t bill for it