Lawyers

Lawyer: So you actually filed a copyright application?
Creative director: Oh, no, we just slapped a circle “c” after everything.

312 Plum Street
Cincinnati, Ohio

Associate #1: I've been planning to do that when I get a day off.
Associate #2: Ok… So when do you get off?

Law Firm
Johannesburg
South Africa

Overheard by: Luke Wolfson

Lawyer #1: Listen to this — ‘The patient’s bladder was emptied and transferred back to recovery room in stable condition with no complications.’
Lawyer #2: Where’s the rest of her, still in the O.R.?

220 East 42nd Street
New York, New York

Attorney to older male clerk: Remember, they have to be issued before April!
Female paralegal to older male clerk: You're gonna have to show cleavage at the court!
Older male clerk: I tried that once; they took eight weeks!
Female legal assistant, muttering: There's your mental image for the rest of the day!

Law Offices
Manhattan, New York

Overheard by: Cubed Up Nearby

Legal secretary: And then the phone calls started to peter out.
Paralegal: What? Peter? As in “dick”?
Legal secretary: No! “Peter out” means “to come slowly to an end.”
Paralegal: Oh. (pauses) Still sounds a lot like a dick.

Greenwood, South Carolina

Overheard by: Wondering if everything has to be naughty

Oblivious attorney: Ugh, it's just so big! It's disgusting!

Washington, DC

File Clerk: Are there many good benifits for joining Mensa? It looks like I have the option, but wonder if it is worth the effort.
Attorney: I believe one of the admission requirements is being able to figure out if it’s worth it.

1445 Ross Avenue
Dallas, Texas

Attorney #1: Does anyone know why I can’t access my computer’s S drive?
Attorney #2: Oh, I know the problem. It’s an operator error!
Attorney #1: What does that mean?

Madera, California

Overheard by: Shawn

Secretary: Hey how you doing?
Lawyer: Oh, you know, just livin' the dream.
Secretary: What dream is that?
Lawyer: I'm not sure.
Secretary: Okay. Let me know when you figure it out.
Lawyer: Okay. I will.

Dallas Texas

Attorney to departing secretary: If I had known you get cake when you leave, I would have quit years ago!

Indiana

Overheard by: If only we'd known sooner…