Dear Mr. Esq.,
Congratulate me. I am no longer a lawyer. I write speeches for a local politician. The other day, as feedback on one of speeches I wrote, one listener told me that the politician “sounded like a bitter ex-lawyer.” That’s not what I was going for. How can I purge the bitterness?
No longer a lawyer
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Dear No,
It seems unfortunate that something many spend so much time and money getting into turns out to be something many spend so much time dreaming of leaving. But, as lawyers love to say: it is what it is. You are out. Congratulations. Now don’t ruin it by letting the bitterness fester. You have to let the bitterness out. Take a long vacation, write a novel (even if you don’t publish it), coach little league. While you do whatever you choose, remember how hard it would be to do those things if you were still a lawyer. Purge yourself and be free.
esq.
***
Dear Mr. Esq.,
My law firm is changing over to iPhones and will switch its plan from Verizon to AT&T. I love technology, but I’ve been with Verizon since law school and I don’t want to be a sheep. Should I get an iPhone?
Wondering about technology
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Dear Wondering,
The short answer is YES. Generally, I applaud and support not following like a sheep. But this is the iPhone. Baaaa.
esq.
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