Posted by
Roxanna M. on Wednesday, December 12, 2007 11:04:27 AM
I have been a legal secretary for more years than I'm going to admit to. During that time I have been exposed to lawyers of all shapes and sizes and have come to heartily dislike female lawyers, which is maybe why I dislike Hillary Clinton.
Right now, my office has two cases involving female lawyers representing defendants in civil cases. One is so incredibly arrogant as to be unable to see any other side of the case but her own. She is so convinced that her client is in the right that she views the plaintiff, and the plaintiffs attorney, with complete disdain, not worthy of a second thought.
The Good Book says that pride goes before a fall, and she's in for a big one next week. She's about to get her arrogance handed back to her in spades. I would love to be there to see how well she recovers from the shock.
The other female attorney is another story. She has some complaint with the boss, so who does she take it out on? That's right, little ol' me. Despite how long I've been in this business, it never ceases to amaze me that people think they have the right to talk to and treat me however they feel. Of course, they would never speak that way to the boss.
I was so taken aback by this women's rudeness that I was speechless, which my friends will tell you is a rare event. She barely let me get a word in edgewise and then just abruptly hung up when she was done with her tirade. I was so angry I was shaking.*
When I composed myself, I called her back to let her know that when she dealt with me in the future, she was to remember that she didn't pay my salary and was not going to be rude and unpleasant to me.
Hey, got a problem, go abuse your own secretary. Better yet, put on your big girl panties and actually yell at the person you're angry with.
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* Once upon a time, I told a female lawyer that when talking with me she was to refrain from using the words, "You have until the end of the day to do" whatever it was she wanted done. Taken aback doesn't begin to describe it.