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November 28, 2005
A Little Humor Never Hurts
And I quote from today's "BlawgReview #34" hosted by Douglas Sorocco of PHOSITA fame ("phosita" stands for "persons having ordinary skill in the art," which in turn is part of the standard for granting or denying a patent—the subject invention must be "nonobvious" to the hypothetical PHOSITA):
"I really feel bad about putting the Adam Smith, Esq. blog in the ‘terrorism-like’ section, but since I am a small firm kinda guy, anything that has to do with the AmLaw 100 and especially about the fact that “two tier” partnership firms have lower profits per partner is automatically a “terrorism-like” subject. Sorry, Bruce!"
Hey, Doug, it's OK: I consider this a distinguished first for "Adam Smith, Esq."
And it contains a seed of wisdom: For all the rigor, seriousness, and energy with which I pursue analyzing the strategy and behavior of "BigLaw," it never hurts to be reminded to bring your sense of humor to the table.
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