But He said, “Woe to you lawyers as well! For you weigh men down with burdens hard to bear, while you yourselves will not even touch the burdens with one of your fingers.”
— Luke 11:46 (New American Standard Bible). While it’s fashionable to perform backflips to convince the world that Shakespeare really loved lawyers when he wrote, explicitly, “Kill All The Lawyers,” lawyers are eerily silent on trying to earn praise from Jesus. Maybe they think Talmudic lawyers are a different breed, but “you burden society and won’t do anything to help” sounds pretty damning of the status quo.
It is wrong of course. Lawyers are glad to ease the burdens of society. Please see attached.
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| Timekeeper | Description | Hours | Rate |
| Partner | Mtg. w/ client re: grievous burdens | 1.4 | 1000 |
| Associate | Drafting memo re: mtg w/ client | 2.0 | 500 |
| Partner | Mtg w/ Associate re: memo re: mtg w/ client | .4 | 1000 |
| Paralegal | Create binder | 1.2 | 200 |
| Partner | T/c w/ Gvt re: grievous burdens | .6 | 1000 |
| Associate | Transcribing notes of T/c w/ Gvt | .5 | 500 |
| Paralegal | Place transcript in binder | 1.6 for some reason | 200 |
| Partner | Further work | .4 | 1000 |
| Partner | Further work | .7 | 1000 |
| Partner | Late dinner | [Expense added] | 1000 |
| Partner | Status call w/ client re: failure to relieve grievous burden | .3 | 1000 |
| Associate | Memo | .8 | 500 |
| Paralegal | Update binder. Send to cold storage | .7 | 200 |
Total: $6179.90
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