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}}{{d|Weeds|/wiːdz/|n|}} <br>''(usage: into the ~; deep in the ~ etc.)''<br> | }}{{d|Weeds|/wiːdz/|n|}} <br>''(usage: into the ~; deep in the ~ etc.)''<br> | ||
A lush undergrowth of spontaneously propagated [[indenture]]s, subscription agreements, [[confidentiality agreement]]s and the like which traditionally provide abundant nesting materials (flax, dry twigs, liability [[carve-in]]s and [[carve-out]]s, [[indemnity]] scoping arguments, [[governing law|governing law and jurisdiction]] clauses, wild [[celery]] and so on) for local [[legal eagle]]s. Sometimes their chicks find these nests so comforting that many spend their entire lives feasting on the rich biodiversity they find there. | A lush undergrowth of spontaneously propagated [[indenture]]s, subscription agreements, [[confidentiality agreement]]s and the like which traditionally provide abundant nesting materials (flax, dry twigs, liability [[carve-in]]s and [[carve-out]]s, [[indemnity]] scoping arguments, [[governing law|governing law and jurisdiction]] clauses, wild [[celery]] and so on) for local [[legal eagle]]s. Sometimes their chicks find these nests so comforting that many spend their entire lives feasting on the rich biodiversity they find there. | ||
===Inhouse lawyers and the fear of the weeds=== | |||
Another popular means of career progression, for inhouse lawyers, is to convert them into managers. The [[JC]] was once told, | |||
“JC, if you want to progress in this firm, you must get out of the weeds and manage”. | |||
“Manage? like as in ''middle'' management?” | |||
“Yes! That’s just it!” | |||
This is like buying a cricket bat and using it to play tennis. Now he has no data beyond anecdote to support this assertion, but he still feels it strongly: most people in the world who spent the five or more years it commonly takes to qualify as a lawyer did so because they want to practice law. They do not want to be middle managers. ''Anyone'' can be a middle manager. It requires little acumen. In fact, it seems to require a lack of it. Middle management works even better when it isn’t undertaken at all. | |||
So, if you want someone to do some middle management, hire a middle manager. Let the lawyers get on with what they are best at. | |||
{{sa}} | {{sa}} | ||
*[[Deep dive]] | *[[Deep dive]] | ||