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{{a|people|}}[[Mediocre lawyer|Lawyer]] slang for one who is not legally qualified. May include those from [[sales]], [[credit]], [[COO]] or just randoms you meet on the street each day. Named after the ordinary punters in J. K. Rowling’s ''[[Harry Potter]]'' series. You know, like [[Uncle Dudley]]. | {{a|people|}}[[Mediocre lawyer|Lawyer]] slang for one who is not legally qualified. May include those from [[sales]], [[credit]], [[COO]] or just randoms you meet on the street each day. Named after the ordinary punters in J. K. Rowling’s ''[[Harry Potter]]'' series. You know, like [[Uncle Dudley]]. | ||
Could also be used to refer to those [[paralegal]]s engaged by a [[legal process outsourcer]], though “[[mudblood]]” or “[[Bulgarian school-leaver]]” are more common deprecatory terms. | |||
Great fun can be had at the expense of [[muggle]]s when it comes to counter-intuitive legal concepts like [[branch]]es, [[corporate personality]], [[title transfer collateral arrangement]]s, the basic law of [[contract]], or the local [[council]]. [[Prime brokerage]] counsel are known to screech “[[rehypothecatio]]!!” at passing CASS compliance auditors. | Great fun can be had at the expense of [[muggle]]s when it comes to counter-intuitive legal concepts like [[branch]]es, [[corporate personality]], [[title transfer collateral arrangement]]s, the basic law of [[contract]], or the local [[council]]. [[Prime brokerage]] counsel are known to screech “[[rehypothecatio]]!!” at passing CASS compliance auditors. | ||
“The practice of law would be so much easier,” lawyers are apt to say, “if one didn’t have to deal with clients”. | “The practice of law would be so much easier,” lawyers are apt to say, “if one didn’t have to deal with clients”. | ||
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*[[Mudblood]] | *[[Mudblood]] | ||
*[[Uncle Dudley]] | *[[Uncle Dudley]] | ||
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