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A well-meant but nonetheless derogatory form of address used by junior people in the [[front office]] when addressing the [[Mediocre lawyer|legal department]], in the sincere but mistaken belief it will ward off, and not compound, the acute resentment the department has for them.
A well-meant but nonetheless derogatory form of address used by junior people in the [[front office]] when addressing the [[Mediocre lawyer|legal department]], in the sincere but mistaken belief it will ward off, and not compound, the acute resentment the [[legal department]] has for them.


For example:
For example:


:“Hi [[Legal Eagles]]!!  
:“Hi [[Legal Eagles]]!!  
:Can you turn around this tsht for me by COB?
:Can you turn around this [[tsht]] for me by COB?
:[[Thx]]”
:[[Thx]]”