Wednesday, March 21, 2007

Anonymous Law Firm

One of my friends sent me this link today and I thought it was hysterical in a "could be sad but true" sort of way. If you get a chance look at some of the attorney bio's. They are very amusing:
Anonymous Law Firm, LLP

These 2 are my favorite of the 5 or so I had time to read:
Elliot Elderberg (Senior Counsel)
Notable Experience
Mr. Elderberg, Senior Counsel in the Los Angeles office, joined the firm in 1906. His practice focuses mainly on the journey from the elevators to his office in the morning, and then back again in the afternoon. Mr. Elderberg is chairman emeritus of the Pullman Palace Car Company, and one of President Hayes' appointees to the office of economic affairs.
Hobbies/Interests
Breathing.
Family
Wife, Ann. Five children, thirteen grandchildren, thirty-six great-grandchildren, seventy-four great-great-grandchildren. Over fourteen hundred grand-nieces and nephews.
Best Experience at the Firm
"The firm's been very good to me. I thought that once we were out from the under the rule of King George, it would all be downhill, but it's been a terrific surprise."
Worst Experience at the Firm
"Definitely the bratwurst. What? That's not what you meant? What? Talk louder."
Advice to Law Students
"Keep your quills sharpened and your wigs clean. It's important to make a good first impression."

Steven J. Axelrod (Associate)
Notable Experience
Mr. Axelrod served as articles editor for the Columbia Journal on Law and Sports, and finished third in his section's moot court competition his 1L year. He spent his 1L summer volunteering as part of the legal team for New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's Commission To Build New Sports Arenas. Since coming to the Firm, he has spent most of his time doing document review.
Hobbies/Interests
Checking www.i-am-bored.com every ten minutes for new links.
Best Experience at the Firm
"Great seats at Dodgers games. I got to go once, when I was a summer associate. I was supposed to go again, a few months ago, but a client emergency came up. Well, it wasn't an emergency, but they told us it was. And so I couldn't go. It was a good game. The firm's seats are great."
Worst Experience at the Firm
"Sometimes it gets a little frustrating to spend all weekend reading through stacks of documents. But you turn on the MLB.com TV feed of the Dodgers game and you can almost imagine you're in the firm's seats instead of at your desk, cheering for Jeff Kent to hit a home run instead of looking for an e-mail written by the CFO of some stupid company about the money he's embezzling from the firm."
Advice to Law Students
"Definitely go somewhere cool after the Bar Exam, because once you start your job at the Firm, you won't have any time to take any trips, not even little ones, like to the bathroom, except with permission, and they don't always give you permission."

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