THE CHARGE AND BAIL LAWYER
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His
briefcase holds his library. His car (if he has one) is his annex
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The
police station is his office address
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Prides
himself in the fact that he knows all the officers in the
police station by name
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Operates
with the lowest overhead cost of all lawyers
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Sets
out every work day in his bib and collar.
THE TRADING LAWYER –GOOD GARRI FOR SALE!!!
Ø Has
leaflets and information for the next big thing.
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A
creative trader who avoids flouting rules concerning practice and trading.
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He
lives percentages and talks about a cut for every
business he brings to the table
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He’s
only phones call away from someone who knows
someone who can fix a problem for you.
THE
RADICAL ACTIVIST LAWYER.
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Flies towards controversy like a moth to
flame.
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He’s
loud and opinionated
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Has
direct contact with all the pressmen and stringers
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He
approaches a case like a proverbial hare of the blocks but rarely
makes it to the finish line.
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Has
perfected the art of soap-boxing
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Has
an opinion on all matters
The
AMBULANCE CHASER
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He
makes you see the sunny side of your injury or accident.
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He
can turn those crutches for some cool cash
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He
believes that every pain can be soothed with a naira note
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He
believes in making important decisions, eg, whether
to sue or not, before your vitals have
been
stabilized – no time like the
present.
The
“I AM A LAWYER LAWYER”
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Insists
on being called the “Law”, “Barrister”, “Learned Counsel”.
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Sprinkles
a healthy dose of latin maxims in every conversation
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Starts
out every sentence with ‘ As a Lawyer…’
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Working
hard for those important 3 letter ‘Es Ay En’.
THE
BUSINESS LAWYER.
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Always
turns up in the latest designer suits
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Has
not seen the inside of a court room since his
court attachment as a student.
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Hates
to lose any sweat for a case
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Multi-
million naira deals gets his heart pumping
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