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Bar News - October 17, 2003 Opinions - A Taxonomy of Lawyer Types By: Rachel Bourbeau "DUE TO INADVERTENT error, misfortune or omission..." That familiar legal terminology has served me well in all areas of my life, but especially during my 35 years as a legal secretary. I have enjoyed my career immensely, but I must admit, there are times when I've wished I were doing something else. Without violating anyone's confidentiality and within the bounds of discretion, I want to share with you my knowledge of the most common lawyer temperaments I've encountered in my career. Dear readers of Bar News: Do you see yourself here? -The co-dependent: That misplaced file, despite his insistence, always shows up on his desk -The early riser: The 6 a.m. phone call, "What is the damn zip code?" while my husband hands me the phone saying, "I think this call is for you." -The organizer: Confronts you for cleaning her cluttered desk. -The mind reader: "Did you mail that letter yesterday?" (Hoping you knew she was only venting.) -The emissary: Humbly begs the court's forgiveness, claiming the oversight was due to the secretary's error. -The dictator: "Etc., etc., etc. - fill in the blanks." -The procrastinator: At 5:15 p.m. on Friday afternoon, casually says, "This has to go out today!" -The creator: Invents words not listed in the thesaurus. -The independent: Does his own typing, then expects you to decipher it. -The gracious: Always remembers to send you flowers on National Secretary's Day! Rachel L. Bourbeau works in the administrative office of Court Appointed Special Advocates of New Hampshire in Manchester. Opinions in Bar News UNLESS OTHERWISE indicated, opinions expressed in letters or commentaries published in Bar News are solely those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the policies of the New Hampshire Bar Association Board of Governors, the Bar News Editorial Advisory Board or the Bar Association staff.
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