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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| | ||
[[File:Muggles.jpg|thumb|Some [[salespeople]] yesterday. Their expression suggests they are in dialogue with a [[legal eagle]].]] | |||
}}[[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 the more prosaic “Bulgarian school-leaver” are more common deprecatory terms for those sitting in a call centre with a [[playbook]] propped up on their knees. | Could also be used to refer to those [[paralegal]]s engaged by a [[legal process outsourcer]], though “[[mudblood]]” or the more prosaic “Bulgarian school-leaver” are more common deprecatory terms for those sitting in a call centre with a [[playbook]] propped up on their knees. | ||
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“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”. | ||
===Things all [[muggles]] should know=== | |||
Haughty [[legal eagles]] may laugh up their sleeves at muggles, but sometimes this is borne of well-justified frustration. For, in our [[risk]]-intolerant times, those muggles with unmetered access to free legal advice — [[salespeople]], for example — will fondly disclaim responsibility for anything, up to and including basic literacy, preferring to leave it in the hands of “our legal”. | |||
:'''Muggle''': Hi, [[legal eagles]]!!! The client just sent me an email. What should I do? | |||
:'''Legal''': Read it? | |||
:'''Muggle''': Can I? | |||
:'''Legal''': I don’t know. Can you? | |||
:'''Muggle''': But what does it mean? | |||
:'''Legal''': Well, I expect it will be difficult to say until you’ve read it. | |||
This exchange ''would not happen'' between a [[private practice]] and her client, thanks to the simple expedient of ''[[Conflicts of interest|interests]]''. A muggle who has to ''pay'' to ask stupid questions | |||
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