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A peculiar breed of [[Mediocre lawyer|legal wordwright]] whose legal expertise chiefly resides in | A peculiar breed of [[Mediocre lawyer|legal wordwright]] whose legal expertise chiefly resides in knowing enough about the law to frame the right legal question for someone else to answer; and the tactical acumen to throw such a hospital pass to such an unsuspecting third party without anyone twigging that she has done it. | ||
The person who proves best at this behaviour over a sustained period of time gets to be [[general counsel]]. | |||
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*[[Circle of escalation]] | |||
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A peculiar breed of legal wordwright whose legal expertise chiefly resides in knowing enough about the law to frame the right legal question for someone else to answer; and the tactical acumen to throw such a hospital pass to such an unsuspecting third party without anyone twigging that she has done it.
The person who proves best at this behaviour over a sustained period of time gets to be general counsel.
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