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Wed May 19, 2021, 12:21 AM

May 2021

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Lawyers! Them guys talk funny! [View all] MineralMan May 2021 OP

I had a couple of clients complain that my contracts were in plain English StarfishSaver May 2021 #18

Some people buy into hype Maeve May 2021 #21

"Phooey" Pantagruel May 2021 #2

I'm involved in a lawsuit as a witness. Turbineguy May 2021 #3

In my field, we do not use the term "wet signature" LetMyPeopleVote May 2021 #4

My colleagues and I Miguelito Loveless May 2021 #6

Yes. My attorney is old-fashioned. He's also 77 years old. MineralMan May 2021 #10

This StarfishSaver May 2021 #19

More common in business than in any other area of law. n/t Ms. Toad May 2021 #16

Never use one word where you can use three. Miguelito Loveless May 2021 #5

There are minor shades of meaning that are different MineralMan May 2021 #11

Res ipsa loquitor and que sera, sera MerryHolidays May 2021 #9

My lawyer is an older gentleman. MineralMan May 2021 #12

I agree. I practiced law (primarily litigation) for 33 years rsdsharp May 2021 #14

That's a new one for me. But I've only been a lawyer for 39 years. TomSlick May 2021 #15

A "dry signature" is anything signed with a Sharpie. JustABozoOnThisBus May 2021 #22

I don't recall ever seeing a signature with a Sharpie. TomSlick May 2021 #25

There's a difference between jargon and legal terms of art. Ms. Toad May 2021 #17

That's a fairly new term and isn't "legalese" StarfishSaver May 2021 #20

Odd, because it was a lawyer who used it in an email, MineralMan May 2021 #23

The fact that a lawyer used it doesn't make it "legalese" StarfishSaver May 2021 #27

Well, I'm only dealing with one lawyer, and he did use the term MineralMan May 2021 #28

Except that "DocuSign" with associated PCIntern May 2021 #24

Yes, for some documents, but not all. MineralMan May 2021 #26

No argument with anything you said PCIntern May 2021 #29

ok LanternWaste May 2021 #31